Name: Katie Junior Major: Political Science CFS Concentration: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Although the program has “Chicago” in its title, I ended up interning at an Evanston non-profit as part of the Chicago Field Studies program. As an intern at the Moran Center for Youth Advocacy in Evanston, the most important thing that…
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Featured Alum: Kiran Pookote
Name: Kiran Pookote CFS Concentration & Year: BFS, 2009 Internship: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Major /Minor: Economics Major, Math and Religious Studies Minors, Certificate in Financial Economics from Kellogg Graduation Year: 2011 Current Position: Civic Consulting Alliance Fellow Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications? My CFS…
Current CFS Student Stephanie Discusses Her Overall Experience
Name: Stephanie Sophomore Major: Industrial Engineering CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies I remember listening to my friends talk about how CFS was such an amazing experience and me thinking to myself that I’ll one day consider joining the CFS program in hopes of having a similarly great experience. Well, the chance to be a part…
Current CFS Student Mark on Connecting with the Community You Serve
Name: Mark Senior Major: Integrated Science and Science in Human Culture CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Civic Engagement I did not fully understand what I was getting myself into when starting this internship, as I imagine is often the case with new jobs, but that actually turned out to be a good thing. When I…
Jane on Her Experience Working with Health Leads
Name: Jane Senior Major: Neurobiology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I am currently interning at a non-profit called Health Leads, which is an organization that strives to link families and individuals of low-income Chicago neighborhoods to non-medical resources. As someone who is currently in the process of applying to medical school, my experience…
Greg on his Internship in Legal Aid at CARPLS
Name: Gregory Junior Major: History CFS Program: Legal Field Studies A couple of weeks ago I began interning at CARPLS- a legal aid organization that provides assistance to low-income Cook County residents confronted with everyday legal issues. In that time, I have conducted a study investigating the effectiveness of one of CARPLS’ services, sat in…
Feautured Alum: Jess Montoya
Name: Jessica Montoya CFS Concentration & Year: Civic Engagement, Fall 2011 and Humanities, Winter 2012 Internship: Digitas and Congresswoman Schakowsky’s office Major /Minor: Psychology/Political Science Graduation Year: 2012 Current Position: HR Coordinator at Doherty Employer Services Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications. My…
Hina on Expanding her Research Skills at the ABA
Name: Hina Senior Major: Psychology and Middle East Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace I am currently interning in the Judicial Division at the American Bar Association. At the ABA, I am helping to enhance a diversity database on all the judges in America. It is really interesting to see how much…
Natalie on her Internship in Educational Consulting
Name: Natalie Junior Major: Sociology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health As I go into week 6 of my internship, I am definitely confident that it was the best fit for me in continuing my professional development. I work at a small for-profit office with three companies that primarily do educational consulting, national searches…
Jin Hak on his Internship Researching PTSD Treatments
Name: Jin Hak Senior Major: Psychology CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement I’m currently working in the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders at the Department of Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center. I’m working on a study examining Eszopiclone for the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I’ve been learning about the study,…
Annie on Week 4 of her Spring 2014 Internship
Name: Annie Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Political Science CFS Program: Business Field Studies I can confidently say that through the CFS program, this quarter has been one of my most educational quarters at Northwestern thus far. While you learn a lot of facts in the classroom, an internship experience provides you with real life…
Tracy on Week 4 of her Spring 2014 Internship
Name: Tracy Year: Junior Major: Psychology, Legal Studies Minor: Gender Studies CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Four weeks ago, I began working at the Center on Wrongful Convictions. Since then, I’ve become friends with the rest of my team, attended conferences and symposiums with Supreme Court journalists and counselors, taken many Instagram pictures of the…