F.M. Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend Recipient Blogs

Before the First Day…

Hello Everyone, My name is Lane Ingram and I am a rising senior at Wake Forest. I am a Health & Exercise Science major with minors in both biology and psychology. On campus, I am involved in a few organizations in which I hold near and dear to my heart. I am currently the vice…

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…

Welcome to our new bloggers!

We’re excited to announce our 2017 F.M. Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend Recipients! Each week during the summer, these recipients will write a weekly blog reflection on their internship. This year’s recipients are: Avery McClure Library of Congress Daniella Feijoo Running Start: Bringing Your Women to Politics Emily Rosario Aranda Arista Counseling & Psychological Services Ian…

Final Week: The Grand Finale

Hello all! Long time no talk! My last post was right before I went on a week vacation…and then I realized I had mis-timed my posts and wouldn’t have anything to talk about until my final week. For that, you all have my apologies. On a lighter note, the internship turned out amazingly! We were…

Week 9!!

When looking at what I have learned about leadership…I believe it is more than just one man or one women. Leadership is the ability for one to listen to others, and act on a set of principles established by a group. When you’re a leader, you’re not acting on what is best for you, you…

Final Week: All Done

My first internship ever is officially over. I’d say this summer at Addison Whitney was more than successful. It was an invaluable learning experience and I met some awesome people as well. My last week on the job went by incredibly fast. On Tuesday, my supervisor and I went to SERMO for a presentation and…