Whitman Internship Grant

8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant

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Whitman Internship GrantSummer 2011

Supported by the Parents Internship

Fund, the Kanemori Internship Fund,

and the David Stevens InternshipEndowment

Student Engagement Center


2/31

Abbye Neel

Project Learning Tree

Golden, Colorado

What I have learned from my internship: "I have learned more about howone structures curriculum in K-8th grade classrooms and how one canincorporate environmental education into all subjects. I learned so muchabout fire ecology and forest health through those lessons."


3/31

Julia Bowman

People for Parks

Los Angeles, California

What I have learned from my internship: "This summer I have appreciated theopportunity to see first hand how a non-profit is run. I attended meetings withmy supervisor, took notes, and collected contact information. One of the manylessons I learned is how much work and collaboration it takes to write a grantapplication."


4/31

Alethea Buchal

Downtown Walla WallaFoundation

Walla Walla, Washington

What I have learned from my internship: "I always learn something about myselfand how I can be more professional and still maintain my free spirit. I amlearning the importance of attention to detail and efficiency and how to inspirevarious audience members to listen."


5/31

Aleah Jaeger

Environmental Law Alliance

Worldwide (ELAW)Eugene, Oregon

What I have learned from my

internship: "Working at ELAWhas proven to me the power andimportance of community. I amlearning about a differentculture, its complicated history,and the controversy aboutdrilling for oil in this part of theworld."


6/31

Lauren Davis

King Lab

Seattle, Washington

What I have learned from myinternship: "This internship is

teaching me to analyze data, solveproblems, and think critically. I amlearning many important laboratorytechniques such as PCR, gelelectrophoresis, and SangerSequencing."


7/31

Tim Strother

Steven Dona Architecture

Kirkland, Washington

What I have learned from my internship: I have been given creativelicense to express my ideas within projects and then have aconversation with [my supervisor] about the parts of the project thatwork and the parts that are still design challenges.


8/31

Natalie Tamburello

Center for InterdisciplinaryBrain Science Research

Palo Alto, California

What I have learned from my internship: Most days I am learning to analyzefMRI data using SPSS, MatLab, FSL, SPM, etc. I am learning to use avariety of computer programs to analyze behavioral and structural data (brainstructure). I have also attended a number of presentations and talks givenby well known scientists in brain research.


9/31

Phil HofiusCopper Canyon PressPort Townsend,

Washington

What I have learned from my internship: I talk with my supervisor every singleday. I have close relationships with staff members in many aspects of the Pressand have been given great introductions to many facets of the non-profitpublishing world.


10/31

Libby Watkins

City Club of Portland

Portland, Oregon

What I have learned from myinternship: I enjoy doing research

on civics education because it issomething I am passionate aboutand I feel like I am making adifference carrying out the missionof the Club. I have been able tohone my writing and editing skills

through these projects, as well asmy analytical and research skills.


11/31

Sam Freedman

Laboratory of Dr. David Morris,

University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington

What I have learned from myinternship: My project is to taketissue samples from mice that may ormay not have Fragile X (we are blindto that) and homogenize and isolatethe ribosomes from the mice

hippocampus. The best thing aboutmy internship is the closerelationships I have with members ofmy lab.


12/31

Suzanne Jaszczult

Office of Congressman EarlBlumenauer

Washington D.C.

What I have learned from myinternship: I am responsible forresponding to constituents who callor email the office with questions andconcerns about a wide variety ofpolitical issues. I attend briefings onbehalf of legislative staff and I havebeen learning the basics of drafting a

legislative memo. I have alsoreceived training in congressionalresearch methods and resources,which I have put to use in completingresearch projects for staff.


13/31

Amy Hasson

Vernon Lab, Whitman

CollegeWalla Walla, Washington

What I have learned from myinternship: I am responsible forcarrying out each step of the project Ihave been working on. The ultimategoal of my project is to insert anengineered version of the gene PIRL 9into the plants so that it is expressedat abnormally high levels. This is anew project for the lab and it has beenexciting to be involved with thebeginning stages.


14/31

Alyssa Nevell

Whitman CollegePsychology Department


What I have learned from my internship: I have learned how to interact with[experiment] participants in a way that makes them want to return for furtherstudies, how to collect data from them in a way that does not compromise theintegrity of the study, and how to analyze the results in a way that is beneficialto the academic community.


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16/31

Carrie Sloane

Classical KING FM

Seattle, Washington

What I have learned from my internship: The best thing about my internship hasbeen the exposure to the Seattle classical music scene, especially because I amconsidering a career in music. Having this repository of names and informationwill be helpful when it comes time to figure out what Im going to be doing after

grad school.


17/31

Chelsea Kern

Illumination Arts Publishing

Kirkland, Washington

What I have learned from my internship: I have been a part of each step of theprocess --editing the manuscripts, working with the artist to match theillustrations to the words, contacting marketing professionals for promotionsopportunities, speaking with customers to introduce them to our upcomingbooks, writing promotional copy, and looking over the final proof before sending it

off for printing.


18/31

Dandi Huang

Benaroya Research Institute

Seattle, Washington

What I have learned from my internship:I have become a lot more confident

learning new lab protocols, and have also

learned to grow my own cultures andmake various agar plates and solutionsfor general laboratory use. On top of thewet lab work, I am also learning a lot ofbioinformatics work like the BLASTsearch engines and what its results

mean.


19/31

Erik Larson

Project Minnesota, Len

Minneapolis, Minnesota

What I have learned from my internship: This job has given me valuableprofessional skills. Using peace-building and cultural-humility theory tocreate concrete educational materials has been challenging but will serveme well when I need to perform similar tasks in the future.


20/31

Kelsey KennedyWalla Walla Public

LibraryWalla Walla, Washington

What I have learned from myinternship: One of my main

responsibilities is answeringquestions and helping patrons findbooks in the childrens section.

Additionally, I have been doingoutreach work in the community. Iam working with the Library in the

Parks program that reaches out tokids involved in UPlay (through theCitys Recreation program) and

other organizations.


21/31

Claire Baron

Friends of the Orphans

Bellevue, Washington

What I have learned from my internship: The variety of work that I havedone has been great exposure to both the complexities of operating andcoordinating within an international non-profit organization and also to thebreadth of services that Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos offers the children.


22/31

Kendra Klag

Prof. Dan Vernon

Whitman College


What I have learned from my internship:Because nothing in science goes the

way you want the first time, I have beenlearning how to trouble shoot byexamining each variable and makingthe according adjustments. Additionally,because all the experiments Ive been

doing are sequential and build off of one

another Ive been improving on myability to plan ahead and organize sothe timing is right.


23/31

Margaret Ross-Martin

U.S. Department of Commerce

Washington, D.C.

What I have learned from my internship: The best thing about my summerinternship thus far is that Im given the responsibility and autonomy to engage

in truly meaningful work, catching a glimpse into this rapidly expanding, fast-paced and exciting field of Internet policy.


24/31

Leonila Gariando

Chinese Information andService Center(CISC)

Seattle, Washington

What I have learned from my internship: My internship is divided into twoparts: learning how CISC raises funds for their annual budget and alsoworking in the Centers different programs and with the Chinese clients. I

also have the opportunity to work with the Sunshine Garden and After-School program.


25/31

Robyn Metcalfe

Ruth DykemanChildrens Center

Seattle, Washington

What I have learned from myinternship: Both my training andpractice have made me a lot better at

identifying a potentially violentsituation, understanding a child'slimits, basic counseling, helping anescalated child calm down andtalking with a child about a crisis thathas already occurred. Every day is

different and serves as anopportunity to learn more about howto effectively help these kids.


26/31

Laura Holford

San Francisco City Impact

San Francisco, CaliforniaWhat I have learned from myinternship: I help keep the dailyrhythms of the Rescue Mission runningsmoothly such as giving presentations,serving meals, delivering groceries,teaching classes, and playing music,. Iam also getting the chance to work onspecial projects such as going ondevelopment trips, creating a trainingwebinar, taking on the role of

webmaster and teaching my co-workers how to update the website,and planning a one day outreach eventwith 800+ volunteers serving over 1000meals.


27/31

Shannon Buckham

Soundwatch BoaterEducation Program

Friday Harbor, Washington

What I have learned from myinternship: I have learned animmense amount about the naturalhistory and biology of killer whalesand all the projects and efforts thatare taking place to project theendangered Southern Residents. Ihave learned about the dynamics of

these projects, which are oftenhighly political, especially in regardto vessel impacts on the whales. Ihave seen the effort that goes intoprotecting a species, and amlearning how I can contribute to

such research.


28/31

Will Witwer

KUNC Public Radio

Greeley, Colorado

What I have learned from myinternship: The biggest of myresponsibilities is also the most funI

get to produce, write, and record myown radio stories for broadcast. I didall the interviews, arranged thelogistics of getting the interviews,transcribed all the material, wrotethree drafts (with editorial help from

the News Director), recorded the voiceover myself, and helped edit it forbroadcast.


29/31

William Newman-Wise

Painted Sage Farm

Daniel, Wyoming

What I have learned from my internship: I have learned that I enjoyinteracting with consumers at the markets, and have been thinking aboutgoing into further food production. I have essentially learned how to managecrops and animals, and I see this as part of my life in the future.


30/31

Allison Burns

cinda b

Fort Wayne, Indiana

What I have learned from myinternship: I completed an in-depthCompetitive Analysis forcinda b bags. In order to do this I

sorted through all of the handbag,gym bag, and diaper bag retailersout there and pinpointed exactlywhich companies cinda b directlycompetes with. I am currentlyworking on a report trying to findother companies who producedomestically, as well as their priceranges compared to cinda b, andtheir productivity.


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Amelia von Wolffersdorff

Undriving

Seattle, Washington

What I have learned from my internship: I have had a variety of responsibilities

this summer, most of which have focused on helping develop Undrivingsmarketing and communications strategies. I [worked] one-on-one with a boardmember on a marketing project to develop key messaging. Ive enjoyed this

project and it has taught me a great deal about marketing, concise language, andconveying clear messages to various audiences through my writing.

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Whitman Internship Grant