May | 2018 | F.M. Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend Recipient Blogs

Week 2 in the books

If I had to think of one word that fully describes the nature of my internship, I would have to say “flexibility.” My supervisor has given me a list of bigger projects I am supposed to complete over the course of the summer, but what I do in the office is different on a day-to-day…

Introductions (a little delayed!)

Hi everyone! I’m excited to be back for the second summer in a row as an FM Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend recipient. I was able to learn so much last summer because of this stipend and I can’t wait to learn even more about my professional passions throughout the course of this summer as well….

Week 2

I think a large part of building professional relationships with colleagues for the first few weeks will entail going with my professor to meetings he has when I can, introducing myself, and listening in on what goes on. Over this past week I met a professor who teaches and does research over at Winston Salem…

Week #1 The Beginning

Hello, my name is Donovan Martin and I am originally from a small town near Atlanta, but in the past six years, my family has moved from Charlotte, NC, to Brunswick, GA, and now to Savannah, GA. I am a rising Junior this summer and I plan on majoring in Politics and International Affairs with…

Week 1

Hi all! My name is Emma Kennett, I am a rising senior from Burlington, North Carolina. I am a double major in Politics and International Affairs as well as Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies. I will be interning with CrossRoads of Alamance County in Burlington this summer. CrossRoads is a sexual assault response and resource…

Week 1: Excited to Get Started

My name is Matthew Capps and I am from Coats, a small town near Raleigh, North Carolina. I am an Anthropology major about to start my Junior year but before that I will be doing archaeological research this summer with the Wake Forest Anthropology department. This research is on the prehistoric Native American cultures who…

Week 1

I’m Caleb, a rising senior studying Psychology and Biology. I’m from Charlotte and I’ll be doing research with the Silver lab in the Wake Forest Biology department this summer. The planned focus of the research is on chemesthesis in earthworms, which is the detection and response to various irritating and aversive chemical compounds by an…