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he Post-Bulletin in Rochester, MN
– The Post-Bulletin is Rochester
and Southeast, Minnesota’s
number one local news, sports,
weather, entertainment and business source. Daily PM newspaper M-Sat.,
circ.
47,000 weekend, 44,000 M-F. The Post-Bulletin is offering a paid
sports
reporting internship for Jan. to May, 2008. Intern will cover
games, write
feature stories, gather information by phone and write roundups. 40
hours a
week, with frequent weekend work. There is also opportunity to be
involved with
website work. For more information visit www.postbulletin.com
or contact:
Craig
Swalboski
Sports
Editor
Post-Bulletin
(Rochester, MN)
swalbo@postbulletin.com
507-285-7721
fax
507-281-7474
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The
Post-Bulletin in Rochester,
MN
–
The Post-Bulletin is Rochester
and Southeast, Minnesota’s
number one
local news, sports, weather, entertainment and business source. Daily
PM
newspaper M-Sat., circ. 47,000 weekend, 44,000 M-F. The
Post-Bulletin is
offering a paid photography internship for Feb. to
May, 2008. Intern
will write feature stories, gather information by phone and write
roundups. 40
hours a week, with frequent weekend work. There is also opportunity to
be
involved with website work. For more information visit www.postbulletin.com
or contact:
Jay Furst
Managing Editor
Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN)
furst@postbulletin.com
507-285-7742
fax 507-285-7772
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Advocate
Fitness, a fitness and wellness consulting and management
service line of Advocate Health Care (Chicago), is accepting
applications for internships. Advocate
Fitness has fifteen on-site corporate fitness centers located
throughout the Chicago area
and works with hundreds of wellness clients.
Our internship programs are available to
students studying health/fitness, exercise science/physiology,
wellness, recreation, health administration, marketing and other
related fields. We
accept interns throughout the year for a 14-week period (this can be
tailored to meet the students needs).
At all sites the interns are exposed to all
aspects of a comprehensive wellness program (i.e. fitness testing,
membership education, project management, etc).
Depending on the site, corporate, commercial
or hospital based, the students may also experience teaching fitness
classes, planning programs, organizing leagues and tournaments,
delivering wellness programs, and exposure
to Cardiac Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. All interested students
should contact: Thea Lim, MPH, CHES, Internship
Coordinator, Advocate Fitness, 205 W. Touhy Ave., Suite 110, Park Ridge, IL 60068,
(847) 384-3727, Fax (847)698-0872 or email: thea.lim@advocatehealth.com
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THE PERFECT
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOU!
Worksite
Health, Fitness, & Recreation
Internships
Nationwide
HealthFitness has
exciting opportunities for
students wishing to complete their University internship requirement at
a
Corporate, Community or Hospital based facility. HealthFitness
strives to make the intern experience unique and rewarding and to
provide the
opportunity to obtain focused experience in your chosen career field. An internship with
HealthFitness will provide
individuals with exposure and/or experience in most or all of the
following
areas: facility supervision; program administration; fitness testing;
exercise
prescription; blood pressure screening; group exercise class
instruction;
health enhancement programming; facility maintenance; wellness
& fitness
motivational programming; ergonomics; personal training; health
promotion
programming; participant record keeping; data analysis; special
projects and
promotions as assigned by the intern supervisor.
Qualifications:
Junior or Senior level student working towards a Baccalaureate or
Masters
degree in physical education, exercise physiology, kinesiology,
recreation,
health education, health promotion or related field from an accredited
college
or university; certificate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and
first-aid
mandatory; communication skills to instruct and interact effectively
with a
diverse group of individuals.
ABOUT
HealthFitness
HealthFitness
is a leading provider of employee health improvement services to
Fortune 500
companies, the health care industry and individual customers. Serving clients for more
than 30 years,
HealthFitness partners with employers to effectively manage their
health care
and productivity costs by improving individual health and well-being. HealthFitness serves more
than 300 clients
globally via on-site management and remotely via Web and telephonic
services. HealthFitness
provides a
complete portfolio of health and fitness management solutions including
a
proprietary health risk assessment platform, screenings,
EMPOWERED™ Health
Coaching and delivery of health improvement programs.
HealthFitness employs more than 3,000
health
and fitness professionals in national and international locations who
are
committed to the company’s mission of “improving
the health and well-being of the people we serve.” For more
information on HealthFitness,
visit www.hfit.com.
HOW
TO CONTACT US
If you are interested in an internship
opportunity with HealthFitness, please forward your resume (including
your preferred
internship dates and geographic locations) to internships@hfit.com
or fax to
(952) 897-5096.
HealthFitness · 1650 West 82nd
Street, Suite 1100 · Minneapolis,
MN 55431
www.hfit.com
Equal
Opportunity Employer
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Lands' End, Corporate Wellness
Program,
located in Dodgeville, Wisconsin - 45 minutes west of
Madison, Wisconsin; offers Spring, Summer, and Fall
internships in an 80,000 sq. foot world-class fitness
facility. The Lands' End Wellness Program focuses on health
education, fitness and recreation. As an intern,
participation in all aspects of this comprehensive wellness program is
expected. Interns are exposed to a variety of challenging and
rewarding experiences within the corporate setting in an environment
that is conducive to learning. This internship is designed
for undergraduates in their senior year or graduate students of an
exercise science, corporate fitness or another health related degree
program. Successful candidates should be highly motivated and
be prepared to plan, implement and evaluate health promotion programs,
perform fitness evaluations, design exercise prescriptions, lead
exercise classes and manage recreational leagues. Other
desired skills include a strong attention to detail, written and verbal
communication skills, demonstrated presentation and facilitation
skills. A current certification in CPR and Standard First Aid
is required. Interns earn $7/hour and receive an employee
discount on Lands' End and Sears merchandise. To apply,
please send a resume and cover letter to: Tyler
Stuntebeck, Health and Fitness Specialist, 3 Lands' End Lane,
Dodgeville, WI 53595. Contact Tyler at 1-800-332-0117, x4603
or tyler.stuntebeck@landsend.com.
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SC
Johnson, a family company,
Health Promotion,
Fitness, and Aquatics program. Selected as one of the top
programs in the country by
numerous organizations and awards. SC
Johnson was named as #7 in the country on Fortune Magazines 2005 list
of Best
Companies to work for. We are seeking
highly motivated undergraduate or graduate students for interns in our
Health
Promotion and Fitness Program. Students
will be fully involved in all aspects of our programs and
facilities. We have four fitness centers in the Racine area
with
our
largest consisting of over 100,000 square feet of indoor area located
in a 146
acre park. The comprehensive approach to
well-being at SC Johnson includes fitness, health promotion, work life,
child
care, recreation, aquatics, and mind-body activities for employees,
their
families, and retirees. The four fitness
centers contain state of the art cardiovascular and strength
equipment. Fitness and Health Promotion interns are
directly involved with the program delivery, supervision, and
management of the
facilities, as well as all aspects of health promotion program
development and
implementation. They will also get
exposure to recreation and aquatics programming and facility
management. CPR certification is required. Group
exercise
certifications, personal
training certification and others are also desirable. A
$1,500
dollar stipend is offered based on
an approximate 14 week full time internship.
Interns are also compensated for work done in addition to their
internship hours. This could include
fitness center supervision, Personal Training, class instruction,
sports
officiating and more. Assistance in
finding appropriate housing will also be provided. One or two
interns will be selected each
semester depending on our needs. Please
submit a resume and letter of interest as early as possible to Jim
Nord, Health
Promotion and Fitness Manager, S. C. Johnson & Son,
Inc. 1525
Howe
Street, MS 434, Racine, WI, 53403-2236. Phone
262-260-3902.
email: jmnord@scj.com (www.scjohnson.com ).
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Pro-Fitness
(Indianapolis, IN): Pro-Fitness is accepting applications for Fall 2002
and Spring/Summer 2003 internships at the Allison
Transmission Health Enhancement Program site. Qualified
undergraduate and graduate students will be presented with a unique
opportunity to gain practical experience participating in a corporate
employee health management program. Intern responsibilities include:
exercise testing & prescription, floor time supervision, group
exercise leadership, facility management, health promotion, incentive
and educational programming. Qualifications: Senior or graduate student
in exercise science or physiology, health/wellness education, or other
related field. Must have current CPR/First Aid certification. Stipend
is available. Application deadlines: July 5 (Fall 2002), November 8
(Spring 2003), and March 7 (Summer 2003). To request an application
please call or write: Greg Heeb, Internship Coordinator, Internship
Program at Allison Transmission, 4700 W. 10th St., C-9, Indianapolis,
IN 46222, (317) 242-3457.top
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Hammond Clinic LLC, Preventative Health Services
Department, located in Munster, Indiana,
is offering internships for undergraduate/graduate students. Experience
gained in Worksite Health Promotion/Wellness/Fitness, concentrating on:
wellness profiles, blood profile programs, bone density screenings,
impact-risk reduction education, medical self-care,
nutrition/fitness/wellness incentive programs. Interns will participate
in testing, and supervision of corporate personal exercise activities
and also maintain personal fitness data. Interns will learn software
skills, facility, budget, & finance management. Half the
internship is in health promotion and half in corporate fitness.
Stipends paid. Internships are 15 weeks, may vary depending on school
requirements. Applicants should request an application and letter of
recommendation form from: Kristina Bos, Manager Preventative Health
Services, 7905
Calumet Avenue, Munster,
Indiana
46321,
(219) 836-1685. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Application Deadlines:
Fall 2007 - June 2007
Spring 2008 - October 2007
Summer 2008 - March 2008
Fall 2008 - June 2008
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Kraft Foods, Inc., located in Glenview
and Northfield, Illinois; Tarrytown, New York; and East Hanover, New
Jersey has internships available at the Kraft Foods Fitness Center
(managed by Tennis Corporation of America) for undergraduate students
(junior or senior), studying in the areas of exercise science, physical
education, athletic training, or related field. Interns will be
responsible for adhering to fitness center protocols, member
interaction, administering fitness evaluations and
prescriptions/orientations, group exercise presentations, promotional
displays, facility and administrative duties. Current certification in
CPR and First Aid are required.
For more information or to apply contact the appropriate location
below:
Illinois Contact:
<>Beth Jacobson (847) 646-3391 or
email bjacobson@kraft.com
New York Contact:
Diane Lyder (914) 335-6004 or email diane.lyder@kraft.com
New Jersey Contact:
Jennifer Pellecchia (973) 503-4429 or email jennifer.pellecchia@kraft.com
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TriHealth Corporate
Health Services manages
fitness contracts and fitness facilities in the Cincinnati area,
including GE Aircraft Engines, Procter & Gamble, Patheon
Pharmaceuticals, SunChemical, TriHealth Fitness & Health
Pavilion,
The YWCA, and onsite fitness facilities at Good Samaritan and Bethesda
North hospitals. In addition to corporate fitness, TriHealth also
manages wellness contracts throughout the Cincinnati area. Internships
are available for undergraduate and graduate level students who wish to
train with the top corporate health providers in the country in the
following areas: Athletic Training, On-Site Corporate Fitness &
Health Promotion, Medically-based Fitness Facility, Child
Development/Children's Recreation, Adult Recreation, Fitness Business
Management, Marketing, Promotion & Communication within a
fitness
environment, and Day Spa Management. Students have the opportunity to
be exposed to a variety of corporate cultures and are provided
comprehensive hands on experience inclusive of skills necessary to
enter the job market. Prior experience in health promotion/wellness is
desired but not necessary. All applicants must have completed at least
two years in a related field of study. Application deadlines: December
1 for spring term; April 1 for summer term; and August 1 for fall term.
Term dates can vary. No compensation or housing is provided. For
further information and for an application packet please visit:
www.trihealthcorporatehealth.com, click on the link “For The
Employer”
tab under “Prevention and Fitness” and click on
“Internship
Opportunities” on the left side. Please fill out
the application and
mail the application packet including a current resume, a cover letter
and two letters of reference to:
Katie Gioielli, Internship
Coordinator, TriHealth Corporate Health, 11129 Kenwood Road,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Please call 513-985-5455x253 or email
Katie_Gioielli@trihealth.com
for more information.
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Internship Opportunity
with Advocate Health Centers!
Advocate
Health Centers, community-based medical practices affiliated with
Advocate
Health Care (Chicago) is accepting applications for interns to work in
the
community relations department. Advocate
Health Centers are located throughout the Chicago-land area and
surrounding
suburbs with over 150 physicians practicing at 16 locations. Interns will support the
Community Relations
department by planning, coordinating, implementing and delivering
health
education programs and events for the community.
Advocate
Health Centers offers fall, spring, and summer internships to
undergraduate 4th
year students pursuing a community health, public health or related
degree. Internships
are available for 10
weeks, however can be tailored for school programs.
A
stipend of$1000.00 will be paid upon completion of 400 service hours. Qualified
candidates should submit resumes to: http://Careers.AdvocateHealth.com
(Job ID 21025-17665). For more information about Advocate
Health Centers,
visit our website at www.advocatehealth.com/ahc.
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Michigan Heart, P.C.
Located in the Ann
Arbor area. Michigan Heart
offers a six month, forty hours per week internship with a $5,000
stipend paid out biweekly. We accept students
working towards or have finished their Bachelors and Masters degrees
from all over the world. The program involves hands on
training in standard, echocardiography and nuclear testing, as well as
hands on training in all phases of cardiac and pulmonary
rehabilitation. The practice houses over 35 cardiologist and 25
exercise physiologist who work towards developing your skills and
confidence. We run over 15,000 stress test per year and have
over 400 cardiac rehab patients in our program. The
internship program offers observations for open heart surgery, cath lab
procedures and many other areas. Our goal is to take your
school knowledge to the next step and prepare you for a career in the
Cardiac Rehab/Stress Testing profession. If interested please
send: Resume' with cover letter, two letters of recommendation and an
unofficial school transcript to; Kristine Lambright, Internship
Coordinator, Michigan Heart, P.C., 5325 Elliott Dr., Ypsilanti, MI
48197; Phone: (734) 712-8012 or email: internship@michiganheart.com
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Mercy's Center for Health Promotion
of Canton, OH offers internships to
undergraduate/graduate students enrolled in exercise physiology, health
promotion, exercise science, and/or related fields. Center for Health
Promotion offers experience in phases II, III, IV of cardiac
rehabilitation, health fitness, employee fitness, strength and
conditioning, special populations, and community wellness. The programs
offer opportunities to gain hands-on experience in exercise
testing/recommendation, body composition assessment, exercise
supervision/leadership, patient/health education, program
development/marketing. Applicants should possess strong interpersonal
and communication skills and a willingness to learn. CPR certification
coverage required. Qualified applicants should forward resume to Eldon
Jones, Director, Center for Health Promotion, Mercy Medical Center, 6200 Whipple
Ave. NW, N. Canton,
OH 44720,
(330) 966-8920.
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Northwestern
Memorial Hospital,
located in Chicago,
Illinois,
offers Fall, Spring, and Summer internships to undergraduate and
graduate students pursuing a business/marketing, marketing research, or
health administration related degree.. Northwestern Memorial's
marketing division seeks highly motivated interns to assist with
designing, implementing, and analyzing marketing research as well as
project management support. The
intern will assist with focus groups, special projects, community
events and new initiatives. Internships
are available for 8-12 weeks. Qualified candidates should submit
inquiries and resumes to: Steve Wierdak, Manager, Marketing Research, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 240 East Ontario, Suite
400, Chicago, IL
60611,
phone: (312) 926-9284, email: swierdak@nmh.com
, fax (312) 926-8116. If you want to
learn more about Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
please visit our website at www.nmh.org.
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Private Club(2)
Escape
2 Fitness Co. seeks a marketing intern who can dedicate
20-40 hours per week to grow the newly established company launched in
Spring 2007. Escape 2 Fitness Co. provides in-home or
in-office fitness, massage, and nutrition services to individuals in
the Chicagoland area. Interns are paid based on dedicated
hours as well as per performance.
Responsibilities include building relationships with local businesses,
creating strategic marketing plans, field work - distribution of
materials, representing Escape 2 Fitness Co at events, acting as a
liaison between the company and the website team, quarterly
newsletters, working with advertisers, etc.
Internship position is immediately
open. We hire in 3-4 month increments. Please send
resume and cover letter to email or fax listed below.
Contact Person
Lizz Loring or Karen Rzesutko
312-222-1414
fax: 312-222-1418
Mailing address:
Escape 2 Fitness Co.
446 N. Wells, Suite, 344
Chicago, IL 60610
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Presidential
Towers Health Club
managed by TCA is located in Chicago, Illinois. This unique
club is offering a superior opportunity to undergraduate students
wishing to participate in the management of a Chicago health club.
Positions require a minimum of 40 hours/week for 12-16 weeks and a
current CPR certification. Experiences include: exercise
leadership, fitness assessments, facility management, programming,
budget preparation, marketing and concludes with a single comprehensive
project of interest to the intern. Opportunities are available for
supplemental income separate from your internship responsibilities.
Send a resume and cover letter to Courtney Navarro, Club
Manager, Presidential Towers Health Club, 555 W. Madison, Chicago, IL
60661, (312) 902-2040.
Courtney Navarro
Presidential Towers Health Club
555 W. Madison
Chicago, IL 60661
main 312.902.2040
fax 312.902.2301
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Highlander Elite Fitness Center, Brookfield, Wisconsin,
has internships available fall, spring, & summer semesters for
qualified undergraduate students in Exercise Science, Fitness, Sports
Management or related field. A monthly stipend is provided to selected
interns. The Highlander is a Multi-purpose club having health and
fitness programs for adults and children. Interns can look forward to
performing submaximal bike tests, body composition,
strength and flexibility tests, cholesterol tests, exercise
prescriptions, fitness orientations, and job shadowing. Also
included in an internship
is a chance to be involved in programming and special events for both
adults and kids. Send resume to Jen Bauman, Internship Coordinator,
Highlander Elite Fitness and Racquet Club, 13825 W. Burleigh Rd.,
Brookfield, WI 53005, (262) 754-3470, or you may fax to (262) 786-9619,
or email jenbauman@eliteclubs.com.
Visit our website at www.eliteclubs.com
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Academia(1)
Henry Crown Sports Pavilion/Norris
Aquatics Center at Northwestern University in Evanston,
Illinois
has internship positions for interested undergraduate and graduate
students. The internship program is an extensive, structured,
professional experience which offers the student opportunities to apply
theory to actual work situations and to become more involved with the
actual decision-making process and mechanics of an agency. Areas of
concentration for an intern will be determined on an individual basis.
Each individual will have the opportunity to experience the following:
actual hands-on experience, program development, program marketing and
promotion, employee management (hiring, training ) and facility
management primarily in the area of Fitness/Wellness: Group Exercise
Programs, Fitness Evaluations/Consultations, Nutrition Consultations,
Weight Conditioning Instruction, Personal Training, Health Education,
Program Development, and Marketing/Promotion. A stipend is available
for selected interns. Internships can be up to 12-15 weeks in length
(dependent on each intern's requirements) and are available year-round.
To apply, contact Nancy Tierney, Director, Fitness/Wellness, Henry
Crown Sports Pavilion/Norris Aquatics Center, 2379 N. Campus Drive, Evanston, IL
60208,
(847) 491-4300.
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Non-Profit(3)
Minneapolis Heart Institute
Foundation (MHIF). The internship program within the
Education Services Division of the Minneapolis Heart Institute
Foundation (MHIF) is designed to give the student a professional
experience in his/her major area. This internship will be directed in
cooperation with the college or university internship coordinator.
Internship opportunities are full-time and are available during the
winter/spring (January-May), summer (May-August) and fall
(September-December). Winter/spring and fall internships are typically
15 weeks and summer internships 12 weeks. The term of the internship
can be extended to satisfy university requirements or increase credit
value. Eligible students will be final semester/quarter undergraduate
and graduate students enrolled in an accredited health-related degree
program with a significant interest in and dedication to primary
prevention. Specific disciplines may include, but are not limited to,
public health, health education, exercise science, cardiac
rehabilitation, nutrition and behavioral psychology. Non-sponsored
graduates from any of the above-defined disciplines will also be
considered. For more information on this internship opportunity, visit
our web site at www.mplsheartfoundation.org/about/about_opps_internship.asp
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The National Institute for Fitness
and Sport (NIFS),
in Indianapolis,
IN,
has intern positions available for the Fall, Spring, and Summer
semesters for qualified undergraduate and graduate students in exercise
science, exercise physiology, sport science, wellness/health promotion,
or other related fields. Created as a not-for-profit organization to
promote active and healthy lifestyles, the mission of NIFS is to
enhance the health, physical fitness, and athletic performance for
people of all ages and abilities. Students may focus their training in
one of the following areas: youth development, corporate fitness
management, athletic performance development, educational services,
marketing, fitness center and group fitness instructor. Stipend is
available. Application deadlines are June 3 (Fall), October 15
(Spring), and March 3 (Summer). To request an application please call
or write: Internship Program, The National Institute for Fitness and
Sport, 250
University Blvd., Indianapolis,
IN 46202-5192,
(317) 274-3432, www.nifs.org.
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The
YWCA of Waukesha, WI offers internships in fitness and
recreation to qualified students majoring in exercise science, physical
education, fitness management, recreation, etc. Students will be
mentored by a college instructor trained in Exercise Physiology and
Physical Therapy. Interns can look forward to involvement in the
following: exercise testing, leadership, orientation, teaching physical
education classes to home schooled children, organizing sports and
recreation activities for adults and children, and summer camp
counseling. These semester length internships begin in January, June,
and September. Interested students need to send in their resume and
transcripts to Eugene Miranda, 306 N. West Avenue, Waukesha, WI
53186,
(262) 547-1872 at least two months before the beginning of the
internship.
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