F.M. Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend Recipient Blogs

Week 4: History of C4FVP and Update

The Center for Family Violence Prevention was first established in 1983 as a task force to prevent domestic violence in Pitt County, NC. The Pitt County Mental Health Center and the Family Practice Center provided grants to make the start possible. Since its start, the Center has relied on grants to keep its services running….

Week 1: Introduction

Hi! My name is Taylor Jennings and I am (sadly) a rising senior at Wake Forest University. I am from a small town right outside of Winston-Salem called Lewisville. I am a Psychology Major and an Entrepreneurship & Social Enterprise Minor. I came into Wake pretty open-minded about what course of study I wanted to…

Week 3: Trade Association

The National Waste and Recycling Organization is a trade association in the waste and recycling industry. They have thousands of members, and those members are companies in the industry (such as Waste Management, Republic, Waste Connections) and individual people in those companies. The NWRA conducts service to the members by advancing policies that benefit the…

Week 1: Introduction

My name is Natalie Cascario. I’m a rising junior at Wake majoring in Psychology with minors in Neuroscience and Communication. While growing up, I was always mystified by my peers who already had a clear idea of what they wanted to be when they grew up: a doctor, an astronaut, a teacher… When asked “What…

Week 2: Bee Friendly Food Alliance

Now that I have been at Environment Georgia for a week, I have a pretty good idea of how my summer will look from here on out. As an intern I have been helping Environment Georgia launch their “Bee Friendly Food Alliance” which is a way the organization has decided to mobilize the food industry…

Week 2: Trial By Fire

Prior to this past week I never really understood why employers valued internships so much. I knew I needed to get internships to get a job, but again I never really understood why. After this past week the reason is now clear to me. I have learned more in this past week than I expected…

Week 3: Center for Family Violence Prevention Programs

The Center for Family Violence Prevention has a mission to “break the cycle of domestic violence while enhancing individual self-sufficiency and promoting healthy family relationships.” The C4FVP offers thirteen different programs. The programs include New Directions (or the Safe House), Court Services, The Family Center, Adult Outpatient Therapy, Children’s Counseling, CATCH/Teen Outreach, Abuse in Later…

Week 2: Daily News Clips

Since this is an unpaid internship, my supervisors stressed that the nature of it is about me learning more about the industry and gaining useful experience in multiple roles. My title is “Marketing and Communications Intern,” which includes broad terms that can cover things like sending out all NWRA emails to providing content for our…

Week 1: Introduction

Hello! My name is Christina Berry, and I am a rising senior at Wake Forest University. I am from Southern California but moved to Texas four years ago. My major is English and my minor is Art History. This summer I will be a Communications & Marketing intern for the National Waste and Recycling Association…

Week 1: Introduction

Hello, my name is Don Rapier and I am a rising sophomore at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem North Carolina. Next week I will begin my summer internship at Environment Georgia, a citizen-funded political advocacy organization dedicated to researching sustainable practices to better serve the environment, in Atlanta. While I previously believed I wanted to…