IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE
In Pursuit of Justice Psychology course internships provide students with real-world social justice experiences while tackling community challenges along the way. By Jennifer Anderson
Esme Lezama Ruiz, a psychology major, has given a lot of thought to her future. She’s made plans for graduate school, and after that she wants to earn a doctorate in forensic psychology and work for the FBI. But for all her carefully formulated goals, Ruiz felt that the part of her plan that was missing was real-world experience. This is where the yearlong Field Studies course helped round out Ruiz’s résumé and give her a chance to take up Marquette’s challenge to all of its students to become men and women for others. For the past seven years, Dr. Ed de St. Aubin (left), associate professor of psychology, has thoughtfully developed a number of internships with nonprofit organizations throughout Milwaukee, internships where Marquette students come face-to-face with many of the most challenging issues facing the city. Doing much more than making coffee and taking out the trash, students in Field Studies work alongside community leaders doing meaningful work and make deep personal connections in the process.
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