Washington and Lee University
“I coordinated coverage of the President and all White House actions, including major Washington events: the death and funeral of Sen. William Byrd; field production of the coverage of Al Sharpton's "Remember the Dream" rally; the nomination and hearing of Associate Justice Elena Kagan; produced -coverage of the President's first Oval Office Address, and Glenn Beck's Rally to Restore Honor.”
- Alicia Budich '11, Network Pool Assignment Editor for CBS Evening News with Katie Couric (Kettering, OH)
“On the job, I researched prospective clients, attended client meetings, and performed debt capacity analysis. During my time with Bank of America, I met with many CEOs and CFOs of Fortune 500 companies to discuss their banking needs, attended a meeting of all the market executives in a penthouse overlooking the Washington Monument and served alongside co-workers at the YMCA's Thingamajig (an invention convention).”
- Allison Ferrera ’11, Commercial Banking Analyst at Bank of America (Springboro, OH)
“My work this summer involved designing a cost-efficient and accessible odor delivery device (olfactometer) and conducting an experiment using an EEG and tones on human subjects to measure the effects of inhalation and exhalation on brain activity and reaction time. Although extremely frustrating and timeconsuming, learning how to properly analyze data using a program called EEGlab was definitely worthwhile.”
- Brian Stirling ’12, Research Assistant for Professor Tyler S. Lorig (Skillman, NJ)
“Each day I worked the two-tiered 50 foot ropes course at the camp for campers ages 9-13 as well as the 80 foot long zip line for campers ages 6-8. Some of my most memorable moments included a 9 year-old twin giving me a hand-made friendship bracelet, seeing campers perform technical climbing moves with skill and comfort 50 feet in the air and watching their faces as they slide off the forty foot swing platform.”
- Clarke Morrison '12, Head of Challenge Course for the Westminster Summer Day Camp (Atlanta, GA)
“I screened the patients at the free clinic before they were seen by the physician or nurse practitioner. The screening process entailed of taking a medical history, identifying their chief complaint, vitals, checking glucometers, and running EKGs if necessary. I dealt with a diverse population with mental as well as behavioral issues. I initiated a program called "Ask Me 3" and became a patient advocate in dealing with insurance companies and hospitals.”
- Heather Deisher '12, Medical Intern at So Others Might Eat (SOME) Medical Clinic (Cape Girardeau, MO)
“I was a staff-worker in the day center at N Street Village, a resource center for homeless and low-income women in Washington, D.C. I interacted with the clients, helped prepare for and serve meals, meet the basic needs of the ladies, and spend a great deal of time talking with and getting to know a group of fantastic women. I built relationships with some clients who I still am in touch with today.”
- Shiri Yadlin '12, Bethany Program Assistant at N Street Village (Irvine, CA)
“I worked closely with the Legislative staffers in reading constituent mail, drafting response letters to constituent concerns, attend briefings on important policy issues and researching legislation for the Congressman. Also, I led constituent tours of the Capitol building. I met Rep. Rodney Alexander who invited me to ride in the "Members of Congress-only" elevator, getting off at the entrance of the Chamber of Representatives.”
- SoRelle Peat ’12, Congressional Intern at the Office of Rep. W. Todd Akin (MO-02) (St. Louis, MO)
"LPTM is an arts-based youth program serving black males in Anacostia, one of the poorest areas of DC. I worked in a classroom of 24 boys, ages 7-10, teaching art as well as basic lessons in social studies. With LPTM, I travelled to the White House for President Obama's Father's Day Cookout, led my class on a field trip to Chinatown, and went to a DC City Council meeting to speak about the value of LPTM in Ward 7.”
- Stephen Wilson ’12, Youth Art Intern at Life Pieces to Masterpieces (Columbia, SC)
“As an intern with Verizon, I prepared process methods and procedures for new global clearinghouse organizations as well as assembling and creating vendor and labor capability matrices. I was given the opportunity to travel to Dallas, Texas for a board meeting and was part of a conference call with the Chief Operations Officer.”
- Tyler Grant '12, Operations Intern at Verizon Business (Suwanne, GA)