Internships
Caitlin Flood ’12 Selected as Truman Scholarship Finalist
Caitlin Flood ’12 (Bellerose Terrace, N.Y.) has been named a finalist in the 2011 Harry S. Truman Scholarship competition. Truman Scholarships recognize students with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education, or elsewhere in public service. The scholarships provide up to $30,000 in funding to pursue [...]
Preserving Art in Italy: Erica Kamin ’11 and Lauren Novotny ’11 Learn about Restoration and Culture through Save Venice Internships
The summer internship is a rite of passage for college students, but very few have the pleasure of interning in a place as beautiful and culturally rich as Venice, Italy. Last summer, Erica Kamin ’11 and Lauren Novotny ’11 spent two months learning about art restoration with the non-profit organization Save Venice. This coming summer, [...]
Samantha Pollard ’11 Gets a Sneak Peak at Her Future at BNY Mellon
Samantha Pollard‘s summer internship with BNY Mellon helped solidify her plans to pursue a career in banking. “I’ve been much more proactive in planning for my future because I’ve been so inspired by the possibility of having a career such as this one,” she says. “This experience has definitely lit a fire in me to [...]
Students Help Lift the History Channel’s The Air War Off the Ground
The History Channel’s latest installment of its Emmy Award-winning series WWII in HD again got a hand from Lafayette students who served as interns with Lou Reda Productions of Easton, Pa. The Air War, which premiered Nov. 10, presents the untold story of the U.S. 8th Air Force’s bloody battle to defeat the German Luftwaffe [...]
Elizabeth Blake ’12 Explores Her Future Career as a Psychologist
Elizabeth Blake ’12 (Downingtown, Pa.) managed to land her ideal internship. A double major in French and psychology, Blake spent her summer working at Daemion Counseling Center in Berwyn, Pa. “I’m very interested in pursuing a career in the counseling field,” says Blake, who plans on earning a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in psychology. “My internship [...]
Katherine Whitman ’11 Explores International Sports Marketing at ESPN
Katherine Whitman ’11 (New Hope, Pa.) spent her summer as an intern in the international advertising and sales department at ESPN in New York City. An English major, she worked on a project with John Gassner ’88, senior director of ESPN’s Global X Games, who served as her mentor. She writes about her experience below. [...]
Kurumi Fukushima ’12 Learns the Ropes at CBS 21 News in Harrisburg
Although it is her dream to become a news anchor in a major market, Kurumi Fukushima ’12 had not yet taken a communications class or had any on-camera experience when she started her summer internship with CBS 21 News in Harrisburg, Pa. “I did not feel like I was at a disadvantage compared to other [...]
Laquan Lightfoot ’11 Gets a Preview of Her Future at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Laquan Lightfoot ’11 (Washington, D.C.) first became interested in justice and law in high school after serving as a youth adviser for the D.C. Youth Advisory Council. The government organization gives young people a voice to influence legislation and policies that impact youth within the city and works to create youth-adult partnerships. “I became really [...]
Brand Marketing in the Big Apple — Pete Carril ’12 Writes about His Summer Internship at MSNBC
Pete Carril ’12 (Princeton, N.J.), an American studies major, spent the summer working as an intern in the marketing department of MSNBC in New York City. I can safely say there has not been a day during my internship that I found unfulfilling or where I did not learn something. With MSNBC I was given [...]
Kelsey Harkness ’11 Conducts Marketing Research for AMC and WE tv
Kelsey Harkness ’11 (Wilton, Conn.) has learned a lot about herself during her internship this summer at Rainbow Media entertainment company in New York City. “Working in New York has been a great experience that will help me determine where I want to work, and who I want to work for,” says the Harkness, a [...]
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