Name: Kiran Pookote CFS Concentration & Year: BFS, 2009 Internship: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Major /Minor: Economics Major, Math and Religious Studies Minors, Certificate in Financial Economics from Kellogg Graduation Year: 2011 Current Position: Civic Consulting Alliance Fellow Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications? My CFS…
Tag: Alum
Feautured Alum: Jess Montoya
Name: Jessica Montoya CFS Concentration & Year: Civic Engagement, Fall 2011 and Humanities, Winter 2012 Internship: Digitas and Congresswoman Schakowsky’s office Major /Minor: Psychology/Political Science Graduation Year: 2012 Current Position: HR Coordinator at Doherty Employer Services Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications. My…
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…
Meet CFS Alum: Moira
Name: Moira Class of 2013 Major: History Minor: International Studies CFS Program: Business Field Studies The program was great — I was able to learn a lot of new things through the BFS class and then apply what I learned in my respective internships and beyond into my professional future. The articles were very interesting…
Meet CFS Alum: Patricia
Name: Patricia Current Year: Senior Major: Biological Sciences Minor: BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I liked that our CFS adviser met with us individually from the beginning and checked in every once in a while. I also liked all the resources that CFS provided–from the mock interviews to the dropbox of internship information….
Meet CFS Alum: Katherine
Name: Katherine Current Year: Junior Major: Journalism CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities I liked the combination of the class with the internship–it both expanded my knowledge of the city and its institutions and provided me the time and space to reflect on the work I was doing during the week…My adviser was very helpful in…
Meet CFS Alum: Johanna
Name: Johanna Current Year: Senior Major: Psychology Minor: Legal Studies CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Participating in Legal Chicago Field Studies is the best way I could have spent my summer. The class was wonderful, we were able to take the class at the law school and go on several field trips, from a private tour of Northwestern’s Law School…
Meet CFS Alum: Stephen
Name: Stephen Class of 2013 Major: Economics CFS Program: Business Field Studies The program does really teach a lot about the field in business for individuals who have little to no experience in it. It allows students to learn about what other fields are doing and explore if they would like to enter those fields….
Meet CFS Alum: Natalie
Name: Natalie Class of 2013 Major: Biological Anthropology Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I had never really had an internship in a clinical setting before participating in CFS this quarter. This program gave me the opportunity to work, learn, and grow in an environment outside of my typical academic schedule….
Meet CFS Alum: Melody
Name: Melody Current Year: Senior Major: Economics & Statistics CFS Program: Business Field Studies This year, I decided to take a break from the routine of taking required classes every quarter. CFS provided a way to do that while still receiving class credit, so I enrolled for the Business Field Studies program spring quarter. Initially, I was very stressed….
Meet CFS Alum: Daniel
Name: Daniel Current Year: Senior Major: Communication Studies CFS Program: Business Field Studies [My teacher] was incredibly personable and made discussions incredibly relevant to what we went thru everyday at work. He challenged us to think outside the box and created a great class dynamic where everyone really enjoyed attending discussion…I enjoyed how genuinely invested my…
Meet CFS Alum: Veronica
Name: Veronica Class of 2013 Major: Communication Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement My internship experience revolved largely around conference planning. Tasks included in conference planning consisted of inviting hundreds of students to the conference, recruiting volunteers and past Alumni to attend, planning the logistics of the event, contacting Alumni speakers and financial aid presenters, deciding…