Summary: Sindi Kulla is the president of Villanova University’s Veteran’s Club. Already involved and interested in Veterans, she heard about this internship and thought it would be a great way to learn more about Veterans outside of her community. Sindi Kulla, an economics and business-analytics major with a minor in political science, received an email […]
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It was April 2020. I eagerly waited for June to arrive because I was accepted into my school’s Washington D.C. internship program for the summer. One afternoon, I received an email from the program director stating that the summer 2020 session would be canceled due to COVID-19. A few days later, I received an email
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Sneak Peak: Melissa Spencer shares what led her to apply for the DME web development internship and her goals for the program. She takes us through her typical day as part of the team. Melissa, a web development intern from Fairfield, California, discovered the DME internship program through an email her fiancé forwarded to her
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Monique Quihuis and Hannah Bundschuh joined the Digital Media Engagement (DME) Internprogram’s research team for the summer 2020 season. Being new interns, they were eager toscout out work and kept a close eye for work postings. One day, a member of the researchingteam’s leadership posted a request for help with a special project. Though they
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Short Summary: When her plans changed due to COVID-19, Brandi Munoz joined as a graphic design intern. She found that the flexibility and virtual nature of the work environment fit well with her lifestyle and allowed her to work at her own pace and on her own time. The internship has taught Brandi how to
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While a virtual internship may seem intimidating, here are 5 tips that will ensure your success in a DME Internship! When I accepted my spot in the DME Interns’ writing department, I worried about what a virtual internship would look like. Would it mean constant emails from a faceless manager? Would I never get to
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Andrew Jung discovered the VSFS VA internship through the VA weekly newsletter and was interested in helping his fellow Veterans. He currently works for the Web Analytics department, collecting data from the VAntage Point blog and using it to help Veterans. Andrew Jung was applying to internships when he discovered the VSFS VA internship through
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Journey From Editing Intern to Department Head of A Veteran’s Story Short summary: My promotion to the Department Head (DH) of A Veteran’s Story (AVS) occurred after working as an editing intern for about seven months. I would soon have the opportunity to enhance my communication and leadership skills while leading about 15 interns who
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When I was sent home early from my out-of-state internship because of COVID-19 closures, I was suddenly facing a vast amount of time at home with nothing to do — no school, no job or anything. Then I happened to open an email from my university with news of a virtual internship opportunity to give
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