Name: Michael Wolfe Year: Sophomore Major: Economics, Political Science CFS Class: Field Studies in Civic Engagement Employer: J.B. Pritzker for Governor of Illinois I have truly enjoyed my internship and CFS course because I have had the opportunity to discuss my values and my aspirations in a supportive environment. In our CFS course I learned that civic engagement is…
Tag: Political Science
Civic Engagement Inside and Outside of the Classroom
Name: Jonathan Goldberg Year: Junior Major: Political Science Minor: History CFS Class: Field Studies in Civic Engagement Employer: 270 Strategies My Civic Engagement class with CFS is the perfect compliment to my internship at 270 Strategies. At 270, I’m working on the engagement team, helping run operations for Get Out The Vote coalitions with interest…
Delving into Immigration Law
Name: Ennely Medina Year: Senior Major: Political Science Minor: Sociology CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Employer: Davidson and Seseri LLC As an intern at Davidson and Seseri, an immigration law firm, I have had hands-on experience in working in the legal field. I have written affidavits, prepared cases for filing, attended court hearings, and participated…
Cultivating a Love for Law
Name: Maria Fernandez Year: Senior Major: Legal Studies Minor: Political Science CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Employer: Kellie Walters This summer I have had the incredible opportunity to work at the Walters Law Firm in downtown Chicago, and so far it has been such an exciting and rewarding experience. Because I am working with a…
Emphasizing the Importance of Coworkers
Name: Brian Hannah Year: Sophomore Majors: Political Science, International Studies Minor: IMC Certificate CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement Employer: Nielsen This spring I have had the opportunity to intern at Nielsen in their retail analytics division. I received a crash course in the CPG industry, and currently contribute to pricing and assortment projects with some of Nielsen’s largest…
Learning Legal Advocacy at Chicago Bar Foundation
Name: Andy Fonseca Year: Junior Major: Political Science CFS Program: Legal Field Studies Employer: Chicago Bar Foundation The Legal Field Studies program was an excellent course for my professional skills to develop. My professional skills were complemented by the combination of my work at the Chicago Bar Foundation and the class taught by Professor Llorente. At my work, I…
Increasing International Awareness at C.C.G.A.
Name: Carina Kaplan Year: Junior Majors: Political Science, International Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice Employer: Chicago Council on Global Affairs This spring I have had the opportunity to be a Corporate Relations intern for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is a nonpartisan membership organization that provides information and insight into…
Figuring Out the Future at Blake Horwitz Law Firm
Name: Naomi Ostrander Year: Senior Majors: Political Science, International Studies, Global Health Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice Employer: Blake Horwitz Law Firm Coming into CFS, I only had a vague idea of what it was like to be a lawyer. Now, after eight weeks of working at the Blake Horwitz Law Firm I can confidently say I…
Calling a Last-Minute Audible with Arcalea
Name: Chloe Gardner Year: Senior Major: Political Science Minors: Art History, Global Health CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Arcalea From the outset of my CFS internship search experience, I had a clearly outlined plan. I had identified one single company for whom I desperately wanted to work, and I had a vision of how my future would and should play…
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…
Working Across the Globe for UNICEF
Name: Suhaib Kahn Year: Junior Majors: Economics and Political Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: UNICEF Having dreamed of working in the international development sector, an internship at UNICEF was an ideal role for me to understand how best to tackle the problems that I feel are most pertinent in the world today. I’ve been able…
Assisting at the State’s Attorney’s Office
Name: Mathilde Year: Junior Majors: Political Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice Employer: State’s Attorney’s Office Since the very beginning, I knew I wanted to do an internship in the social justice track of CFS. Indeed, my past experiences in NGOs and my future plans to be involved in the implantation of social justice led me…