Intern Archive Post's

Wrapping Up and Moving Forward

This year, I was working with Ogallala Commons as an intern to translate promotional materials into Spanish. With my first and second internships, I had practice working in Spanish as

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Simone, at the HTC academy

A Lasting Impact of Skipping School

Many people think that I only attended the HomeTown Competitiveness (HTC) Leadership Academy in Holyoke, Colorado, as a high school sophomore because I wanted to skip school. Maybe I did. However,

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COmmunity volunteer time

Volunteering to better my community was one of my favorite activities during my internship for Ogallala Commons because it gave me the opportunity to give back to Nazareth after it

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Internship #2

Hi everyone! My name is Shelby Thibodeaux and I am currently working on my second internship with Ogallala Commons. I am from Houston, TX and currently living there. Six month

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A bitter sweet ending

The past few months of this internship seemed to fly by, as did my senior year of college. Taking on an internship proved to be challenging during the school year,

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Giving back to the community

During the last four years of college, volunteering opportunities haven’t been in short supply. As part of the Honors Program and Phi Eta Sigma (Honor Society), I have emails coming

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Engaging in Community: March News

Spring 2015 OC Board & Advisors Meeting On March 19th, Ogallala Commons Board and Advisers gathered in Nazareth, Texas, for Spring meetings. The first day included Board Team meetings, as

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Orientation Retreat: Save the Date!

Ogallala Commons 2015 Orientation Retreat is drawing near! During the course of the orientation, interns, apprentices, supervisors, and OC staff will gather to start of the summer session with the

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old photo of a well pumping water

A Call to Action for the Water Commons

Rapid drawdown of the High Plains-Ogallala Aquifer is a major problem for the 21st century.  Earlier this month, Ogallala Commons launched Stewarding Our Aquifer (SOA) Initiative, in hopes of bringing together thousands

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