Name: Kat Year: Senior Major: Statistics Minor: BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities I am really enjoying my internship at Blue Canyon Partners. BCP is a small consulting firm with a very flat and friendly culture. My co-workers are always willing to help me and we even exercise together in the afternoon at the…
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Steven’s Conservation Contributions
Name: Steven Year: Senior Major: Earth and Planetary Science Minor: Environmental Policy and Culture CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement I am currently interning at Openlands, a non-profit conservation organization centered in the heart of Chicago. I have always been interested in the Earth’s natural and complex set of systems and how society interacts…
Janay’s Touching Experience
Name: Janay Year: Junior Major: Anthropology, Legal Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I feel that my CFS Public Health internship is especially involved, especially challenging, and especially rewarding compared to any other experience, internship or otherwise, that I have had. I am an intern at a small children’s hospital in Hyde Park…
A Life-Changing Opportunity
Name: Kelsey Year: Junior Major: Psychology, Legal Studies CFS Program: Legal Field Studies My internship at the Heartland Alliance Immigrant and Refugee Resettlement and Placement project has been, however stereotypical this sounds, truly life-changing. From my first day, both the broad expertise of my supervisors and the mission of the organization were incredibly clear. My…
Kayley Branches Out At Intuit
Name: Kayley Year: Senior Major: Art History CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities My internship at Intuit is a six-month commitment, somewhat atypical for a CFS engagement. After having worked there for just over two weeks, I’m already very pleased with the experiences and relationships developing – due in no small part to the…
A Study in Growth: Shivam talks the CFS Workplace-Classroom Connection
Name: Shivam Year: Junior Major(s): Economics, Statistics CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies My name is Shivam Malik, and I interned Mission Measurement Social Capital. My main interest lies in the field of finance and I wanted to gain more exposure in equity research and financial analysis. Interning at MMSC was one of the most rewarding…
Ashlyn’s Exciting Internship Experience at Seven Generations Ahead
Name: Ashlyn Year: Senior Major(s): Environmental Science, Psychology CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Civic Engagement For my internship with Chicago Field Studies, I am working at Seven Generations Ahead (SGA) – an environmental non-profit located in Oak Park, Illinois. At SGA, I am officially known as a Zero Waste Intern and I have been helping…
Kim Pursues Her Interests
Name: Kim Year: Sophomore Major(s): Learning and Organizational Change, Economics CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Humanities When I first started my search for fall opportunities, I did not have any idea what kind of experience I wanted- volunteering, internship, or job. All I knew was that I wanted to work with students and in education….
Victor’s Learning Experience
Name: Victor Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): International Studies, Business Institutions Program CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies My name is Victor, I am a junior currently interning at Nielsen Perishable Groups. While this isn’t the first internship I’ve had, it has certainly been one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in the workplace…
Mohan at Johns Hopkins
Name: Mohan Year: Senior Major(s): Economics CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Business Culture My experience in the classroom as an undergrad at Northwestern has given me some of the some of the economic & entrepreneurship-driven frameworks that helped me understand issues in the operations of our healthcare systems – yet, I lacked the experiential knowledge…
Yaritza and What Civic Engagement Means to Her
Name: Yaritza Year: Senior Major(s): Latino/Latina Studies Minor(s): Environment Policy and Culture CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Civic Engagement I didn’t begin to understand the complexity of the term ‘civic engagement’ until this quarter when I enrolled in the Chicago Field Studies class. In our class discussions, we have broken up the term into different…
Stephanie’s Experience in Marketing
Name: Stephanie Year: Senior Major(s): Psychology Minor(s): Global Health, Integrated Marketing Communications Certificate CFS Concentration: Public Health When I signed up for the Field Studies in Public Health concentration last Spring, I never would have imagined I would be working for the branded content division of one of the largest brand communications groups in the…