Nunez Welding Summer Internship Partners With St. Bernard Parish Government

  • Nunez Welding Summer Internship students show o bike racks and benches they fabricated for St. Bernard Parish parks and trails. Each summer the Welding Summer Internship completes a public service project.
    Nunez Welding Summer Internship students show o bike racks and benches they fabricated for St. Bernard Parish parks and trails. Each summer the Welding Summer Internship completes a public service project.

    The welding bay at Nunez Community College has been busy this summer.

    Nunez Welding Program Chair Jesús Melendez has been leading the college’s annual Welding Summer Internship. Students practice fabricating and welding from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

    “We operate just like any other welding shop in the field,” said Melendez.

    Each year the crew takes on a service project. In the past t…