Meet Yichen Liu, a U of I sophomore majoring in Econometrics & Quant Econ. She first learned about the opportunity through her friends, and Yichen wished to strengthen both her technical and professional skills, especially the collaboration skills, in a real work environment. She is currently completing her first semester as a website content strategy assistant with the Cline Center.As part...
Student Spotlights
Introducing Victor Liu, a junior studying Astronomy + Data Science at the University of Illinois. This is Victor’s first semester at ATLAS, but he has already found it incredibly rewarding. He first learned about ATLAS through an academic advisor. He saw it as an incredible opportunity to gain experience in a professional setting and apply his knowledge to real-world challenges.As a programmer...
Mike Lee, a junior majoring in Computer Engineering and minoring in Mathematics, is in his first semester with the ATLAS program. He initially discovered the program through the career fair and website while seeking hands-on opportunities to apply his curriculum. ATLAS provided the perfect intersection for his interests in artificial intelligence, spatial computing, and virtual reality. Currently...
Meet Eshita Kulai, a sophomore majoring in Computer science & Linguistics in her second semester with the program. She initially learned about the ATLAS Internship Program through department emails and newsletters and decided to join to strengthen her communication skills and grow more confident in professional settings. Eshita is a client relationship specialist for ATLAS. In this role, she...
Devesh Kayal is a sophomore majoring in mathematics. He is the treasurer at the Delta Pi chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He heard of the ATLAS Internship Program through online research and decided to join because he wanted to explore and try various things during the semester while learning new things. Devesh worked with Professor Adam Osman from the economics department as his client. Devesh’s...
Meet Cohen Jancola, a senior majoring in Communication. The ATLAS program was initially brought to his attention through department emails and newsletters, and he decided to join to acquire major-related experience as he got closer to graduation. As a first-semester ATLAS program member, Cohen is a communications specialist for First Christian Church. He is responsible for visual creation, post-...
This is Kevin Jaime-Villagomez, a senior majoring in Political Science who is also a co-outreach chair at La Colectiva. He was initially notified of the ATLAS internship program through department emails and decided to join this semester because of friends’ great experience sharing and his desire to gain transferable skills that he found very valuable as a soon-to-be graduating senior for the...
Meet Miela Huner, a sophomore majoring in History in her first semester with the program. She initially discovered the ATLAS Internship Program through the website and decided to join to gain more work experience. Miela is a communications and social media intern for the School of Social Work. In this role, she is responsible for creating student and alumni spotlights, as well as developing ways...
Meet Beichen Hu, a U of I sophomore majoring in Sociology and Statistics. He first learned about the opportunity through the department emails and newsletters. Beichen wish to synthesize the knowledge and skills he acquired in his majors, enabling him to utilize technical skills to tangibly resolve the social problems, so he joined ATLAS internship program. He is currently completing his first...
Lauren Hayes is a junior majoring in Communication in her first semester with the program. She initially learned about the ATLAS Internship Program through friends and classmates and decided to join to gain internship experience while exploring potential career paths. Lauren is a social media intern for the Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity. In this role, she is responsible for...