2025 Partners in Pollution Prevention / Nebraska Industrial Training and Assessment Center Program
Understandings and Expectations
NOTE: Exceptions or deviations from these expectations will be considered if you present them in a timely manner for discussion.
Attendance
Attendance is REQUIRED for all scheduled classroom or individual training time, which is tentatively set for:
- Tuesday, May 20 (1:00 pm) to Friday, May 30 (4 pm)
- Monday, June 2 through Thursday, August 14 in field at work site
- Thursday, July 3 (1:00 pm- 3:00 pm) for mid-summer meeting;
- Friday, August 15 (9:00 am- 5:00 pm), including Wrap-up paperwork, Final Presentations and Student Recognition Ceremony
Exact class/training times may vary. Additional training time for some interns may be scheduled at times mutually agreed upon by participants or with sufficient notice. Students that miss, without permission, any of the scheduled class may be released from the program. Students that do not complete the work from the late May class to an acceptable minimal standard may be released from the program.
Classes will be held at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Several hours of individual work may be required before May 20. Small group meetings and individual assignments will be scheduled at agreed-upon locations. Appropriate parking permits are required if you choose to park on campus. Information is available on the UNL website (www.parking.unl.edu).
In addition, the following are work attendance expectations for the period between June 2 to August 15:
- Students are expected to work 40 hours a week during the technical assistance periods of the summer.
- The specific work hours should be determined in conjunction with your site supervisor.
- Your work site is explicitly listed in your offer letter. It is expected that you will work on-site unless you receive explicit prior permission to work remotely from this program and your site supervisor.
- If you are ill and unable to work, please contact your site supervisor and our program as soon as possible.
- Students may request to take several days off without pay, with prior permission of their supervisor, between June 2 and August 15.
Wages and Reimbursements
You will be considered an hourly student worker employee of UNL for the summer. Generally working 40 hours a week during the period you are assisting clients (June 2 to August 15). You are expected to work 40 hours a week each week unless you have received permission (e.g., health and family issues). You will not charge hours for the period you are taking the class and for classwork. Overtime (e.g., more than 40 hours a week) will be only allowed for situations where prior approval has been obtained from the P3/NITAC faculty. You will submit weekly electronic time cards and will be paid on a biweekly basis. Specific information needed for payroll will be requested in late-April.
Usual and expected travel expenses throughout the summer, for example, returning to Lincoln for the July class time, are your responsibility, although these have been taken into consideration in calculating additions, where appropriate, to the student’s base pay. Reimbursement for specific work-related travel or miscellaneous expenses will be negotiated/approved on a case-by-case basis.
In order to start the paid position, each student is expected to have completed the 422/822 coursework at a satisfactory level.
Class Enrollment
As part of the internship all students must be enrolled in the Pollution Prevention class offered jointly by the Civil Engineering and Biological Systems Engineering Departments (3 credit hours). Registration information for the class will be shared with you by the end of March after you accept a position in the program. Please register immediately after receiving that information.
Additional Requirements
All students will be expected to provide their driver’s license information in order to obtain “authorization” to drive a UNL vehicle and to obtain mileage reimbursement.
All students are expected to purchase their own steel-toed boots before June 2, 2025. We will discuss this further in the May class.
All students who accept the internship will receive a follow-up packet in early April with more information. Some additional paperwork may be required prior to the start of the class. This may include:
- housing forms and special meal requirements,
- payroll information, and
- homework due the first couple days of class.
It is expected that you promptly complete and return all required information.
In a few cases, because of your work assignment at a private sector client, you may be required to take a drug screen, have a physical, and/or undergo a background check. We will coordinate the details with you.