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Applications are now being accepted for the Summer 2025 Bruce Lombardo Internship. The intern selected will be paid to work with Chillicothe's Hopewell Culture National Park in a variety of ways depending on their interests, background, and needs of the park. Such opportunities include aiding with educational programs and youth outreach activities; communication and research projects; and assisting rangers.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park rangers and an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University faculty member will mentor the student throughout the internship. At the end of the summer, the intern will reflect on their experience in a 3–5-page essay about what they learned through the internship and how it complemented and enriched their educational experience.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University Chillicothe students from any major are encouraged to apply. Applications should include a resumé, an application letter summarizing the applicant's interest in Hopewell culture and the internship, along with what the student hopes to learn from the internship, and a letter of recommendation from an Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University faculty member detailing the student's suitability for the internship. Interviews may be scheduled with applicants as part of the selection process. Submit completed applications to Ann Holmes in the Dean's Office. Find more information, including testimonials from previous interns, at ohio.edu/chillicothe/lombardo-internship.

The Bruce Lombardo Internship was launched in 2022 when Dr. Richard Rooney made a gift to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University Chillicothe to honor Bruce Lombardo (1956-2017), a retired teacher, published author, conservationist, and biologist who worked at the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park as well as several other cultural sites in the area. The goal of the internship is to bring OHIO Chillicothe and the Hopewell Culture National Historical Park together to instill an appreciation of the significance of the prehistoric people through their complex system of earthworks and burial mounds while simultaneously expanding and enriching students' experiences.