Colleen Dupuis is a senior majoring in English and French. She joined the ATLAS Internship Program to gain real-world job experience on campus, finding it a great fit for her professional goals.
As the Communications Lead Intern for the University Bursar Student Money Management Center, Colleen’s responsibilities include writing promotional content for e-newsletters and social media, creating engaging content like carousels and quizzes, and maintaining regular communication with her team through Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
As a Communications Lead, Colleen refined her technical skills by writing e-newsletters using Webtools and creating social media posts with Hootsuite, along with soft skills in communication and organization. She also gained insight into personal finance topics (budgeting, investing, etc.) and learned how to share information effectively, even on unfamiliar subjects.
Colleen’s future plans involve working as a translator or potentially a teacher, making use of her language skills. A fun fact about her is that she has an identical twin!