May | 2017 | F.M. Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend Recipient Blogs

F.M. Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend Recipient Blogs

Week One in Willy B

Every morning, I walk to my internship, which is just under a mile from my apartment in South Williamsburg. I live with total strangers (friends now) who are all way cooler than me. One is Dutch and works for an exclusive denim company (his words, not mine), one is a film producer, and one is…

Leading Up To It All

Hi everyone! My name is Kellen Datta, and I am a rising senior at Wake Forest. I’m a Politics major with minors in Latin American Studies and History. My summer internship is at RVD Communications, a PR and social media firm that focuses largely on the hospitality industry, with the bulk of our clients being…

Before the first day

Hello, out there! My name is Libby Morris, and I’m a rising junior at Wake. I’m a French and Communication double major with a potential minor in creative writing, and these past two years at Wake have been nothing short of amazing. On campus, I’m involved in various activities, like the Lilting Banshees sketch comedy…

First thing First

Hi. My name is Ian Winek, and I am a rising junior chemistry major, working with the Shaw research group at Appalachian State University over the summer. My focus will be on organic synthesis over this internship, and I will be working to try to investigate a new technique in synthesis. The beginning of this…

Hello Out There, Internet!

Hello, interested (I hope) readers! My name is Madeleine Ash. I just finished my first year at Wake, and I can’t believe what a whirlwind it was. The whirlwind continues this summer as I work on a world-premiere musical at the Dallas Theater Center in my hometown! I’m a stage/production/company management intern, so I’ll be…