Name: Kinsey Erickson Year: Junior Major: Psychology Minor: Media Art and Game Design Module CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Game Changer Chicago Since Northwestern doesn’t have a game design program, my options for classes and chances to work on games have been limited. Being able to join a team and jump right into game development has been…
Tag: Field Studies in the Humanities
Working at Mission Measurement
Name: Gene Chen Year: Junior Major: Industrial Engineering CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Mission Measurement Participating in the Field Studies in Humanities class and interning at Mission Measurement has been a challenging but immensely fulfilling experience thus far. The skills I’ve been able to acquire and the people I’ve been able to meet have allowed me…
Mixing Finance with the Humanities
Name: Henry Year: Senior Major: Economics CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: NextGen Growth Partners This past winter I had the opportunity to pair an internship at NextGen Growth Partners with the Field Studies in Humanities CFS class. The result was an invaluable experience that will stay with me long into my professional career. My internship at NextGen…
Quantifying Social Change with Mission Measurement
Name: Abhijat Shekhawat Year: Senior Majors: Economics Minors: Business Institutions CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Mission Measurement This winter, I had the unique opportunity to intern at Mission Measurement, the world’s first evidence-based social impact measurement & consulting firm. An early stage start up, the company is already a leader in the social sector data and provides valuable…
Exploring Occupational Therapy with CFS
Name: Yesenia Craig Year: Senior Major: Human Development and Psychological Services CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Kick Start Pediatric Therapy Network I’m so thankful to have had the opportunity to participate in CFS this quarter. Not only does it fulfill a literature distribution requirement for me (the humanities class), it has also allowed me to get experience…
Forecasting for Nielsen
Name: Isabel Olivos Year: Senior Majors: MMSS, Political Science CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Nielsen This quarter, I’ve had the opportunity to intern at Nielsen in their Innovation practice area on the forecasting and activation team. I’m a senior majoring in MMSS and Political Science, and I decided to take on a full time internship during winter…
Making Trails at Superfly
Name: Tommy Year: Sophomore Majors: Communication Studies, Computer Science CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Superfly I was incredibly excited when I received the offer to be Superfly’s very-first Technology Intern; as an avid music festival attendee, I knew it would be a valuable work experience (and a good time!) to work with the minds behind some of…
Working for Nielsen While at Northwestern
Name: Gabriela Year: Senior Major(s): Psychology Minor(s): Business Institutions CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Nielsen Chicago Field Studies has been an essential part of shaping my professional development at Northwestern. My CFS adviser encouraged me to apply to my dream internship at Nielsen and the preparation I received through CFS helped me to secure the internship. The practice…
Christian Interns at Catholic Film Production Company
Name: Christian Year: Sophomore Major(s): Journalism Minor(s): Business Institutions CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Spirit Juice Studios I write this post from my car (parked, of course) after completing my fourth exciting and enriching week interning for Spirit Juice Studios, a top Catholic film production company and an absolute dream internship for me. In complete honesty, the realization…
Learning Self-Discipline at Saper Lawfirm
Name: Jake Year: Senior Major: Political Science / Legal Studies Minor: Theatre CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Recently, I have begun my internship, and honestly, I wasn’t worried if I could handle it. I had worked all summer full time, often much longer hours than would be required for my job at a law firm….