Cam’Ron Stewart, COL & WH ’26, Sunrise, FL
This summer, thanks to the generous funding from UPenn, I had the privilege of working with FLIP National – a platform dedicated to supporting first-generation, low-income students. As I embarked on this journey, …
Shivam Raja, WH ’26, Alma, AR
For many students, the summer after freshman year is daunting. We are told by our peers and upperclassmen that we should “enjoy” our summer and not worry about getting a summer internship or job. …
The end of the semester can bring about a wide variety of emotions. There are individuals who just finished their first year of university and others who are wrapping up their senior years. Regardless of your class status, everyone at …
Grace Chen, LPS Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences (MBDS), 2023
This summer I had the opportunity to intern at the Center for Utilizing Behavioral Insights for Children (CUBIC) at Save the Children. Founded in 2020 by Allison Zelkowitz, CUBIC …
Areebah Ahmed, COL ’26, Dallas, TX
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to travel over 8,000 miles to my mother country, Bangladesh. Over the time I was there, I traveled back and forth between Dhaka, where my mother is …
Join Michael and Natty as they welcome Jennie Ripps, Penn Class of 2003 and founder of Owl’s Brew, a pioneering tea-infused alcoholic beverage brand. Jennie shares her journey from an English major in the College of Arts and Sciences at …
Dhruv Parikh, SEAS Masters in Robotics, 2024
NASA, JPL located in Pasadena, is the biggest space robotics laboratory that fuels various space flight missions and other science projects. I had a fortunate chance to intern there as a foreign national …
Daisy Tso, NUR ’24, Staten Island, NY
This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to work as a student nurse extern at NYU Langone Hospital in Manhattan. Working as a student nurse extern has been an enriching experience that deepened …
Jesús Luis Zúñiga IV , SP2 Masters in Non-Profit Leadership, 2024
I expected a busy summer full of new experiences, interesting work, and good food when I was invited to intern in Dakar with UNESCO’s International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP) …
Olivia Ong, COL ’24, Wellesley, MA
This summer, I had the opportunity to continue my work at the Titchenell Lab in the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at Penn Medicine. As a translational research lab, the Titchenell Lab aims …
