Melissa Nong, COL ’24, Quakertown, PA
What does a just and equitable food system look like? And how do we create a dignified and community-driven access point to nutrition for our neighbors? These two questions were the core of my …
Prabh Kaur, COL ’26, Seaford, DE
“Do you know what a PCR is?” I was met with this question the first day I came to the lab. Stepping into the Wagner lab in September 2022 under the expert guidance of …
Mansha Kohli, Weitzman Masters in City & Regional Planning, 2024
Prior to attending the City Planning program at Penn, I was a management consultant in New York. While I enjoyed the client-facing role and project-based work, my job lacked the …
Safa Elzanfali, COL ’24, Bayonne, NJ
This summer, my journey took me beyond the confines of a traditional internship. I had the privilege of joining the dynamic team at Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) as a Public Affairs Intern. As I …
Nancy Zhu, SEAS & WH ’24, Philadelphia, PA
Thanks to Penn Career Services’ Summer Funding, this summer I had the opportunity to explore my interest in product while giving back to the community that I grew up in. I worked …
Justin Tran, NUR ’24, Portland, OR
This summer, I had the wonderful opportunity to work as a Student Nurse Extern (SNE) at NYU Langone Health (NYULH). Going into this summer, I was not certain what type of career I wanted …
Naomi Zucker, PhD Candidate in Cultural Anthropology
This summer, I was fortunate to work as an intern at Topos Partnership, a public opinion/strategic advising research consultancy that draws on social scientific methods (especially linguistics and anthropology) to explore (and help …
Zhang Jiang, WH ’25, Wesley Chapel, FL
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern at a private equity firm in the heart of Boise, Idaho, embarking on an exciting journey in an unlikely place that not only deepened …
Athena Zheng, WH ’25, Union, NJ
Over the summer, I had the opportunity to intern in the Real Estate and Store Development department at Meijer Inc, a family-owned retail company known for pioneering the modern supercenter concept. As I made …
Gabrielle Caine, COL ’24, Hampton Bays, NY
The music industry is led by “the big three” music corporations throughout the world—Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. This summer I was selected to work with one of …
