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Meet the Intern: Cole Dickerson

Prairie State is pleased to welcome Cole Dickerson as the Information Technology Intern this summer! Cole currently attends Missouri State University, where he studies cybersecurity. He chose this career path because he has had an interest in computers since an early age. “I like working with computers, and being in the information technology position would be a great first step into t… More

Meet the Intern: Tyler Schulein

Prairie State is pleased to welcome Tyler Schulein as the Accounting/Finance Intern this summer! Tyler currently attends Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO), where he studies accounting. He chose this career field because he grew up watching his mom do similar work. He states, “I know it is something I can do and enjoy.” While at SEMO, Tyler is a part of the Phi Delta Theta Frater… More

Welcome, 2025 Interns!

Prairie State welcomed the 2025 Intern Class to campus on May 19, 2025. The interns will be working in numerous fields including mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical maintenance, electrical maintenance, accounting/finance, information technology, and communications. We look forward to what they will learn and accomplish this summer! More

Intern Update: Sagar Kalauni

Analytics & Insights Intern, Sagar Kalauni, has spent his summer developing dynamic dashboards to empower stakeholders in data-driven decision making. Primarily, Sagar has focused these on inventory management, work order tracking, items tracking, and unit operational improvements. He has completed mine and plant inventory analysis, item count inventory analysis, unit shutdown dates anal… More

Intern Update: Gage Heil

Mechanical Engineering Intern, Gage Heil, has spent his summer working on a broad range of engineering projects and drawings. Gage has been building PI graphics for heat transfer and the lube oil skids, modifying piping and instrumentation diagrams, sorting and adding drawings in Document Locator, and developing piping layouts for the burner floor, among other things. While he has finished s… More