Economists

Rural communities around the state apply for community development grants from the Rural Futures Institute. If selected, the community is awarded an intern that will live in the community while completing the projects designated by the community in the grant. Therefore, each intern will likely wo...

My days tended to vary a lot. Throughout the school year while I was there, I focused mainly on communications-related projects like updating the website, creating infographics to share with the community, and updating existing pamphlets with new information. Most weeks my supervisor would take m...

If I remember my interview correctly from four years ago, it was only with someone from within the program, not a general SOCHE interview. I knew that I didn't have any experience except for classes, so this was a bit different than a regular job interview. To prepare for this interview, I stuck ...