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

Week #3

Hey all! I’ve had a fun last week, both at work and in DC. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) is a think-tank in DC that works on a huge variety of issues (from labor market policies and trade policy to early childhood ed policy), but has a focus on issues that are important to the…

Short Weeks Make For Long Work Days

Things are in full swing here at PruittHealth. Going into my fifth week of work, I was extremely excited to travel to a couple of new facilities. However, my work week was cut short due to a bout of strep throat. Apparently, hospitals and nursing homes don’t want an intern around with a contagious illness,…

And we’ll all float on okay

Hola, This week has been marvelously productive. I finally managed to breakthrough on the project I had been stuck on, meaning that my partner and I managed to get the biodiesel reaction to work! Now that that is done with, I can move onto trying to work with used cooking oil and such. …

We’re halfway there!

Hello, fellow blog followers! I’m about half-way through my internship with the Chicago Children’s Theatre for the summer, and wow—I just realized that when I typed that! This internship has gone by so fast and I’ve really learned so much about marketing for non-profits like theatres. Last week, I was given the task of putting…

Drug Lunches… They Aren’t What They Sound Like

Happy Sunday! So this week, I want to tell you about my wonderful fellow interns: Daniela, Daisy, Christina, and Sam. Daniela, Daisy, and Christina are all rising seniors at Rutgers, whereas Sam is a rising sophomore at Tulane. The five of us have become very good friends, in and out of work. It’s such a…

Week 3

Hey y’all! Welcome back to the blog. Came back late from a weekend trip to Kuala Lumpur so writing now to update y’all about my company and the people whom I work with. If I could compare Eyeota to anything, it most closely resembles a close community. Despite having only been here at my internship…

Stepping Out, The Move, and Walks Through History

This week was full of sunshine (and by that I don’t just mean the sweltering D.C. heat). On Thursday, Ayuda’s Language Access Program moved to K Street in downtown Washington D.C. to accommodate its expanding team and influence. I feel so fortunate to play a part in this new chapter of Ayuda’s history and I…

Getting ready for YWPL!

Hello everyone! This week was pretty busy at Running Start as we prepared for the organization’s biggest event of the year which is the Young Women’s Political Leadership program. 65 high school women from different states and different religious, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds will come together at Georgetown University for one week to learn about…

Week #4

Because my work includes several different organizations, their developments were all very unique and specific to their areas of expertise. Hope 4 Gaston, for example, began as a single service day in the community which offered basic relief to local individuals who longed for assistance with common needs. This individual day turned into a series…

Just Another (Great) Week

Hmmm…exciting things I did this week include running a music rehearsal with the full band as the only SM team-member in the room and seeing the Tony in person! I’ll get to take a picture with it next week at a shindig that DTC is hosting for staff and donors. In not so great news,…