Han Jiang is currently a sophomore studying mathematics and computer science. She became aware of the internship program through an email she received, which sparked her interest! Han works directly with the ATLAS Internship Program as a Software Developer for a new, more accessible and functional Moodle app. Han thinks she will take her teamwork skills with her in the future, as her internship...
Student Spotlights
Bradley is a senior majoring in English with a minor in creative writing. He appreciates that the ATLAS Internship Program has helped him develop his professional skills. As an English major, he is working as a Website Content Strategist for the Illinois Early Intervention Clearing House. He is in charge of their website and is getting to add content and expand his website...
Grace Lee is a senior studying psychology and creative writing. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through an email from her advisor. She is currently working with the ATLAS Internship Program on the digital signage project. She works on creating digital signs that are shown in the English Building Atrium. Her goal is to try to build engagement amongst students with...
Hannah Preston is a junior studying psychology and English. She is working with the application development team within ATLAS as their User Support and Documentation Specialist. Her job includes providing documentation for different applications that the team puts out. Hannah is so thankful for all of the technological skills she has learned working with ATLAS. She described the...
Cara is a senior majoring in statistics. She is interning with the Student Money Management Center (SMMC) as a Data Analyst. She is working with the financial charges team to analyze a data set that deals with charges on student accounts. She is organizing the data and is hoping to find a trend to develop somewhat of a financial education for the future. Cara really likes...
Ikenna is a junior studying communications. His sister sent him a newsletter talking about the ATLAS Internship Program, which sparked his interest and prompted him to apply! He is currently working on a virtual reality project with ATLAS' new virtual reality headsets. This project is just in the beginning stages, with Ikenna creating a questionnaire for people to fill out on what...
Joanna Szumny is a junior studying communications. She is interning with Feeding Our Kids, which is a nonprofit that donates food to children in Champaign county and its schools. She works with their social media and produces quarterly newsletters. Joanna wants a career in the fashion industry one day. She is thankful that her internship has helped her work on her multi-tasking skills. Her...
Jasmine Berry is currently a senior studying communications. She heard about the internship program because a communications faculty member recommended her to the program! She is currently working for Fighting Illini Sports Tech as their Social Media Specialist. Jasmine has actually been trying to work for Fighting Illini Sports Tech for many years and was thrilled when she got to work for them!...
Atit is a senior studying statistics and computer science. He is working with Dr. Rini Mehta, who is a professor in the religion department, on visualizing data. Atit is taking data dealing with how Bollywood actors are related to one another and creating family tree-style visuals to show these relationships. Dr. Mehta said that she will possibly use the visualizations in future...
Jiayue Zhang is a statistics major who is currently a senior. She received a variety of emails about the ATLAS Internship Program and decided to apply! She is currently working with the Student Money Management Center (SMMC) as a Data Analyst. Jiayue has been working with a team to determine the unique financial challenges that international students face. She started by creating a...