Name: Jessica Senior Major: History Minor: Sociology CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities This quarter I am working with YouthMuse, an amazing organization that helps museums and zoos create programs that engage teens and young adults. This experience has been an amazing introduction to a field that I hope to pursue after graduation. In this…
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John on Week Four of his Fall 2013 Internship
Name: Ziang (John) Junior Major: Industrial Engineering Minor: Computer Science CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Chicago Field Studies has been amazing to me so far. The internship itself took some getting used to, especially the hours – but once I adjusted to that everything became very smooth. The employees treat me very…
Kelly on Week Four on her Fall 2013 Internship
Name: Kelly Senior Major: Flute Performance Minor: Arts Administration CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities This quarter, I am working at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. The Auditorium Theatre is a National Historic Landmark and presents a variety of programming throughout its season, including hosting the Joffrey Ballet as a resident company. My internship…
Stephanie on Week Three at her Fall 2013 Internship
Name: Stephanie Senior Major: Biological Sciences Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This fall quarter I am a part of a unique field study experience. Not only am I an intern with the Chicago Community Engagement Program (CCEP), but I am also working on a campaign initiative with both the Chicago…
Christina on Week Three of her Fall 2013 Internship
Name: Christina Senior Major: Economics & Political Science CFS Program: Business Field Studies By far, Chicago Field Studies’ greatest asset is its emphasis on experiential learning. Through my academic courses at Northwestern, I have learned about a variety of models, theories, and frameworks used to examine public policy, business initiatives, and social injustice issues. However, until…
Catherine on Week Three at her Fall 2013 internship
Name: Catherine Senior Major: Economics CFS Program: Business Field Studies I am interning for a hedge fund called Coe Capital Management. My internship process was very exciting because I was able to interview with all different types of firms from private equity to consulting to hedge funds. At the end day, it was very difficult to…
Rebekah on Week One at her Fall 2013 internship
Name: Rebekah Junior Major: Sociology Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement Working in the social change/socially responsible sector is something I am fully certain I want to enter into after college. With little actual experience in the field, however, I am uncertain what this position will look like and what role…
Madeline on Week One at her Fall 2013 internship
Name: Madeline Junior Major: Economics Minor: Political Science CFS Program: Business Field Studies I am a strong proponent of treating internships like a double-sided, ten-week interview. Sure, both parties get immediate benefits. The employer gets a fresh set of eyes and someone willing to quickly turn around whatever assignment is given to them. The intern has…
Meet CFS Alum: Moira
Name: Moira Class of 2013 Major: History Minor: International Studies CFS Program: Business Field Studies The program was great — I was able to learn a lot of new things through the BFS class and then apply what I learned in my respective internships and beyond into my professional future. The articles were very interesting…
Meet CFS Alum: Patricia
Name: Patricia Current Year: Senior Major: Biological Sciences Minor: BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I liked that our CFS adviser met with us individually from the beginning and checked in every once in a while. I also liked all the resources that CFS provided–from the mock interviews to the dropbox of internship information….
Meet CFS Alum: Yuri
Name: Yuri Current Year: Junior Major: Journalism & History Minor: Economics CFS Program: Legal Field Studies I enjoyed going to class at the law school and interning four days a week. I had a great experience at the office, and I learned a lot about the criminal justice system. From class time, I was able…
Meet CFS Alum: Katherine
Name: Katherine Current Year: Junior Major: Journalism CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities I liked the combination of the class with the internship–it both expanded my knowledge of the city and its institutions and provided me the time and space to reflect on the work I was doing during the week…My adviser was very helpful in…