Campus Recreation Center Fitness and Wellness Internship/Practicum

The Fitness and Wellness Internship/Practicum program is designed to enhance your classroom instruction with practical experience that will round out your education. While we encourage students from all programs of study to apply, the Fitness and Wellness position may correlate best with exercise or health related programs, (such as exercise physiology, community health education, kinesiology, and nutrition). In order to meet the needs of the intern/practicum students, Campus Recreation experiences are flexible. Positions are available year-round and for credit hours, (time commitment and credit hours depend on the program requirements).

Intern/Practicum students are expected to demonstrate initiative, dependability, openness and a positive attitude. All intern/practicum students are representatives of the Department of Campus Recreation and report directly to the Coordinator of Fitness and Wellness Programs and to the Director of Campus Recreation. At the beginning of the internship or practicum, a learning contract will be established between the Fitness Coordinator and the student.

Students will have the opportunities to gain experience in the following areas:

• Fitness center operation
• Nutritional analysis consultation
• Equipment orientation
• Personal training
• Educational programming
• Special events
• Group fitness instruction
• Fitness and wellness program development
• Weight loss programming
• Marketing
• Personal Training

Basic Qualifications

• Be a full-time or part-time matriculated university student in good academic standing, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of CRC policies and procedures, and the ability to work effectively with the UMass Lowell campus community.

We are excited that are you interested in joining the UML Campus Recreation team and are anxious to help you grow as a professional. If you have any additional questions about our Fitness and Wellness Internship/ Practicum, please don't hesitate to call or visit, (978-934-2327).

Application Procedure

Please complete the internship/practicum application and send with resume via e-mail attachment to Peter Murray at Peter_Murray@uml.edu or return to the Campus Recreation Office, Attention: Peter Murray,100 Pawtucket Street, Lowell, MA 01854.