David Dasbach is a senior studying history. He is working with Salt & Light, a local non-profit food bank. He created a computer skills course for people to use that would help teach them the basics on how to use a computer in Salt and Light’s new computer lab. His classes go over the basics of Microsoft Word and Excel. David does not currently know what he wants to do in the future, but...
Student Spotlights
David Farrell is a sophomore studying English education. He is working with the Urbana Neighborhood Connection Center. David is working on creating a Google classroom on college and career readiness for incoming college freshman/high school students. It features online resources such as financial aid information and resume help. He is hoping to teach high school English or History in...
Eunsik Na is a senior studying statistics. He is working with ATLAS, more specifically Xiaobei Chen and Kurt Tuohy. Eunsik is a Data Analyst; he is currently working on analyzing trends among all Big 10 and Ivy League schools. After he receives data from the College Score Card, he compares the retention rates and the population rates for each listed racial classification. By...
Janey Bang is a junior studying industrial and organizational psychology with a minor in business. He creates social media content and writes articles for the University of Illinois Technology Services. Janey is hoping to learn how to use different social media apps and work on his interviewing skills. He learned about the ATLAS Internship Program through the LAS Lineup emails and he encourages...
Brian Vu is currently a junior studying communication. He is working as a media specialist for Red Clover Reader. Brian has been working on creating video tutorials for various features on the platform. He is hoping to increase his proficiency in recording and editing videos over the course of his internship. Even though he is new to ATLAS, he really likes the flexibility that his internship...
Eleanore Osborne is majoring in English and is currently a Junior. She is the current website content strategist for the ATLAS Internship Program. She writes the web copy for ATLAS and handles their internal and external newsletters. Eleanore is hoping to develop her knowledge of web software as well as her writing abilities. Her favorite part of ATLAS is the amount of freedom she has on her...
Arch Patel is a junior studying Economics. He is working as a social media intern for Earnest Earth. He created a 30-day marketing plan for their social media that helps his client focus on a target audience, increase their sales and brand awareness. Over the course of his internship, he has developed his communication, technology, teamwork and researching skills. Arch is hoping to get a job...
Vivian Liang is currently a sophomore studying communication. She has been working as a digital signage specialist with the ATLAS Internship Program. Vivian creates new content for the digital signs in the English building atrium primarily. She is hoping to broaden her creative skills over the course of her internship. She is hoping to get a job where she can utilize her oral and written...
Lauren Provencher is a junior studying global studies with a minor in public relations. She is currently working as a website content strategist for the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL). Lauren has been working on creating a website for the OCCRL to highlight equity topics in the education system. She is hoping to develop her technical skills, such as working with a...
Ruchira Ravirala is studying econometrics and minoring in statistics. She is currently a junior and is working as a data analyst for Dr. Rini Mehta. Her project has to deal with film mapping and she has been working with Python and SQL. Ruchira is new to ATLAS this semester but her favorite part so far is the flexibility and the time ATLAS provides to learn the coding languages before she applies...