Freshman

Alex Chavez is a freshman anthropology major from Chicago, Illinois. He is a first semester intern working as a Digital Media Specialist. His duties include digital content creation, designing slides, photography, editing, and digital signage. He joined ATLAS because it seemed like an interesting,...

Lahari Pisupati is a freshman studying statistics and computer science. She began her ATLAS internship just a few weeks into her first semester on campus. Lahari joined ATLAS in order to utilize her current knowledge in ways that are applicable to real life situations. She works for the...

Justin Petkus is a freshman studying physics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Justin decided to become an ATLAS intern to acclimate  to university life and find his place within his new environment. Working for ATLAS as a VR Programmer, he has learned a lot about 360º ...

Meet Emilie Schramer! Emilie is a freshman at UIUC double majoring in linguistics and speech and hearing science, with a minor in Spanish. Emilie has a unique love for language, which has guided her in her desire to one day become a Speech Pathologist. This is Emilie's first semester working for...

Evan March is a freshman studying actuarial science. He is working with Professor Thornton, an economics professor. He is working as a Data Analyst  collecting vital statistics dealing with breastfeeding. He is comparing data from women who breastfeed to those who purchase formula, then ...

Jared Lobo is a freshman studying mathematics and computer science. He was already aware of the ATLAS Internship Program before he was even in school and was immediately interested but decided to wait a semester to get acclimated to campus. He is working for the Student Money Management Center...

Chirag is freshman studying computer science and astronomy. He is working with Dr. Mehta, a religions professor, as a Website Developer. He created a website that has interactive data visualizations to help show how Bollywood film industry has a dynasty which affects all aspects of fashion, film...

Jessica Yun is a freshman studying communications. She is working with Dr. Mehta, a professor in the Department of Religion. Her project has her comparing two different versions of Vogue magazine; one that is published in India, and another in the United States. She is doing this comparison...

Clare Sullivan is a freshman majoring in communications. She heard of the program from an LAS LineUp email, and currently works as a Social Media Intern for Habitat for Humanity. She is in charge of their Instagram, Twitter, and ...

Brendon Kaunas is a freshman studying chemical engineering. He is a part of the Moodle TLT team that is working on writing automated scripts. His job includes writing automated testing scripts for updates for online classrooms, which means he has to write code that checks for updates...