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Recent MSU Graduate Reflects on Internship with United Farm Workers Foundation

October 13, 2022

As a former farm worker, Edith Saavedra was able to easily connect with the farmworker community and their struggles during her internship with the UFW (United Farm Workers) Foundation, a national organization that mobilizes farmworkers across the country to advocate for equitable policies including immigration reform, pesticide protections, heat standards, hazard pay, and other worker protections. The recent Michigan State…

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Spanish Major Interns for Medical Tech Corporation

October 6, 2022

Hannah Diggs, a junior double majoring in Spanish and Marketing, recently worked as a Marketing Intern for Stryker, a multinational medical technology corporation located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After a vigorous interview process, she joined the team to execute business projects, conduct market research, and more all while growing her interpersonal communication and public speaking skills.

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Film Students Take Inaugural Study Abroad Trip to Toronto International Film Festival

October 3, 2022

The MSU Film Studies Program completed its inaugural study abroad trip to the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) with 12 student filmmakers participating. Kaveh Askari, Associate Professor and Director of Michigan State University’s Film Studies Program, and Peter Johnston, Associate Professor and Manager of Digital Media and Film Production at MSU, led the week-long program in Ontario, Canada.

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Graphic Design Senior Completes Internship with The Kresge Foundation

September 29, 2022

Sydney Tomlinson, a Michigan State University senior and Honors College student with a double major in Graphic Design and Creative Advertising, worked as a Digital Communications Intern on the External Affairs and Communications team for The Kresge Foundation. As part of her summer internship, she produced digital content that was featured across the foundation's online platforms. "I was instantly drawn to…

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NYC Internship Program Offered Once Again

September 20, 2022

For the first time since 2019, the College of Arts & Letters ran its New York City Study Away Internship Program, which places Michigan State University students in customized internships in New York City, houses them in furnished apartments, and offers them the freedom to explore their career interests in one of the nation’s most diverse and dynamic cities. Open…

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Studio Art Major Takes on Two Roles Working for Museum

September 15, 2022

While working as a Gallery Guide and Events Intern at the MSU Broad Art Museum this summer, Olivia Morea, a senior BFA Studio Art major, educated and interacted with museum visitors and says the experience reinforced her decision to pursue a career working for a museum. In the following Q&A, Morea provides more information about her internship and highlights the…

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Arts and Letters Projects Connects Students to Short-Term Internships

August 5, 2022

Arts and Letters Projects, a micro-internship program funded by the College of Arts & Letters’ Excel Network, offers paid, short-term internships to College of Arts & Letters students while supporting projects from faculty, alums, and community partners across a wide range of interests. "After seeing how students were impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic by trying to gain experience, we wanted…

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English Student Completes Internship with Michigan Student Power Network/Alliance

July 26, 2022

Samirah Pulos-Copeland, a junior English major with a concentration in Literary Studies, recently completed a year-long internship with the Michigan Student Power Network/Alliance (MSP) where she worked as an organizing fellow building a base of student activists across MSU’s campus to unite students on shared issues. “We did this through a variety of tactics,” Pulos-Copeland said, “including, but not limited…

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Humanities-Prelaw Student Gains Experience Through Unique Internship

July 26, 2022

Kennedy Parker, a junior majoring in Humanities-Prelaw, began interning with Judge Rosemarie Aquilina in the 30th Circuit Court over a year ago after meeting Aquilina when she spoke to her college law group, Empowering Women in Law MSU. After that meeting, Parker emailed Aquilina and expressed an interest in an internship. “I jumped at the idea of obtaining an internship…

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Studio Art Senior Reflects on Internship with MSU Museum

July 18, 2022

Madison Imperio, a senior majoring in Studio Art, currently interns with the MSU Museum as an Exhibitions Student Assistant. In this role, she supports the Director of Exhibitions with developing and creating exhibit components. She also helps maintain the museum’s exhibits. Thus far, one of the proudest moments of the internship has been helping build “The Observation Experiment” exhibit, which…