Aug. 8, 2025
Contact: Eric Stann, StannE@missouri.edu  

Every semester, University of Missouri students roll up their sleeves and put their skills to work across Missouri — helping strengthen communities, advancing local industry and supporting critical state services. From government offices and agricultural research centers to healthcare facilities and nonprofit organizations, students are making important contributions to the Show Me State.

But the benefit goes both ways. Internships also give Tigers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience, explore career paths and build connections that will help them long after graduation.

We asked a few students to share where they’re interning, what they’ve enjoyed most and how the experience is helping them grow professionally.

Logan McDonough

Last spring, as a student in the College of Arts and Science, McDonough was an intern with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). In his role, he helped study artifacts found by MoDOT archaeologists to understand the importance of archaeological sites in areas where future transportation projects might take place.

What was the most exciting or rewarding part of your internship?

The most rewarding part was the lab experience. I had already started this type of analysis on my own for a research project I was conducting, and this internship gave me practice on other types of artifacts that I might run into in my future career.

How did this experience help you prepare for your future career?

This internship was structured like a lab that you would work in at MoDOT. We were doing work that career archaeologists would be doing in the lab. This was a great thing to put on my resume. I could also come back to this internship as a research assistant in grad school.