Name: Sherry Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Psychology CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities I really love my CFS experience! My CFS career advisor is super nice and helped me identify several firms that I was interested in. After multiple rounds of interviews, I chose Nielsen because it is a nice blend between data…
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Mary Ann Explores Theatre Productions
Name: Mary Ann Year: Senior Major(s): RTVF CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Working for Writers Theatre has been a great experience in my life. I have always been interested in theatre and really wanted to see how a theatre operated. Writers Theatre was the perfect place because they focus so much on character…
Chris Evaluates His Experience In Private Equity
Name: Christopher Year: Senior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): History CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities This quarter I interned at a private equity firm, which was a great learning experience. From the beginning, the CFS advisors made the internship search process easy for me and their help was invaluable. As a senior majoring in economics,…
Imani at the Chicago Foundation of Women
Name: Imani Year: Junior Major(s): Social Policy Minor(s): Latino/a Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities This quarter I had the pleasure of working at the Chicago Foundation for Women. The mission of the foundation is to invest in women and girls as catalysts, building strong communities for all. The foundation is most well-known…
Caroline Explores New Options
Name: Caroline Year: Junior Major(s): RTVF Minor(s): Dance CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities I am close to wrapping up my quarter serving as the documentation intern for High Concept Labs, a non for profit organization based out of Mana Contemporary Chicago, which provides artists with the resources necessary to dive into creating new…
CFS Advisors Help Ashleigh Navigate the Internship Process
Name: Ashleigh Year: Junior Major(s): Statistics Minor(s): Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities My CFS experience has been nothing but positive from the very beginning. Finding and securing an internship can be a very intimidating experience for many students but with CFS, the process is more manageable. One of the most helpful…
Diana Supports Her Community at 826CHI
Name: Diana Year: Junior Major(s): Asian American Studies, Environmental Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities My internship with 826CHI has been my first experience working on the back-end of a non-profit in development. My tasks include writing letter of inquiries for donors, copy-editing grant submissions, and doing general data analytics that can be used…
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…
Alexandra Finishes Her Time at Northwestern with CFS
Name: Alexandra Year: Senior Major: Psychology, Sociology CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Chicago Field Studies has been such a great experience so far and was a really good choice of how to spend my senior spring quarter. CFS has especially prepared me for life in the real world; it has helped me learn…
Danette Collaborates at In These Times
Name: Danette Year: Junior Major: Journalism Minor: African American Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities This winter quarter, I have a position as an editorial intern at In These Times magazine. The publication is an independent, non-profit magazine with a progressive political focus that centers primarily on labor rights. The office culture is…
Dajana Completes Her Internship Experience With CFS
Name: Dajana Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities This is my second quarter working with the same employer, but my first quarter doing CFS. I had no idea that taking this class alongside doing an internship would be such an eye opening experience. I am interning at a…
Jarobi Explores His Career Options
Name: Jarobi Year: Senior Major: Political Science Minor: Spanish CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities I have thoroughly enjoyed my CFS experience more than I ever thought I would. While the process of applying to positions was somewhat taxing and repetitive, I’m so glad I did because I wound up with many internship offers and…