NORTHERN TODAY 10 FALL 2015 STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS MCCLANAHAN, a Presho native, applied for internships around the country for what seemed like months. Then, NSU Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Jon Mitchell connected him with the environmental health and safety lead at Glacial Lakes Energy in Mina, S.D., one of the state’s leading ethanol producers. That led to an internship at Glacial Lakes for McClanahan from April 28 to Aug. 28. “Without Dr. Mitchell’s help, I don’t know where I would have done an internship,” McClanahan said. Stephanie Iverson said Mitchell was also instrumental in helping her secure an internship with Glacial Lakes Energy this summer. Iverson, from Hatton, N.D., is a senior biology major and chemistry minor who is also pursuing an associate degree in biotechnology. Gaining essential scientific knowledge Iverson’s duties included data entry, certifying ethanol, testing moisture and solid contents of byproducts, and Without the help of a Northern State University faculty member, Shae McClanahan would not have found his internship. And without that internship, McClanahan would not have found his career. Internships help prepare Northern State University students for careers Shae McClanahan (’15) takes readings at the Glacial Lakes Energy plant in Mina.
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