Internships
Neuroscience Students LEARN from Top Alumni Researchers
“This research has real-world applications and translates so well to human behavior,” says Elizabeth Wilson ’13 (Beaver Meadows, Pa.). “I didn’t think I really wanted to be working in a lab after graduation, but I’ve changed my mind and am actually applying to some graduate programs. I hope to either go to medical school or [...]
Students Make Contributions to Heart Surgery Technology
By Michele Tallarita ’12 Bridget Hentz ’12 (Ambler, Pa.) thought it was cool when some of her own ideas became part of the design of cutting-edge heart surgery technology. But it was even cooler, she says, to see the devices she helped design fired into a beating heart and doing exactly what they were supposed [...]
Michael Klemens ’12 and Luna Yuan ’12 Learn Entrepreneurship While Working in Egypt
This summer, Michael Klemens ’12 and Yue “Luna” Yuan ’12 got a taste of what it takes to create their own business through LearnServe Egypt, an exchange program that promotes entrepreneurship, innovation, and cross-cultural understanding in American and Egyptian college students. Over the course of the six-week summer program, students formed teams and drafted business plans [...]
John Gentile ’12 and Kevin McKernan ’98 Connect through Baseball and Internship
What does John Gentile ’12, co-captain of the Lafayette baseball team, think is the best part of the game? That it’s unpredictable. “Once the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand,” Gentile says, “you never know what’s going to happen.” Gentile (Downingtown, Pa) would know. He’s been playing baseball since he was six years old and is [...]
Sarah Swienckowski-Eckhart ’13 Writes About Green Issues in California
For Sarah Swienckowski-Eckhart ’13 (Easton, Pa.), interning for The Pacific Coast Business Times in Santa Barbara, Calif., aligned perfectly with her interests. With her self-created major cultures of global ecology, Swienckowski-Eckhart worked closely with a local group named the Green Coast Alliance while learning the ins and outs of the journalism world. “Because I study [...]
Madeline Laskoski ’13 and Carolyn Madaras ’12 Learn about the Entertainment Industry from Claudine Lilien ’90 at Fox
This summer, Madeline Laskoski ’13 and Carolyn Madaras ’12 got a new perspective on the entertainment industry while interning for Fox Entertainment Group in New York City. The students previously participated in an externship in January with Claudine Lilien ’90, Fox’s senior vice president of cross divisional integrated sales and marketing for news corporation. That [...]
Jim Mower ’12 and Katrina Ladd ’11 Learn Internet Strategy with Gerry Kavanaugh ’76 of DCS Online Communications
This summer, Jim Mower ’12 (Harleysville, Pa.) and Katrina Ladd ’11 learned the ins and outs of political communication with Gerry Kavanaugh ’76, founder and chairman of DCS Online Communications in Washington, D.C. An internet strategy company, DCS connects members of Congress, political candidates, and advocacy campaigns with their constituents through numerous services such as [...]
Students Have ‘Amazing, Truly Life-Changing Experiences’ through Intern Scholars Program
Six students learned the ins and outs of the working world this summer, with the assistance of alumni, through the Bob Beane ’58 Intern Scholars Program. “This summer has been filled with amazing, truly life-changing experiences,” says Michelle Mariconda ’12 (Wayne, N.J.), an anthropology and sociology major who worked at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). [...]
Joelle Neilson ’12 Explores Her Future Career at Clark Construction with Curt Allen ’79
“Ever since I was a kid I had a fascination with drawing robots and building structures. I love solving problems and getting that feeling of accomplishment after it is resolved. It has always been a desire of mine to look back at a stadium, school, bridge, or even skyscraper and say, ‘I helped build that,’” [...]
Rose Bayer ’14 Researches Parkinson’s Disease at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City
By Michele Tallarita ’12 What do you do when you love learning about how the mind works in psychology, but can’t resist the call of the microscope? Rose Bayer ’14 (Glastonbury, Conn.) answered that question by majoring in neuroscience, a field that she says offers the best of both worlds. Recently, her major has opened [...]
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