Meet Sarah Rattigan, a senior majoring in Economics at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, currently serving as a BPI Workflow Analyst Intern with the ATLAS BPI Team. Sarah joined the ATLAS Internship Program to gain hands-on experience in economics and business processes, and has been developing efficient digital forms for departments across campus, including advisor selection and...
Tanvi Kamat, a senior majoring in Computer Science and Economics at the University of Illinois. She serves as the Sisterhood CoChair for Alpha Omega Epsilon, a STEM sorority here at UI. Tanvi joined the ATLAS Internship Program to gain professional experience before graduation and contribute meaningfully to campus. Currently in her first semester as a Training & Performance Improvement Intern...
Meet C.J. Tinzie, a junior majoring in Psychology at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and currently serving as an IT Intern at the Spurlock Museum. Through the ATLAS Internship Program, he has been able to connect his interest in people with hands-on technical experience, building webpages for museum events, setting up computers for staff, and providing day-to-day tech support. During...
Meet Yanu Choi, a senior majoring in Economics at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and currently working as a Communications Intern for the Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition (NTFC) through the ATLAS Internship Program. In this role, he designs brochures, manages the NTFC Instagram account, and writes email content to support outreach and event awareness. Through his internship, Yanu has...
Ashley Xiao is currently a sophomore majoring in History with a Business minor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As a Digital Communication Specialist for the Department of English, Ashley combines creativity, storytelling, and strategic communication to highlight student voices and strengthen the department’s digital presence. Through her role, Ashley creates Student Spotlight...
Sai Pranav Kakumanu is a junior majoring in Statistics & Computer Science. He joined the ATLAS Internship Program to apply his Statistics and Computer Science skills to real university projects while gaining professional experience. ATLAS offers hands-on opportunities in areas like process improvement, web development, and machine learning, all of which align with his goal of becoming a data-...
Yu Wang, a data-driven student at the University of Illinois, joined the ATLAS Internship Program after hearing about it from his academic advisor. Eager to apply classroom knowledge to real-world projects, he worked as an ATLAS Data Analyst, building Tableau dashboards that visualize GPA trends and instructor performance using DMI datasets. He also created a Tableau story analyzing Premier...
Carlton Yuan Bo Woo, a sophomore Astronomy major, joined the ATLAS Internship Program after hearing about it from his academic advisor, seeking hands-on experience that connects technology with science. As a Virtual Reality (VR) Department Intern under Michael Scott Summers, he contributed to projects like the Quad Game, developing features such as the Block Snap Project, Jump Feature, and...
Clarissa Segura is a senior majoring in Communication at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As the President of Amnesty International at UIUC, Clarissa is passionate about advocacy for social justice issues. She uses communication and leadership skills that she has gained in her three semesters in ATLAS as a Digital Communications Specialist to guide her as President of her registered...
Ethan Chen is a junior double-majoring in Economics and Statistics. He has spent two semesters in the ATLAS Internship Program, working as a Data Analysis Specialist for the ATLAS Data Team. Ethan first learned about the program through friends and classmates, but chose to stay after his first semester because the experiences he had were those that allowed him to grow his specialized professional...