Lab work!! Check with your faculty and professors for anyone who needs Lab techs or just prepping their equipment with acid wash or checking on field gear for functionality.

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Get to know your profs! If you haven’t had any classes with people in your desired field yet (I assume you’re taking gen ed classes still as a freshman), look at the staff directory for those in your department and similar/adjacent ones! Email/reach out to them, and see if they have any opportunities available or could at least meet with you to discuss wanting to get experience in their specific area or focus on

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