Name: Nicole Year: Sophomore Major: Psychology Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This spring, I have been working as an intern at the Fenix Family Health Center. The Fenix Family Health Center is a non-profit, primary care center focused on providing high quality, low-cost health care to low-income Latino/a immigrants and…
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Steve Rediscovers Openlands
Name: Steve Year: Senior Major: Earth and Planetary Sciences Minor: Environmental Policy and Culture CFS Program: Field Studies in Environment, Science, and Sustainability This spring, I continued my Chicago Field Studies (CFS) internship by picking up where I left off – at Openlands, a non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to revive and protect Midwest…
Laure Interns While on Exchange
Name: Laure Year: Junior Major: Exchange Student from Sciences Po Paris CFS Program: Legal Field Studies My CFS experience has been the peak of my year spent at the Northwestern University and has allowed me to discover a little bit more of the United States. I have not finished yet my internship at the Law…
Jane’s Delightful Spring Internship
Name: Jane Year: Junior Major: Anthropology Minor: History CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement When I originally decided to participate in CFS full time I had no idea how much joy it would bring me. I wanted a break from classes, to see the city in a new light and of course to gain…
Kylia Enjoys Her Time at the Chicago History Museum
Name: Kylia Year: Senior Major: Biology CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities I have really enjoyed my Chicago Field Studies experience at the Chicago History Museum this quarter. It has allowed me to explore a field that I didn’t know very much about before. As a curatorial intern, I have been assisting in the…
Patsy Establishes a Lasting Relationship With Red Cross
Name: Patsy Year: Junior Major: Psychology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health My Chicago Field Studies quarter has been by far the best quarter that I have had at Northwestern! This winter, I was thrilled to begin my internship with the American Red Cross and yet, I had no idea that this would mark…
Domonic Expands His Knowledge of Law
Name: Domonic Year: Senior Major: Economics, Political Science Minor: Spanish CFS Program: Legal Field Studies As a senior with quite a bit of past internship and work experience in the legal field, I believe my approach to CFS to be quite different than many of my peers. I view CFS not as an opportunity to…
Scott’s Heartwarming Experience at WorldChicago
Name: Scott Year: Senior Major: Linguistics CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement My CFS experience has expanded my understanding of what work can be and the good I can do from being in the right career. I have spent the past month and a half at WorldChicago, a non-profit which organizes Department of State…
Tomás Dedicates His Time to Help Others at Heartland Alliance
Name: Tomás Year: Senior Major: Psychology Minor: Global Health Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I have dedicated most of my experiences as an undergraduate to prepare for a career in public health. While most of it has been focused on health research and intervention development, I have always wanted to work at…
Victor Makes an Environmental Impact
Name: Victor Year: Junior Major: Economics, Environmental Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Environment, Science, and Sustainability My Chicago Field Studies (CFS) experience has been a very impactful, rewarding journey. Often under-emphasized, being able to engage in an internship related to my academic studies has been enormously helpful in figuring out my future career goals….
Mohan Takes on “Big Data” at NUTORC
Name: Mohan Year: Senior Major: Economics CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This spring I’m working under the Northwestern Transplant Outcomes Research Center (NUTORC), a research wing under the Comprehensive Transplant Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. My work deals with using relatively new machine learning methods to understand why a certain cohort of end…
Angela at the Chicago Bar Foundation
Name: Angela Year: Junior Major: Political Science, Legal Studies CFS Program: Legal Field Studies I am lucky to be interning at the Chicago Bar Foundation this quarter. My internship has been incredibly rewarding, and I am barely half way done with the quarter. At the CBF office, I assist various staff members with tasks and…