March Featured Alum: Adam Pegram

Name: Adam Pegram CFS Concentration & Year: Business Fields Studies, 2012 Internship: Shore Capital Partners Major /Minor: B.A., Economics Graduation Year: 2012 Current Position:Shore Capital Partners, Analyst  What was your internship with CFS? I interned at Shore Capital Partners during Winter Quarter of my senior year.  It was full time, and I continued to work…

Kayla on Week 10 of her Winter 2014 Internship

Name: Kayla Senior Major: Anthropology Minos: French CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health When I started my work at The Yellow Tractor Project (TYTP), an organization that responds to the American food industry by empowering people to grow their own produce in TYTP-branded vegetable garden beds, I knew I was interested in Chicago’s local…

Lauren on Week 8 of her Winter 2014 Internship

Name: Lauren Senior Major: Psychology Minors: Design, Entrepreneurship CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities I am currently interning at Syndio Social Inc, a Chicago-based startup that provides clients with social network analysis in order to help them adopt changes, target key influencers, and understand relationships within their organization. Syndio is a small team, as many…

Helen on Week 7 of her Winter 2014 Internship

Name: Helen Junior Major: Communication Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace When I applied to the CFS program, I did so on a whim while studying abroad in the Czech Republic this past fall quarter. As you might expect, being so wrapped up in the study abroad experience can make it difficult…

Jessie on Week 6 of her Winter 2014 Internship

Name: Jessie Senior Major: Psychology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health As an intern at a clinic where 95 percent of our patients come from below the poverty line, I am able to witness the intersection of public health and medicine. My internship has provided me the opportunity to discover the expansiveness of healthcare,…

Jessica on Week 5 of her Winter 2014 Internship

Name: Jessica Senior Major: History Minor: Sociology CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice This winter, I am working at Intuit: The Center for Outsider and Folk Art as a development intern. I have absolutely loved this opportunity and am learning a lot about the role of fundraising and grant writing in the world of…

Michael on Week 2 of his Winter 2014 Internship

Name: Michael Senior Major: Cognitive Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This winter I have had the opportunity to intern at the Center for Healthcare Innovation. I chose this internship because it is a unique opportunity and different from any other experience I have had thus far. My work so far has made…