As a Digital Literacy & Learning Intern with the Lansing Refugee Development Center, I assisted with the administrative organization of the DLL program, hands-on assistance in DLL classes, CASAS, and Northstar Admin certification. With this position, I learned a lot about how a non-profit runs both in the financial sense and the literal organizational sense.
I was a translation intern, so I translated documents between English and Spanish (mostly from Spanish to English). These documents included presentations about sustainability, diversity training, event communications, and social media posts. I got to work with a wide range of topics and different speech registers, which I found to be really fun because I got to experience a lot of different aspects of communication.
Greece | Summer
This program takes its place at the intersection of the practice of ceramics as contemporary art and the traditional study of ceramic artifacts as evidence for the lives of individuals in antiquity.
I was a Student Preparatory Assistant at the MSU Broad Art Museum. At my internship, I learned better modes of communication and teamwork. I also learned more about Adobe software and 3D modeling software. As an artist, I learned what not to do if I want my art to last or to be easily displayed.
Daugavpils, Latvia | Summer
Learn Russian in the city of Daugavpils, Latvia, which provides the security of the European Union and NATO membership with a large concentration of Russian speakers (95% of local residents speak it at home).
My internship title at the Women’s Center was “Client Support Intern.” My position mainly functioned to serve the consumers of the center by helping them achieve their goals. This would often include assisting consumers with resume building and using technology; helping them fill out paperwork; creating appropriate looks for work or job interviews out of our professional clothing closet; and possibly referring them to other community resources.
New York City, NY | Summer
New York offers boundless opportunities to engage your interests while you build professional skills and confidence in one of the nation’s most diverse and dynamic cities. No matter where your career interests lie, New York City is an ideal venue for a challenging and rewarding internship.
As a Tech Apparel Merchandising Intern for Marmot, I loved exploring Northern California and getting some awesome recommendations from co-workers on things to do while I was out there. I really enjoyed meeting the people I worked with all summer and beginning to feel like a part of the team.
I interned at Yale University with Professor. Jason Shaw in New Haven, Connecticut as a Research Assistant. My primary responsibilities were assisting with an Electromagnetic Articulography experiment and I was also in charge of post-processing and data analysis.
Some of my favorite parts of my internship with V.Mora were getting to help clients with their creative choices such as mood boards, social media, and aesthetics, as well as getting to work at some cool events like a fabric sourcing trade show where I got to network and meet some cool people.