Name: Braelyn Year: Junior Major: Psychology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health When I chose to participate in CFS I was hoping to take a break from the normal Northwestern quarter while gaining professional experience related to my major. Interning at the Institute for Therapy through the Arts has been a great opportunity for…
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Matias at Reza Baniassadi Law
Name: Matias Year: Exchange Student CFS Program: Legal Field Studies This quarter I’m interning at Reza Baniassadi’s law offices, specialized in immigration law. Despite the fact that it is a small legal office, I’ve had the chance to learn a lot, not only about immigration procedures and immigration law, but also about social issues and…
Kevin and His Enlightening Experience at Shore Capital Partners
Name: Kevin Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions Program CFS Program: Business Field Studies Chicago Field Studies has been one of the best decisions I have made to both prepare myself for a career in financial services, but also to learn more about work-life in an academic setting. The program combines the experiential components…
Nicole Discovers New Interests: Public Health and Its Impact
Name: Nicole Year: Sophomore Major: Psychology Minor: Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health This spring, I have been working as an intern at the Fenix Family Health Center. The Fenix Family Health Center is a non-profit, primary care center focused on providing high quality, low-cost health care to low-income Latino/a immigrants and…
Steve Rediscovers Openlands
Name: Steve Year: Senior Major: Earth and Planetary Sciences Minor: Environmental Policy and Culture CFS Program: Field Studies in Environment, Science, and Sustainability This spring, I continued my Chicago Field Studies (CFS) internship by picking up where I left off – at Openlands, a non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to revive and protect Midwest…
Laure Interns While on Exchange
Name: Laure Year: Junior Major: Exchange Student from Sciences Po Paris CFS Program: Legal Field Studies My CFS experience has been the peak of my year spent at the Northwestern University and has allowed me to discover a little bit more of the United States. I have not finished yet my internship at the Law…
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…
Patsy Establishes a Lasting Relationship With Red Cross
Name: Patsy Year: Junior Major: Psychology CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health My Chicago Field Studies quarter has been by far the best quarter that I have had at Northwestern! This winter, I was thrilled to begin my internship with the American Red Cross and yet, I had no idea that this would mark…
Domonic Expands His Knowledge of Law
Name: Domonic Year: Senior Major: Economics, Political Science Minor: Spanish CFS Program: Legal Field Studies As a senior with quite a bit of past internship and work experience in the legal field, I believe my approach to CFS to be quite different than many of my peers. I view CFS not as an opportunity to…
Scott’s Heartwarming Experience at WorldChicago
Name: Scott Year: Senior Major: Linguistics CFS Program: Field Studies in Civic Engagement My CFS experience has expanded my understanding of what work can be and the good I can do from being in the right career. I have spent the past month and a half at WorldChicago, a non-profit which organizes Department of State…
Tomás Dedicates His Time to Help Others at Heartland Alliance
Name: Tomás Year: Senior Major: Psychology Minor: Global Health Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health I have dedicated most of my experiences as an undergraduate to prepare for a career in public health. While most of it has been focused on health research and intervention development, I have always wanted to work at…
Victor Makes an Environmental Impact
Name: Victor Year: Junior Major: Economics, Environmental Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Environment, Science, and Sustainability My Chicago Field Studies (CFS) experience has been a very impactful, rewarding journey. Often under-emphasized, being able to engage in an internship related to my academic studies has been enormously helpful in figuring out my future career goals….