Political Science

Meet Olivia Diericks, a U of I junior majoring in Political Science. She first learned about the opportunity through an academic advisor, and Olivia wanted to participate in the culture of experiential learning at Illinois and gain practical skills outside the classroom. She is currently completing...

Agnes Akenou is a senior majoring in Political Science in her third semester with the program. She initially found out about the program from department emails and newsletters and decided to join, seeking hands-on transferable skills that will allow her to stand out in the job market. Agnes is an...

Agnes Akenou is a senior in Political Science and the Assistant Program Coordinator for Data Explorers through the ATLAS Internship Program. She has contributed to developing the Data Explorers website, supported organizational planning, and created promotional materials for platforms like LinkedIn...

Nino Stezen is a senior majoring in Political Science and Communication. He heard of the ATLAS internship program through his academic advisor, as well as friends and classmates. Nino joined ATLAS in order to gain transferable technical skills in a constantly advancing world, and through his...

Agnes Akenou is a junior majoring in Political Science. She learned about the ATLAS internship program through a career fair and decided to join because she saw ATLAS as a valuable opportunity to explore the fields of business process improvement and project management.Agnes is an LMS Specialist...

Jenny Labak, a junior double majoring in Economics and Political Science, is wrapping up her first semester as an ATLAS intern. She discovered the program through department newsletters and saw it as an opportunity to broaden her professional experience and explore future career paths. Her...

Say hello to Kshama Tavva, a junior majoring in Political Science. She applied to the ATLAS Internship Program looking to push herself outside her comfort zone of academic research in order to challenge herself in a professional setting. Having had an interest in the intersection of communication...

Bruce Park is a senior majoring in Political Science.  Bruce is a Social Media & Marketing Intern for Alison and Matthew.  Bruce’s responsibilities include posting images and writing captions for various social media platforms (Facebook and instagram), creating posts from scratch via...

Rachelle Martinez is a senior studying political science. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through the website. As a social media specialist, her responsibilities include creating social media content using Canva to be displayed on platforms and building screens on campus as well as...

Mel Caron is a senior majoring in East Asian Languages and Cultures with a double minor in Computer Science and Political Science. She read about the ATLAS Internship Program in an email from LAS. Mel works for the Life + Career Design Lab as a Digital Content Trainer, which means she adapts...