Lone Oaks Farm Hospitality 10-Week Spring Internship: UTIA

This internship will provide field-training opportunities for undergraduate and/or graduate students interested in hospitality lodging and meetings/ retreats work and activities. The intern will work at Lone Oaks Farm in Middleton, TN at the University of Tennessee. Prior to starting the internship, interns will participate in a day-long orientation to familiarize them with Tennessee Extension in general and Lone Oaks Farm in particular.

• Assist with client interactions and planning for events.
• Help facilitate and provide support for execution of events at the Farm.
• Develop and recommend processes and materials to enhance the guests’ experience before during and after their visit/ event.
• Attend trade shows as opportunities present themselves.
• Plan and execute at least one event with a client start to end.
• Assume other responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum/Required Qualifications (include education experience, skills & abilities, licenses & certificates):

• Candidate must be enrolled in a hospitality, restaurant management, culinary arts or closely
related major
• Must have own transportation to and from work.
• Must present a written and oral report of the project accomplishments and training experience at the end of the internship.

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• Preference given to those that have completed at least 50 percent of the required course
work for the Bachelor's degree with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 (on a 4.0 scale) or higher and has
at least one more semester to complete after the internship has ended. Preference will be
given to students presently enrolled in the University of Tennessee, Tennessee State
University, any other university or college in Tennessee, or to a student resident of Tennessee
enrolled elsewhere. Preference will also be given to those with Extension experience (i.e.
former 4-H member, etc.). However, all eligible applicants will be considered.

• Preference will also be given to a candidate who resides in, or lives within a reasonable
commuting distance of the assigned location. Housing may be arranged for a candidate.

UT Extension provides a gateway to the University of Tennessee as the outreach unit of the Institute of Agriculture. With an office in every Tennessee County, UT Extension delivers educational programs and research-based information to citizens throughout the state. In cooperation with Tennessee State University, UT Extension works with farmers, families, youth and communities, to improve lives by addressing problems and issues at the local, state and national levels.