Featured Alum: Levi Mele

Name: Levi Mele CFS Concentration & Year: Spring 2013 Internship: Marshall Associates Major /Minor: Social Policy Graduation Year: 2013 Current Position: District Manager, ALDI   Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications? My CFS internship at Marshall Associates was an excellent opportunity to grow…

Featured Alum: Evan Bakker

Name: Evan Bakker CFS Concentration & Year: BFS, Winter 2013 Internship: LiquidThread Major /Minor: Philosophy/BIP Graduation Year: 2013   Current Position: Research Associate at Corporate Insight      in NY Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications? I was an intern in the brand and entertainment…

Mickey on Week 9 of his Fall Internship

Name: Mickey Senior Major: MMSS, Economics Minor: Math CFS Program: Business Field Studies Interning with Shore Capital Partners through Chicago Field Studies has been one of my best experiences of college. Working in private equity has been a goal of mine for a long time, and my time at Shore really enforced my desire to…

Samantha on Week 9 of her Fall 2013 Internship

Name: Samantha Senior Major: English Literature Minor: BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities I cannot even begin to describe how incredible my internship and field studies experience has been. I am so grateful to have had this experience during the fall quarter of my senior year; I’ve learned lessons and gained knowledge about the…

Daniel on Week 9 of his Fall 2013 Internship

Name: Jianan (Daniel) Junior Major: Economics CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Chicago Field Studies has definitely been a tremendous experience – one that I would consider to be one of the highlights of my experiences at Northwestern. Going into the internship, I had no idea what to expect because the firm I’m…

Vera on Week 8 of her Fall 2013 Internship

Name: Xingyu (Vera) Senior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Program: Business Field Studies My internship at Blue Cross Blue Shield has been an inspiring experience. The manager gives me the responsibility to work on a project that makes substantial impact on increasing company efficiency. One assignment that I did focused on system prompt consolidation….

Rex on Week 8 of his Fall 2013 Internship

Name: Rex Junior Major: Biological Sciences Minor: Sociological Research CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement   The word “life-changing” is thrown around a whole lot, but I really can’t use any other word to describe my internship this quarter. This may be because I am dealing with actual human lives — Never before this…

Jennifer on Week 7 of her Fall 2013 Internship

Name: Jennifer Senior Major: Psychology CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement I’m interning at Sarah’s Circle, a non-profit dedicated to empowering women who are homeless. So far, I have been fortunate enough to get to know clients on a personal level, while also developing a deeper awareness of the social problems tied to their…

Shawn on Week 7 of his Fall 2013 Internship

Name: Shawn (Seungyup) Junior Major: Economics & Mathematics CFS Program: Business Field Studies I am spending my most exciting quarter at Northwestern with Chicago Field Studies. When I was admitted to the program in April 2013, I had to go through the process of thoughtfully screening the right company that I would enjoy working for…

Cree on Week 6 of her Fall 2013 Internship

Name: Cree Senior Major: Political Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities This quarter, I have decided to intern at Margie Korshak Inc. I am a fashion, hospitality, and restaurant public relations and marketing intern. My passion for the fashion and entertainment industry and desire to be exposed to marketing led me to choose this…

Claire on Week 6 of her Fall 2013 Internship

Name: Claire Senior Major: Spanish Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health When I started my internship at Heartland Alliance’s Refugee and Immigrant Community Services, I immediately knew it was the right place for me. The staff greeted me warmly and everyone was genuinely interested in getting to know me and my…

Daniel on Week 6 of his Fall 2013 Internship

Name: Daniel Senior Major: Industrial Engineering CFS Program: Business Field Studies My time at Blue Canyon Partners has been an enlightening one and the Chicago Field Studies program acts as a complement to my internship experience. On my first day at Blue Canyon, I had no clue what “consulting” was or how to navigate the…