Junior Andrew Estaris is an economics major. He heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through their website. Andrew is currently working as a Data Analyst with economics professor Rebecca Thornton. His project includes analyzing data from a language program in Uganda and measuring the effectiveness of this program in the student population. He is specifically focusing on the ...
Student Spotlights
Karis Kim is a sophomore studying English. She learned about the ATLAS Internship Program through their advertisements in the English Building. She is working with Professor of Economics Adam Osman as a marketing intern. She mostly works on increasing the program's social media presence. She also is updating the content of Professor Osman's website for his new project called...
Rachel Finegold is a junior majoring in English. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through the LAS Lineup newsletter. She is working for Habitat for Humanity in Champaign as a Digital Media Analyst. Rachel helps improve their social media and responds to emails. She also has the important task of bridging the gap between what the community thinks Habitat is doing and what they are...
Zhenyu Gu is a senior currently studying statistics. He heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through positive word-of-mouth and personal recommendations. He is working with Professor Burke, a professor within the College of Education, on creating a database website. The website will feature how accessible Champaign restaurants are for people who might have any sort of disability....
Melissa Dean is a sophomore who is studying English while also pursuing a minor in business. She learned about the program because her sister was a past intern and recommended it to her! Melissa is working with Tony Hillen, from the School of Social Work, as a software developer. She is developing a calendar app that will let people know if a certain room is booked or not, as well...
Aaron Johnson is a senior majoring in English. He heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through an email he received and it immediately caught his attention! He is working with the ATLAS Web team on migrating information from the organization's old website to its new website. His job also include editing and reviewing content for the website before it is published. After her...
Eryka is a senior studying English and creative writing on the pre-law track. She heard about ATLAS after reading about the program in the English department's newsletter. She is working with Granular as their IT Technical Writing Intern. She is in charge of writing down and standardizing processes for the company's newly hired employees. An example of a problem...
Dhruv Khanna is a junior studying statistics. The Career Center recommended that Dhruv should apply to the ATLAS Internship Program and he has been loving it ever since! He is is currently working with economics professor Rebecca Thornton and is creating data visualizations for the project. His project focuses around analyzing data from a language program in Uganda and seeing the...
Maddie is a sophomore studying communications. She heard about the internship program from a job board listing. Maddie is working with Red Clover Reader as a Communications Specialist. She is writing newsletters, blurbs for parents, and is also in charge of proofreading other people’s work. Someday, she wants to work at a news company. Maddie has learned how to professionally...
Marissa Donato is a junior studying organizational psychology and interpersonal communication. She read about the program on the Communications Major internship page and became interested in applying. She is currently working with Granular as a User Support intern. She helps answer IT tickets, perfects onboarding presentations and makes IT satisfaction surveys. Her dream job...