History

Sydney Tate is a junior majoring in History at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As an ATLAS Social Media Lead for Digital Communications, Sydney has dedicated her semester to bringing student stories to life and connecting the ATLAS community through engaging online content. In her role...

Introducing Sydney Tate, a junior studying Political Science and History at the University of Illinois. She is also the public relations director for Illinois Global Review and the finance director for Global Empowerment for Women's Medical Support. Sydney first learned about ATLAS through an...

Meet Miela Huner, a sophomore majoring in History in her first semester with the program. She initially discovered the ATLAS Internship Program through the website and decided to join to gain more work experience. Miela is a communications and social media intern for the School of Social Work. In...

Ashley Xiao is currently a sophomore majoring in History with a Business minor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As a Digital Communication Specialist for the ATLAS Internship Program, Ashley combines creativity, storytelling, and strategic communication to highlight student voices...

Margaret Moyar is a freshman double majoring in History and Spanish who’s diving into her first semester as an ATLAS intern. She discovered the program through her academic advisor and was drawn to it as a way to build her resume with meaningful experience while exploring her own professional...

Jessica Bastian, a double major in Sociology and History, is a social media intern at ATLAS. Tasked with managing ATLAS's diverse social media presence and analyzing engagement metrics. Currently, Jessica is immersed in crafting captivating graphics tailored for the University of Illinois student...

Matt Fanelli is a Senior studying Media and Cinema Studies as well as History. He works as a Video Content Creator Intern for Urbana High School. He’s responsible for helping Urbana High School’s Career and Technical Education Department make a promotional video showcasing a few subjects and...

Divine Dozier is a senior majoring in History. She heard about the ATLAS Internship Program through our Instagram account! Divine’s client is Vrtumind where she is a Technical Writer and Marketing Specialist. Her responsibilities include creating content for her client's social media accounts and...

Gabriela Kaminski is a sophomore majoring in history. She was recommended to look into the ATLAS Internship Program through her advisor. Gabriela interns as a Communications Specialist for the Humanities Professional Resource Center (HPRC). She creates and finds resources for Humanities students to...

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...