Kern named tourism bureau intern The Telegraph FacebookTwitterEmail Kern ALTON — Ian Kern, a senior at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is the newest addition to Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau staff as a public relations intern for the Spring semester. The bureau has been providing opportunities for students for many years and this year, in the spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, is no different. Interns working at the bureau have the opportunity to experience the full working world and gain experience not only in tourism, but public relations, advertising, marketing, and economics. President and CEO Cory Jobe said the bureau often looks for students who have an interest in writing, communications and public relations.