Name: Brian Hannah Year: Sophomore Majors: Political Science, International Studies Minor: IMC Certificate CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement Employer: Nielsen This spring I have had the opportunity to intern at Nielsen in their retail analytics division. I received a crash course in the CPG industry, and currently contribute to pricing and assortment projects with some of Nielsen’s largest…
Category: CFS Student Experience
Helping Immigrants and Refugees Integrate
Name: Jessica Marquez Year: Senior Major: Psychology Minors: Sociological Studies, Spanish CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement Employer: Upwardly Global At Upwardly Global we believe in the importance of integrating skilled immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers into the United States workforce. We also advocate for inclusive hiring practices and workplaces. We’ve served over 5,000 job seekers representing 169 countries….
Gaining Experience in Healthcare Consulting
Name: Monica Garcia Year: Junior Majors: Economics, Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: Healthbox This spring, I have had the opportunity to intern at Healthbox, an innovation consulting and fund management firm in Chicago. As an economics and global health major, I wanted to intern with Healthbox to gain real world exposure on what it…
Building Skills as a Youth Worker
Name: Angel Ayon Year: Senior Majors: Latinx Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice Employer: Youth and Opportunity United Working with Youth and Opportunity United (Y.O.U.) has been one of my most fulfilling experiences as a Northwestern student. Being able to engage with and learn from middle school age youth while at the university…
Reflecting on the CFS Application Process
Name: Shani Kaplan-Golan Year: Junior Major: Neuroscience Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement Employer: Healthbox When I first thought about applying to the Chicago Field Studies program, I was completely clueless as to what the process would look like. I was afraid about having to find an internship, nervous about the internship choices I was bound…
Projecting Student Voices for CPS Communications
Name: Daniela Aguilar Year: Junior Major: Communication Studies Minor: Latino/a Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement Employer: Chicago Public Schools Communications My role at the Communications Office of Chicago Public Schools involves working with a team that spearheads the projects aimed at telling the array of stories from thousands of students within the CPS network. In my short…
Getting Involved at HBR Consulting
Name: Audrey Wu Year: Sophomore Majors: Civil Engineering, Economics CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Employer: HBR Consulting In my fourth week at HBR Consulting, I feel like I have already learnt so much. Although the pace of work in the first week was slow and consisted of mostly administrative work and onboarding with the team, things…
Protecting Civil Rights at The Walters Law Firm
Name: Isabel Sistachs Year: Junior Majors: Legal Studies, Political Science CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Employer: The Walters Law Firm My Chicago Field Studies experience, both at The Walters Law Firm and in the classroom, has been incredibly rewarding thus far. My internship at The Walters Law Firm has been predominantly civil rights focused and I am constantly doing…
Building Business Skills at NextGen
Name: David Cheng Year: Sophomore Majors: Economics, Statistics CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: NextGen Growth Partners I wanted to participate in the CFS program because I wanted to build my business acumen and explore the field of finance. Economics is mostly theoretical, and by working at NextGen Growth Partners I’ve learned how to apply those critical thinking skills…
Interning in Private Equity as a Sophomore
Name: Jonathan Hanitio Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Employer: Tyree & D’Angelo Partners I am currently interning at Tyree and D’Angelo Partners: a private equity firm in Chicago that focuses on making acquisitions in the lower middle market. I am currently an economics major, but I have always been interested…
Learning Legal Advocacy at Chicago Bar Foundation
Name: Andy Fonseca Year: Junior Major: Political Science CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Employer: Chicago Bar Foundation The Legal Field Studies program was an excellent course for my professional skills to develop. My professional skills were complemented by the combination of my work at the Chicago Bar Foundation and the class taught by Professor Llorente. At my work, I…
Working at Mission Measurement
Name: Gene Chen Year: Junior Major: Industrial Engineering CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Mission Measurement Participating in the Field Studies in Humanities class and interning at Mission Measurement has been a challenging but immensely fulfilling experience thus far. The skills I’ve been able to acquire and the people I’ve been able to meet have allowed me…