Senior, Caroline Bach
I am a firm believer that actual real world experience is the best thing to prepare you for the real world, so I started interning summer before my freshman year of college. I worked for Sherwin-Williams at their headquarters in downtown Cleveland for two summers. They had me in marketing/communications my first summer there and then print media my second summer. These experiences helped me decide I would be a marketing minor.
After sophomore year I interned with Good Morning Cleveland at NewsChannel5, the Cleveland ABC affiliate. My hours were a killer (2am-9am), but the experience was so worth it in the end. I was writing scripts and editing video for the air, and I compiled an entire resume reel by the end of the summer. I also got to go out with reporters almost every day, and we covered everything from shootings to LeBron's free agency.
Now, summer after junior year, I am interning with WTOL 11 in Toledo, the CBS affiliate in Toledo. Not only do I get to do the same sorts of jobs that I did last year, but I also am actually conducting interviews with prominent local people in the Toledo area and making packages on the stories. It's very hands on. Plus, I met an Baldwin-Wallace Alpha Phi alumna who is a reporter there! Alpha Phi is a great connection in any internship setting and definitely not something to be taken for granted. :)
Junior, Emily Mills
I had an internship at a small financial firm in Strongsville, Ohio. I transferred small portfolios of clients to third-party money managers. I also helped with client relations. This was a great internship, introducing me to one aspect of the finance industry and I gained a lot of valuable experience!
Senior, Jen Ryans
I am an intern at the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast Ohio. At Make-A-Wish, we grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. As the development intern, I have had the opportunity to coordinate the volunteers for their biggest fundraising event, Walk for Wishes. Also, I have created a flyer for a campaign the foundation is doing which will be sent to our head marketing department to be reviewed and hopefully published. This internship has been such a rewarding and amazing experience!
Junior, Marietta Guliano
I was the Marketing Intern at PlayhouseSquare in spring 2011. Through this internship I learned a lot about media buying and promotions while working closely with the various broadway shows and performances that were visiting the Cleveland area. I assisted with press nights and press reviews as well as took cast members to interviews with stations such as Cleveland Fox 8. This internship was a great way to network in Cleveland and work with multiple media outlets!
Sophomore, Heather Schier
Being a student assistant coach has not only helped me to pay for my tuition, but it has also taught me a lot about being a coach, as well as many other life lessons. From the long hours of practice to the long bus rides, I have seen and experienced much more than than other students working a typical work study job. I went into the job thinking it was going to be a great opportunity and came out with not only that but also another family. I am so blessed to not only have my sisters of Alpha Phi, but also to have the finest young women in the OAC to call my family.