Colleen Hotchkiss ‘11, Spanish major
Internship: "Empowering Women and Working for Gender Equality in Matagalpa, Nicaragua"
"Although I was very self-directed all summer, I was in no way isolated and was able to form friendships with the other women at Venancia, and by the end of the summer really feel a part of the group. This experience definitely has made me more confident in my ability to integrate myself into a work environment fairly quickly and find my niche in order to accomplish what needed to be accomplished."
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Peter Block ‘11
Internship: "Eating Well and Learning From it: Helping Expand the Weaver’s Way Marketplace Program" in Philadelphia
"My time at WWCP has given me an incredible amount of focus and direction in regards to personal and professional interests. I have become enamored with the cooperative movement and its ability to not simply mobilize (thereby help) poorer communities, but to do so in a democratic and environmentally sustainable manner. I hope to continue learning about such economic solidarity practices as a means to provide grassroots and sustainable economic and community development."
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Nora Graham ‘11, political science and religion major
Internship: "Researching Social Entrepreneurship in India's Development Sector" with Ashoka International in New Delhi, India
"...the work and it's content really inspired me to start thinking of my own socially innovative ideas. Meeting Ashoka fellows every day who had changed national policy by starting at the grassroots level made me realize what it takes to make change and the vehicles to do so. I realize more now that I want a career that combines grassroots work and policy making. Because of this summer, I am more confident about my academic and future career goals."
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Tim Richards ‘10, English major
Internship: Public Policy intern for the Wilderness Society in Washington D.C.
"I have learned so much not only about the environment, but also about the legislative and political processes, as well as how non-profit work fits into these grand overarching frameworks. It was valuable to work on behalf of our national lands for the philosophy of Wilderness. I’ve learned to live in a city and work in a professional atmosphere. I became more confident in my social skills and public speaking abilities. I also learned to navigate the political scene on Capitol Hill, which was enlightening to learn how things work there."
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Natalie Zych ‘11, English major
Internship: "High Rocks Leadership Program for Girls" in Hillsboro, West Virginia
"I learned how to interact with younger people and learned a lot about how to be an effective and engaging teacher. This experience showed me how accessible education can transform young women’s lives and hence foster social change. The whole experience made the term ‘social justice’ seem more like a reality rather than this huge theoretical umbrella term."
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Antonia Kerle BMC ‘11, sociology major
Internship: Indonesia Research Program, conducted research on available services for HIV+ people in Bali
"What I learned during my time in Indonesia only served to ignite an interest for deeper study of this fascinating and complex country. The research experience was also invaluable...I realized some of the difficulties associated with carrying out research and also why it is so vitally important for social justice work. Without fully understanding the spectrum of issues at hand there is no way any change can effectively happen."
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