Learning through Collaborative Projects

Name: Darya Daneshmand Year: Junior Major: Neuroscience, Journalism Minor: Segal Design Certificate CFS Class: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Employer: Treatment Magazine When I began my CFS internship at Treatment Magazine, I was excited to be given the freedom to contribute in several different realms with a small and highly collaborative group of people….

Covering the 2020 Presidential Election

Name: Zoe Malin Year: Junior Major: Journalism Minor: Gender Studies CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: CNN I originally planned to participate in CFS during spring 2021, but due to the remote nature of this quarter during the pandemic, I instead applied to internships on my own over the summer. Once I received an offer…

Favorite Internship Experience: ProTen Realty Group

Name: Connor Loughlin Year: Senior Major(s): Journalism, Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: ProTen Realty Group I had a wonderful time during the CFS program this year as a Market Research Analyst Intern at ProTen Realty Group.  Overall, I would say it was the best and most interesting internship I have had to date. …

Discovering a Diverse Workload at TDH

Name: Roger Wu Year: Sophomore Majors: Journalism, MMSS Minor: Philosophy CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Tom, Dick & Harry Creative Company Before this summer started, I believed that Chicago Field Studies could be helpful for my personal and professional development only because my friends who had taken CFS quarters said so. Now I have been…

Focusing on the Community at Yellow Tractor

Name: Leta Dickinson Year: Junior Majors: Journalism, Environmental Science CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Yellow Tractor LLC After working as a climbing coach, writing tutor, and SCUBA instructor, this CFS position was my most conventional job. It was about time that I took on a job that had regular hours and business casual…

Picking the Right Internship

Name: Kelly Tan Year: Senior Major: Journalism Minor: Asian American Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice Employer: Perfect Search Media I spent a lot of time interviewing for internships in the winter, hoping to get one more work experience before I graduated and got thrown into the real world. Luckily I found one and was able to learn a…

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…

Kelly’s Favorite Quarter at Northwestern

Name: Kelly Year: Junior Major(s): Journalism Minor(s): Asian American Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement This past quarter has been my favorite quarter at Northwestern so far, and it’s all thanks to CFS and my internship. Not only am I learning a lot in my internship at AAAJ|C, but the weekly seminar has…

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…

Martina Describes Branching Out Through CFS

Name: Martina Year: Sophomore Major: Journalism CFS Concentration: Field Studies in the Humanities I am currently interning at LiquidThread, a content branding offshoot of Starcom MediaVest group in downtown Chicago. As a diehard Medill student, taking an internship in marketing and advertising was a very scary leap. Since freshman year of high school when I…