Cathy Liao is a senior at the University of Illinois. She is studying psychology with a concentration in cognitive neuroscience. After seeing the Internship Program advertised in the LAS Lineup newsletter, she decided to apply. Cathy interns at the Crisis Nursery as a Digital Content Specialist. Her responsibilities include creating digital content that aligns with the non-profit's mission...
Student Spotlights
Maya Czerkies is a senior studying psychology and sociology at the University of Illinois. Having been referred to the ATLAS Internship Program by her academic advisor, Maya is now working as a Communications Specialist for the Student Money Management Center (SMMC). Her responsibilities include promoting the SMCC services and resources on all of the organization's social media platforms, as well...
Nyemba Bryant is a junior studying psychology at the University of Illinois. Seeing ATLAS advertised via print and digital signs, Nyemba decided to apply to the organization's Internship Program. This semester, she is working as a Software Developer for the Mobile Moodle Team. Nyemba typically helps test and design the Moodle App, tasks that consist of reviewing a large quantity of...
Emma Santiago is a junior studying linguistics at the University of Illinois. Having heard about ATLAS through emails sent to students within the Humanities, she decided to apply to the organization's Internship Program. Currently, Emma is working for the Center for Innovation & Learning as a Website Developer. As the Developer for "Esports at Illinois," she is responsible for designing the...
Vivian Liang is a sophomore studying communications at the University of Illinois. Vivian was referred to the program by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences' Newsletter, and now works as a Digital Signage Specialist for ATLAS' Digital Content Team. Her typical tasks include updating the English Building's digital signage screens, creating promotional content for social media platforms...
Whitney Harry is a senior studying communications at the University of Illinois. Having been referred to the program by fellow ATLAS intern Claire Sullivan, Whitney is working as a Marketing Specialist for the School of Integrative Biology. Her typical tasks include recruiting student to the School, planning events such as blood drives, movies, etc., creating and maintaining a Moodle page...
Taylor Arnold is a senior studying sociology at the University of Illinois. She decided to apply after seeing an advertisement for the Internship Program! Taylor works for the Student Money Management Center (SMMC) as a Communications Specialist. She crafts social media content for the SMMC's online community to advertise finance-related programs, modules, resources and services for student,...
Luke Kampwerth is a senior studying philosophy at the University of Illinois. Having been referred to the program by Dr. Kirstin Wilcox, Luke now serves as a Data Analyst for the Humanities Professional Resource Center (HPRC). His responsibilities have included sorting, interpreting, and visualizing data (via Excel or Tableau) that applies to humanities students. Currently, he is sorting...
Serenity Wilson is a junior studying mathematics at the University of Illinois. Having heard of ATLAS during a section of MTH 199, Serenity decided to apply for the organization's Internship Program. This semester, she is working for Dr. Rini Mehta as a Data Analyst; typically, her responsibilities include collecting and interpreting data pertaining to film award history in software such as Excel...
Miranda Li is a sophomore majoring in mathematics and computer science. Having discovered ATLAS during a freshman-year job search, she decided to apply to the organization's Internship Program. Currently, Miranda is working as a Web Developer for Dr. Rini Mehta; her responsibilities include creating graphs in JavaScript and webpages in HTML and CSS. Currently, Miranda is designing and modernizing...