Author: Pearson Hafer | Major: Exercise Science | Semester: Fall 2022 This past semester, I have been lucky enough to serve as an intern at the Welcome Health Free Extraction Clinic. Welcome Health is located just off of campus directly west of the Northwest Arkansas...
Author: Jane Landrum | Majors: Earth Science, Anthropology | Semester: Fall 2022 My name is Jane Landrum, and I am a sophomore Honors college fellow at the University of Arkansas majoring in Earth Science and Anthropology with a focused study in Cartography, and...
My government relations internship with Boys & Girls Clubs of America has been an incredible experience that has opened a world of opportunities for me. Not only that, but also very humbling and full circle to have grown up as a Club kid, and now I get to advocate for kids like me.
I was interested in non-profit work because of both the business aspect and the ability that nonprofits have to impact their local communities.
Julianna Kantner, a Toller Honors College Fellow and political science and international studies major from Shawnee, Kansas, completed an internship at Canopy Northwest Arkansas as the Community Development intern. She cultivated community relationships, met client needs, and had the opportunity to interview refugee resettlement agencies across the country.
This internship solidified my interests in pursuing marketing and community development. I am looking forward to exploring other opportunities that will enable me to make lasting impacts and help build community.
Throughout my undergraduate career I’ve heard the phrase “internships pay you in experience” about a dozen times. While the topic of college interns being paid for their work is one for another day, those words do have immense meaning but not in the sense of...
I think a really great way to find out about opportunities for internships is to let your professors know you want experience. You never know where your big connection or breakthrough will come from.
Author Bio: Honors College Fellow Isabel Powers, a Biomedical Engineering Major from Conway, Arkansas originally aimed to spend the summer studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. The COVID-19 outbreak of 2020 outbreak cancelled these plans, so she decided to work for...