Category: Internships

Ten Months Later

Practicing Peacekeeping

Jake Waxman ’14 won a summer fellowship to the U.S. Army War College

Red Cross Aid

Red Cross interns locate missing family members and provide health care abroad.

The Elegant C. Elegans

Nicole Miller '14 worked on the regulation of genes through RNAi in Professor Mary Montgomery's lab.

Building a Network

Mac's location is a "huge foundation" for every student, says Joe Huber '15.

Internship at an Embassy

Gabriela Landeros Fernandez '15 explored diplomacy through an internship at the Mexican embassy—in Belgium.

Beyond 3D

For Minh Nguyen ’14, theoretical physics makes for absorbing detective work.

Copper in Our Bodies

Richard Liang’s study of copper may increase understanding of Alzheimer’s.

Learning from Lungs

Undecided between a clinical or research job, Katie Cicolello ’14 chose both.

Liberal Science

Classics major studies stem cell therapy

Road work

Dan Knickelbein ’14 spent the summer in D.C. learning about transportation policy.

Financial Literacy and Growth

John Sankara ’15 partnered with community organizations that help minority-owned businesses grow and promote financial literacy.

Adventures in Interning

Mac students take advantage of their mid-metro location through working at schools, museums, and more.

People Over Postings

Mac Career Center staff showed Jamila Humphrie ’11 that when searching for jobs, personal connections trump online ads.

Closing the Math Gender Gap

After Amy Janett ’14 attended the selective Summer Program for Women in Mathematics in Washington, D.C., she returned eager to pursue a math career.

The Network Works

Knowledge. Experience. Networking. Of these valuable components of a Macalester education, networking may be the most nebulous, so here’s an example of that network in action.

Alaskan Intern

Edda Swanson ’15 did an internship 33 miles north of the Arctic Circle in Alaska, using skills learned from Ethnographic Interviewing.

United Nations Intern

After sending an email to a Macalester alumnus she’d never met, Jolena Zabel ’16 spent the summer in Washington, D.C., interning with the United Nations Population Fund.

Spiritual Meets Medical

An interest in Islam led Marni Schreiber ’14 to a project helping hospitals meet the needs of diverse populations.

Princeton Fellow

Kwame Gayle ’11 Heads to Botswana as Princeton in Africa Fellow.

Summer Internships

Microsoft, Heart Publishing, United Nations…