{"id":37221,"date":"2015-08-05T10:36:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T20:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=37221"},"modified":"2021-08-09T15:37:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T01:37:14","slug":"high-school-graduates-complete-internships-at-hawaii-island-observatories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/08\/05\/high-school-graduates-complete-internships-at-hawaii-island-observatories\/","title":{"rendered":"High school graduates complete internships at Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island observatories"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Interns in the 2015 Akamai Workforce Initiative program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Twenty-one students who graduated high school in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and are now attending the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> or other universities around the country, are this week finishing up their internships at several Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> observatories and high tech companies. The students are participating in the Akamai Workforce Initiative<\/a>’s internship program, which is designed for students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM<\/abbr>) fields.<\/p>\n

Now in its 13th year, the Akamai program uses a model where current professionals train the next generation students in skills needed to be successful. The interns are given valuable practical experience and professional coaching.<\/p>\n

The 2015 Akamai Workforce Initiative program is funded by the Thirty Meter Telescope<\/a>, the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> System, the THINK Fund at the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Foundation<\/a>, the National Solar Observatory<\/a>, the National Science Foundation<\/a> and the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2015 Akamai Interns<\/h2>\n

The students began their internships in June as a single cohort taking a preparatory course for credit at UH<\/abbr> Hilo. They then broke out into groups to spend seven weeks at various intern sites located in Hilo, Kona and Waimea on Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island and in Pasadena, California.<\/p>\n

Interns:<\/p>\n