Maxx Wayne is a senior majoring in statistics and economics. He heard about the internship through Handshake, a career services platform. He interns as a VR Catalog Website Developer for Michelle Rome, the Assistant Program Director for ATLAS. His responsibilities include adding and editing material on the ATLAS VR Catalog website, adding content about VR eSports, and creating content about VR in...
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Margaret Rogin is a junior studying communication with a minor in psychology. She heard about the internship program from a monthly newsletter called the LAS Lineup. Margaret interns as a Communication Specialist for Feeding Our Kids. She runs the social media accounts and maintains good communication with her client's intended audiences. Margaret also creates social media content, updates the...
Gabriela Kaminski is a sophomore majoring in history. She was recommended to look into the ATLAS Internship Program through her advisor. Gabriela interns as a Communications Specialist for the Humanities Professional Resource Center (HPRC). She creates and finds resources for Humanities students to access, in regards to career exploration. She also advertises HPRC events. She is currently...
Samantha Ruiz is a junior studying political science and communication. She heard about the internship program from a classmate who was also an ATLAS intern, and after seeing an advertisement for it in a classroom, she applied! Samantha interns as a Communication Specialist for Technology Services. She creates social media content and writes and publishes a written article for the Tech Services...
Ree Cai is a senior majoring in English. They heard about the internship from a friend and decided to apply! They intern as a Social Media and Marketing Strategist for Earnest Earth. Ree promotes their client across multiple platforms and handles social media accounts. They've been working on blog posts for Earnest Earth's website, regularly uploading posts on social media, and compiling...
Cunyuan Lu is a junior majoring in computer science and statistics. He heard about the internship program from his advisor. Cunyuan interns as a Web Developer for the School of Chemical Sciences. He is responsible for migrating faculty sites from the old server to a new one, along with fixing any bugs that develop during migration. This can include, but not limited to, the incompatibility of PHP...
I'm Kalyn Nowlan and I'm a senior majoring in English. In Fall 2019, I was a junior who had recently come home from study abroad, and I went to talk to the Humanities Professional Resource Center (HPRC) because I didn't want a corporate internship. I wanted one that allowed me to nurture my communication and technological skills. ATLAS sounded like the perfect way to fulfill all of my...
Rachelle Martinez is a junior studying political science. She heard about the Internship Program through a friend at the Daily Illini. Rachelle interns as a Social Media and Marketing Strategist for Earnest Earth. She creates and publishes content for their social media pages, writes and posts blogs on her client's website, and also researches product competitors and creates promotional...
Abbie Levitt is a senior majoring in communication. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through the emails sent by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Abbie interns as a Social Media Specialist for the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives (WGGP) program. She is mainly responsible for assisting the WGGP in creating and maintaining their social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter,...
Jonathan Lin is a junior majoring in philosophy. He joined ATLAS so that he could get internship experience as an international student. He interns as a 360 Video Intern for Michelle Rome and Randy McCarthy, Assistant Director and Faculty Director of the ATLAS Program, respectively. His main responsibility for the summer is make an interactive 360 video by using a game engine called Unity....