F.M. Kirby Experiential Learning Stipend Recipient Blogs

A fun week!

Leading up to my final week, I have learned a lot about the organization. I have also learned some new things about leadership. It is not necessary to micromanage, in my opinion, for people to be efficient. It works better for me not to be micromanaged; instead, I prefer to be given projects and complete…

Newsletters are the Worst- DeacLink

Newsletters are the worst! The feeling of being judged by 127 DeacLink Digest subscribers just gives me anxiety. This month’s projects consist of July’s newsletter, telling alumni they need better headshots, and collaborating with the OPCD for the NYC Career Trek. My least favorite project has to be the newsletter. I like to consider myself…

So Much to Learn, So Little Time 7.22.18- Payton Calvert

My internship has continued to progress positively this week. As I wind down my work on letter writing, I have some time freed up that I have been able to allocate towards learning more about the school. I am fascinated with the concept of an education system and this opportunity at GSF has enabled me…

Its not always a race

Apologies for the slightly delayed post, I’ve had a busy weekend thusfar. This past week has been less about the wet chemistry (the lab work, that is), and much more about going back to the basics. Reviewing the scientific method, what we know so far, and how our understanding of our science has brought new…

Week Five at Shoreline

Doing my internship with Shoreline this summer has taught me so much. Not just in the way in of useful, practical skills but it’s also allowed me to time to really reflect on where I want to head in my career and to explore more of LA. I’ve actually been very lucky during my time…

Houston… We Have a DCP “Prahblem”

This past week has been a bit of a whirl wind for me. I have now started consistently working on my research project looking at the criminal records of those who OD’d in the past two years to look for patterns in their criminal histories. The typical trend for these people seems to be drug…

Week 7 at Hangar

Since theatre is a collaborative art everyone works both in teams and independently. I have worked on my drafting alone and my paint elevations alone but I run them by my director before turning them into the shops. So I work by myself but simultaneously with my design and production team. I appreciate being able…

An amazing week!

It is incredible to think that summer is almost over and the first day of class is around the corner! A lot of the work at the organization I am interning at is done alone. For example, the paralegals do the intakes alone and then the attorneys need to work alone at times to draft…

Week 6: The Culture of the Charlotte City Council

Interning with the local government has been a very different experience for me, in comparsion to my last internship, interning with a political-communications organization as a campaign management intern. Some differences that I have noticed are with Councilwoman Ajmera, I work closely with her rather than reporting to a supervisor, I have direct contact with…

Independence and Coding- DeacLink

Unlike some of my past internships, I honestly enjoy working for DeacLink. The DeacLink team only consists of four employees. Each one of us works independently throughout the entire week. Although, we work separately, at the beginning of each week we call to discuss our expectations for the week and how things are progressing. I…