A Historic Summer in Senegal
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) …
From Aspiration to Reality: My Journey as a Policy Analyst Intern
Jiaxi Lin, SP2 Masters in Social Policy and Data Analytics, 2023 Embarking on a journey to become a research analyst at a non-profit think tank has long been a cherished aspiration of mine. This summer, the dream evolved into tangible …
Research at the Center for Autism at CHOP
Jason Lai, NUR ’24, Danville, CA This summer I had the invaluable opportunity to work at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as a Student Administrative Assistant in the Center for Autism Research department. I was able to immerse myself in …
First Job vs. Dream Job
Ah, the classic question…”What is your dream job?” or “What do you want to be when you grow up?”. We have been asked a version of these two questions over and over as we grew up. Answers such as a …
Pre-health Research: What, How and When?
Are you a pre-health student at Penn and wondering about what research you should engage in to be a competitive applicant to health profession schools? Review this resource to identify types of research experiences that you can pursue, how and where to look for opportunities, and when to seek out these roles.
Pasta Summer: Bringing A Product To Market
Dagny Lott, SEAS ’24, Swarthmore, PA This summer I participated in a 13-week internship at NEPRI, an early-stage CPG (Consumer Product Goods) company. I’ve worked for a few start-ups before with as few as 10 or as many as 500 …
How Penn Can Help Prevent You From Being A “Starving Artist”
The start of the spring season is a ripe time for arts internships, apprenticeships and other opportunities to be posted in Handshake and across the web. New jobs are being posted every week in our Fine Arts, Performing Arts & …
A Community-Driven Reinvention of the Corner Store: Protesting America’s Broken Food System
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 …
Giving Back to The City of Brotherly Love
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 …
A Summer at Topos Partnership
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 …
