Penn State Summer Internship Overview

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Penn State Summer Internship Overview
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Penn State Summer InternKids Snacks for Schools
Hershey Summer Intern Position
Penn State Center for Prevention
Penn State Grant Food Innovation Center
Penn State School of Hospitality Graduate Student
Penn State Food Innovation Center
Members Aramark Metz Hershey
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Program Overview
August
September
May- July
October
Survey of School Administration Boards and
Wellness Cmts.

New Product Proto-typing Survey/AHG guidelines
Survey Results Recommendations To Hershey
Sensory Testing w/ Kids at Penn State

• Graduate Student
• Hershey Sensory
• Center for Food Innovation

• Graduate Student
• Center for Prevention
• Input Armark, Hershey
• Metz

• Graduate Student
• Center for Food Innovation
• Center for Prevention

• Graduate Student
• Hershey Food Science

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Pennsylvania Governors Office
School Administration School Board Wellness Teams
Industry Trade Groups Vending Assoc. FPA CMA etc.
Childhood Obesity
University Center Food Innovation Center
for Prevention
USDA/FDA Regulatory/Advisory
Industry Aramark Metz Hershey
NGOs Alliance for Healthier Generation/AHA
Etc.
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USDA/FDA Regulatory/Advisory
University Center Food Innovation Center
for Prevention
NGOs Alliance for Healthier Generation/AHA
Etc.
Local School Policy
State School Policy
School Administration School Board Wellness Teams
Pennsylvania Governors Office
Schools Controlled Food Source Nutritional
Education
Food Manufactures And Distributors
Industry Trade Groups Vending Assoc. FPA CMA etc.
Childhood Obesity
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Internship Responsibilities

• Contact school and industry representatives
• Conduct interviews with
• School administrators
• Heads of wellness committee
• Foodservice directors
• Industry representatives
• Transcribe interview comments and summarize
  research
• Conduct sensory tests on new/existing Hershey
  products

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Timeline of InternshipResponsibilities
May Conduct School Interviews, Complete
Industry Questionnaire, Transcribe Data
June Conduct Industry Interviews And Transcribe
Data
July/August Write Summary Of Research
April/May Complete School Questionnaire And
Contact Schools
November Final Write-Up Of Research
October/November Continue Sensory Tests And
Summarize Data
September Begin Sensory Tests