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

Week 4: Starting a New Project is Full of Challenges

This year is the first that excavations at this site have occurred. It grew out of excavations from a different nearby site so the other members on my team and myself are all working on brand a brand new project and we do not know much as to what to expect from what we will…

Acronyms “Gahlore” and “Lahbsta” Tail Networking

One (and a half) week(s) down and I can already tell that this is going to be a major summer of learning for me. Days at the DPH here in Boston are filled with meetings with my boss David Young who is the Drug Control Program (DCP) Director (and data entry but that is less…

Week #2

Week one at the Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy was great! I will be splitting my time between development and the Immigrant Justice Program teams. As a development intern, I will be working on grant writing, social media management, and fundraising campaigns among other projects. With the immigration justice program, I will be providing support…

Week #1

Hello all! I am very excited to have received the opportunity to be a FM Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend recipient. I am a rising senior at Wake Forest University from Charlotte, NC. I am majoring in Politics and International Affairs and Sociology with a Latin American studies minor. On campus, this will be my third…

Week 4!

Thought I would lead with a picture of what I’ve been doing lately: The horseshoe attached to the white line is the brain (two lobes) and the nerve cord of one of the earthworms. We’ve been trying to develop an efficient method for exposing the brain so that when we fix the samples and introduce…

Week 4!

I can’t believe we’re already four weeks into my summer internship! I started to delve a little bit into the history of Ronald McDonald House as a national charity in my post last week, so for this week, I’ll give a little background on our chapter. The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwestern…

Week 3: Royalty Marketing

This summer I have been the amazing opportunity to intern at a marketing agency called Royalty Marketing. Its week three and I have learned so much about advertising, social media, digital marketing, and client relationships. My position as the project coordinator allows me to work directly with the owner of the business Daryl. Daryl is…

The Start of a New Experience with Charlotte City Council

My name is Rita Venant and I am a rising junior majoring in communications with a minor in journalism. I am from Huntersville, NC. Living in Huntersville (a town in Charlotte-Mecklenburg), I am not far from the city of Charlotte. Growing up so close to Charlotte, I often consider Charlotte my home. I have always…

It’s a Great Day to Save Lives…Blog #2

I channeled my inner Derek Shepherd (Grey’s Anatomy for those who aren’t familiar) as I sailed through the first week of my internship. I worked a 40 hour week for the first time in my life, and it felt good! It is hard to get up in the mornings, but knowing that I will get…

New Projects- DeacLink

This week has been a roller coaster of projects. Also, did I mention it is only week two? After further discussion with my two bosses I decided to tackle on three projects this summer. Other than being responsible for interviewing alumni for our website, I am now responsible for planning an alumni event in New…