Category: Internships

Learning in Israel

Ben Shields ’17 explored once-in-a-lifetime opportunities in the Middle East thanks to Mac Classics connections.

Life at Google

Beautiful code was the goal when Alan Morales interned at Google Boulder.

Teaching Kids to Write

Hank Hietala '17 teaches kids to write at Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute.

Making College Possible

An internship with College Possible inspired Lillian Hexter ’16 to pursue a career that combines fundraising and social justice.

Breaking Down Barriers

As an intern with Harriet Tubman Chrysalis Center, Alexa Peters Posner ’16 supports clients in need of safe shelter, legal services, and counseling.

The Class of 2015: After Mac

We checked in with a few members of the Class of 2015 to see what their first year out of college looks like.

Healthcare Consultant

An information session with Macalester alumni inspired Jyothi Dhanwada ’15 to pursue a career in healthcare consulting; today she works with Optum Consulting at UnitedHealth Group.

Astronomy Intern

Asra Nizami ’16 (Karachi, Pakistan) interned with the Space Telescope Science Institute, an affiliate of NASA.

Bee Bacteria to Galaxies

Over 80 Macalester students in the hard sciences, environmental studies, and math, statistics and computer science gained valuable hands-on summer research experience through internships.

Goats and Garlic Mustard

Macalester biology students lived and worked at Ordway Field Station this summer, conducting research on plant nutrition, trees, ovenbirds, and garlic mustard.

Affordable Internships

Economic Consultant

Ha Song Pham ’15 discovered an affinity for data and learned how to make them reveal their truths.

Federal Reserve Internship

Jonathan Van Arneman ’16 interned at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and discovered his strengths.

Working Wall Street

An Investment Banking course connected Kunal Chauhan ’15 to a Mac alum, whose mentorship helped him land a job on Wall Street.

Russian Art Intern

An internship at the Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis furthered Joshua Sosa’s understanding of Russian history and culture while offering valuable leadership experience.

Summer Internships

Macalester students went far and wide this summer during their internships, from Amman, Jordan to Washington, D.C.

Capitol Course

A popular political science class blends a traditional syllabus with an internship at the state capitol.

Intern at the Embassy

Thanks to a stipend for unpaid internships, Jacob Phillips ’16 was able to intern at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C.

State Department Internship

Emily Muscat ’16 interned at the U.S. Department of State.

Interfaith Internship

As an intern with the Minnesota Council of Churches, Chanen Hanson ’16 organized a Ramadan dialogue series with 18 mosques and over 500 participants.

Internship Portfolio

Zeyi Shen ’16 explored a path in finance through a yearlong internship at UBS Wealth Management.