Name: Vanessa Tang Year: Senior Major: Neuroscience Minor: Science in Human Culture CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: Nousot For CFS, I am a machine learning engineering intern at Nousot, a company that automates modeling and builds predictive and descriptive models. Much of my work deals with building and analyzing predictive models to…
Category: CFS Experiences
An Internship that MATTERs
Name: Morgan Harlan Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: MATTER This quarter, I am an intern at MATTER which is a healthcare startup incubator. MATTER offers memberships to Chicago-area startups that are seeking funding, aiming to scale their business, and further develop their ideas. As a…
Dolphin Shows and Discussions through CFS
Name: Renata Szymanski Year: Senior Major: Environmental Science (Policy Track Minor: Legal Studies, Spanish CFS Class: Field Studies in Environment, Science, and Sustainability Employer: Shedd Aquarium As background, I am currently enrolled in the CFS-387 Environment, Science & Sustainability course, and my internship is as a research and evaluation intern at the Shedd Aquarium. In…
Learning by Experience: Health Justice in Illinois
Name: Hayley Platt Year: Senior Major: Biology, Global Health Minor: African Studies CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: Legal Council for Health Justice For CFS, I’ve been working at the Legal Council for Health Justice (LCHJ) as an intern for the Lead and Early Intervention team. Lead poisoning is a critical issue facing…
NU Student Succeeds in Faith-Based Internship
Name: Lindsay Adamski Year: Senior Major: HDSP CFS Class: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: Athletes in Action During winter quarter I had the amazing opportunity to work part time with Athletes in Action, a CRU ministry. The goal of the organization is to have a strong Christian on every team so that every student-athlete…
Physics Majors in the Finance Sector?
Name: Jason Chandra Year: Sophomore Major(s): Physics and Economics Minor: Energy (ISEN) Certificate CFS Class: Field Studies in Environment, Science, and Sustainability Employer: Milliman FRM (Financial Risk Management) Interning at Milliman, Financial Risk Management is unarguably, the most valuable learning experience of my life. As an sophomore double majoring in Physics and Economics, I did not…
Intern to Full-Time Feature: A Q&A with alumnus Jacob Schmitt
Name: Jacob Schmitt Graduation Year: 2017 Major: Psychology CFS Class: Business Field Studies during the Fall Quarter of 2016 Employer: Education Funding Partners Q: When talking with your employer about the full-time position, how did you initiate the conversation and when did you initiate it? A: I actually was not the one to initiate the conversation. Nearing the end of…
Helping Northwestern Win
Name: Eduardo Soto Year: Junior Major: Economics CFS Class: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Northwestern Football I have been working as a full-time intern with the Northwestern Football Coaches for the past 4 months. It has been a tremendous experience. I have been able to contribute to a season in which Northwestern won…
An Early Start on Medical School Research
Name: Mallika Patel Year: Senior Major: Neuroscience & Flute Performance CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: Affective Sciences and Treatment Lab I am working with Dr. Jackie Gollan in Feinberg’s Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders. Though I am only here one day a week, I have gotten…
A Change in Career Aspirations
Name: Noah Alvarado Year: Junior Major: Computer Science CFS Class: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Employer: Purple Gator During my internship these past few months at Purple Gator, I think I’m finally starting to find something that I actually desire to do if I was given free reign. At Purple Gator, I have…
Spending the Fall in Investment Banking
Name: Charlie Hummel Year: Sophomore Major: Economics CFS Class: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Piper Jaffray This fall I’ve had the opportunity to work in investment banking at Piper Jaffray in the debt capital markets division. Our team of six in the Chicago office helps businesses raise debt by connecting them with lenders….
A Dual Experience in Clinical Research & Public Health
Name: Sarani Pachalla Year: Senior Major: Spansh, Science in Human Culture (Pre-Med) CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: Lurie Children’s Hospital (Critical Care Division) & Mothers and Babies I never thought CFS would be for me, as most people I knew did it for internship experience in business-related fields. However, CFS provides…