Experiences beyond the classroom
Experiential learning built in
Wheaton’s Compass Curriculum will make learning beyond the classroom an integral part of your college experience. Our personalized advising and professional mentorship will help you connect academics to your career interests.
Through the curriculum’s Sophomore Experience, you will participate in a service or research project, internship, practicum, or study abroad to gain real world experience. And Wheaton’s LEAPS (Liberal Education and Professional Success) pathways combine courses and experiences that help build the skills necessary for success in professional fields. LEAPS cover career areas such as content marketing; design and fabrication; galleries, libraries, archives and museums; social research; teaching second languages; and more.
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Internship Guarantee
Wheaton guarantees access to internship funding, ensuring that you will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills in a real-world setting. The Filene Center for Academic Advising and Career Services provides expert advice to help you plan, land and prepare for internship experiences that connect your academic interests and post-graduation goals.
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On the following pages, you will read about some of the learning adventures of students who used one of Wheaton’s internship stipends. Their experiences shed new light on their academic interests, helped to shape their plans for the future, gave them access to a network of friends and professionals, and provided opportunities to test out their skills beyond the classroom. The value of Wheaton’s focus on combining rigorous academics with real-world experience—what we call The Wheaton Edge— is evident in the success that our students enjoy after graduation. Six months after graduation, 95 percent of recent graduates had found their first job, were enrolled in graduate school, had begun a fellowship or were pursuing an experience in public service.
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Health and Health Sciences
Possible areas of study: animal behavior · bioinformatics · neuroscience · nursing · pre-medicine · psychology · public health
Emergency services
Fire Department, provided basic life support for patients during emergency transports, performed complete medical and psychological assessments on patients, treated and stabilized patients using clinical knowledge and skills, and assisted the EMT or paramedic in their duties.
An aspiring doctor, William Gan interned at Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps in Glen Oaks, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens.
“I’ve been an active member of the corps since my freshman year of high school. However, being such a young age in high school, I was restricted in the work and tasks I was able to perform involving patient care. As I continued my skills training this winter as a college intern, I have come to love and value patient care much more,” said Gan, a biology and public health double major.
“Any moment where the patient is in stable condition is a ‘good’ moment. Aside from bonding with your crew members and enjoying lunch or dinner at the base when we’re not in the ambulance, it is the greatest feeling in the world when you are able to relieve the patient or better their condition,” he said.
In his role, Gan responded to 911 emergencies dispatched by the New York City
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Patient care
More recent internships in health and health sciences
Phoebe Nerone gained on-the-job experience with patients as a summer intern at South County Hospital, a nonprofit acute care hospital serving southern Rhode Island. In her role, Nerone wore many hats, including escorting patients, transporting records to different departments in the hospital and assisting the public at the reception desk.
Avon Vision Associates
Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Center for Community Health and Health Equity
Computational Behavioral Science Lab at Northeastern University
“Being able to work in a hands-on environment in the hospital helped me to get a true idea of what working in health care entails,” said Nerone, who is majoring in anthropology and public health. “I loved when I was able to assist patients and become more comfortable with assisting those who cannot help themselves.”
Flaum Eye Institute
Marathon Physical Therapy
Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Mental Health and Addiction Advocacy Coalition
New Mexico Department of Health
She said the experience at South County Hospital helped her more deeply connect to her public health major.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
“The internship showed me some of the options that I would have in the public health field once I graduate from Wheaton,” Nerone said.
Oregon Health and Science University
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Sciences
Possible areas of study: astronomy · biochemistry · biology · chemistry · computer science · engineering · environmental science/studies · mathematics · physics · statistics
Marine science
The project engaged him in reviewing images of the seafloor, annotating target species—including hermit crabs and sea stars—and then using coding to plot the data for a final presentation. He also took the class “Global Climate Change: The Ocean and Environmental Sciences.”
Ayinde Best spent 10 weeks as a summer intern for the Partnership Education Program in Woods Hole, Mass, which connects students with one of six Woods Hole scientific institutions to gain practical experience in marine and environmental science.
“Thanks to my internship, I not only got to work with scientists, but I also got to work with scientists who are people of color. It was so inspiring to see people who looked like me in leadership roles in the STEM field, and it gave me hope that I can actually make this dream of mine work,” Best said.
Best, an environmental science major with a concentration in biology, collaborated on an underwater imaging project with the help of a mentor from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center.
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Lab work
More recent internships in the sciences
Biochemistry major Robert Black interned over the summer in the polymer chemistry research lab at Enable Life Sciences LLC in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Boston Public Health Commission Brick Church Pharmacy
Black worked to prepare, coat and analyze polymers used in medical stents, which help provide structure to damaged arteries in humans. He is interested in attending medical school after Wheaton.
Brooklyn Zoo
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Charlestown Ambulance Rescue Service
Child Family Health International
“This internship provided me with valuable exposure to chemical research in a professional setting, and in a laboratory that deals with biomedical devices,” he said.
Fujitsu Advanced Technology Ltd.
Land Preservation Society of Norton Inc.
Massachusetts Audubon Society Murphy Avenue Pet Clinic Mystic Aquarium NASA
New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance
University of Porto, Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Wheaton College Chemistry Department
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Business and Management
Possible areas of study: business and management · computer science · data science · economics · finance and business analysis · human resources management · international business · legal studies · marketing · math and economics · non-profit management · social entrepreneurship
Launching a grocery store cooperative
That winter, she helped prepare for the launch of the market’s new logo and brand, redesigning promotional materials and adding information to the website. The work has helped Kreill improve her graphic design and social media marketing skills and added to her portfolio.
Economics and political science double major Lindsay Kreill spent part of her winter break helping to develop an urban grocery store cooperative, Gem City Market, in Dayton, Ohio. It’s a project she began working on at a previous internship and which she passionately supports.
“I interned with Hall Hunger Initiative in Dayton after my sophomore year, using my Wheaton stipend, and then worked with Co-op Dayton the following year. Both nonprofits have helped incubate and raise money for the market, which is a worker- and community-owned grocery store cooperative with more than 2,400 members,” Kreill said.
“The Gem City Market is a project I’ve been incredibly passionate about for several years. It’s an amazing example of the power of grassroots, community mobilization to tackle issues of poverty and food injustice,” she said. “Continuing my work with them in a new role is an amazing opportunity. I love being a part of something much bigger than myself and working with people who are equally passionate about ending hunger.” 8
Google internship
More recent internships in business and management
A summer internship with Google gave anthropology and business and management double major Andru Anderson skills and experience in thinking about how to connect with diverse audiences. It also helped him land a job with the company upon graduation.
The American Red Cross
Beijing State-Owned Assets Management Co. Ltd. ByteDance
“My project for the summer was creating a strategy that addresses the expansion of the pipeline for top talent recruitment from underrepresented backgrounds,” said Anderson, who participated in Google’s Building Opportunities for Leadership and Development program at the company headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.
Carol Ann’s Fabrications LLC CommonLit
Ernst and Young
Freehold Real Estate LLC
Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship Network Nordhavn Coffee Roasters
Anderson said the internship gave him valuable insight into his abilities.
Plantation Products LLC Prestige Style Fashion
“Attending a private liberal arts institution like Wheaton College reinforces the importance of versatility and being able to carve out my own path. That’s very similar to the approach that Google takes with its employees.”
Prospect Hill Winery
The Ruth Group
Shea and Co. CPAs Inc. Sustainable Bolivia Sycamore Capital
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Creative Industries
Possible areas of study: creative arts management · creative writing · dance · design · English · film and new media studies · journalism studies · music · theatre design/tech · visual art
Camera skills
“Dangerous Productions also provided me the opportunity to try out different cameras and equipment that I had never set my hands on before this summer,” she said.
Oriana Camara had a busy summer of experiential learning—first, following Wheaton students on a biology course in Ecuador as a Filmmaker in Residence, and then interning with Dangerous Productions in Easton, Mass., where she worked on post-production.
Camara dreams of one day working as a documentarian for National Geographic.
“This internship has provided me an insight and foundation in the film industry that has helped me understand the importance of connections, hard work and commitment,” she said.
Camara, a double major in film and new media studies and Hispanic studies, said she enjoyed working alongside professionals in video production.
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Podcast host
James Sena, who plans to work in the entertainment industry, found an ideal hands-on summer internship as a podcast host. For 16 weeks, he participated in a virtual internship at GSMC Podcast Network, a Folsom, Calif.based broadcast media company.
Twice per week, Sena wrote and hosted a one-hour podcast offering insight and lighthearted commentary about all things cinema.
“For every show, I researched different movies and outlined my main talking points in advance. This allowed me to not only stay organized but helped me keep track of when I should take breaks,” said Sena, who is double majoring in film and new media studies and theatre studies. Sena, who is focusing on acting as a theatre studies major, said he tried out various tones and narrative choices to see which felt most natural and what people might enjoy the most. The internship complemented Wheaton courses, he said, including a podcast production course.
More recent internships in creative industries
Albany Symphony
Attleboro Arts Museum
“That course actually gave me the inspiration to seek opportunities in that medium. When it came time to start recording for the GSMC Podcast Network, I would go back and review some of the critiques that I was given during class in order to create content that I’m genuinely proud of,” Sena said.
Camp Howe
Cape Cod Repertory Theatre
Channel 7 News / WHDH / CW56 Circus Smirkus CultureHouse
Edition Magazine
Generation Teach
Great Indian Noise Pictures
Hawke Commercial Filmmaking HelioGraphics
Icon TV
Israel Lacrosse
Meeting Street School
New England Music Camp NewScape Studios
Steer Digital Media 11
Social Sciences
Possible areas of study: African, African American diaspora studies · American studies · anthropology · criminal justice · development studies · economic theory · education · ethnomusicology · international relations · political science · psychology · public health · sociology · urban studies · women’s and gender studies
Social innovation
nonprofits in the social sector. She also engaged in academic courses, including “Social Innovator’s Toolbox” and “Becoming a Problem Solver.”
Zoe Selman, a political science major, spent the fall semester in Boston as a city resilience fellow for Leading Cities, a nonprofit that connects startups with government agencies.
A highlight of her fellowship was serving as a panelist at a major national conference alongside “PBS NewsHour” broadcast journalist Hari Sreenivasan. She also co-authored a paper with the Leading Cities Executive Director Michael Lake.
She took part in Semester in the City, a 15-week immersive program in Boston offered through Wheaton’s partnership with the College for Social Innovation. Selman was among a cohort of students getting a taste of real-world experience at cutting-edge
“I’ve learned about the entire world of nonprofit organizations as well as city 12
However, The Motherhood Center not only creates a safe environment for mothers to support one another, but also gives them tools on how to deal with these issues. Seeing mothers relate to one another and serve as a support system is really beautiful to watch,” she said. Roth said she learned a lot about the intensity of the challenges. “This internship has given me firsthand experience into what working in this field would actually look like.”
More recent internships in the social sciences
Attleboro Enterprises
Caring Heart Home Health Agency Community Harvest Project Connecticut River Area Health District
resiliency and community outreach. I’m appreciative of every opportunity given to me. I’m lucky to be developing my professional career and making connections,” she said.
D.C. Rape Crisis Center Ed Markey Campaign
Essex Children’s Advocacy Center Hopkinton High School
Helping new moms
Joe Kennedy Campaign
Allie Roth provided support to new mothers during her internship at The Motherhood Center of New York. The organization offers a partial hospitalization program that helps women cope with distressing feelings that occur during pregnancy and the first year after birth.
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland New Hope Inc.
Planned Parenthood Maine Action Fund Richard Nixon Foundation
Sayegh and Sayegh P.C.
Massachusetts State Senator Eric Lesser
Roth, a women’s and gender studies major, chose this internship because of her interest in working in the field of women’s health. Her duties included attending the virtual group therapy program, reminding patients of individual appointments and communicating last-minute schedule changes between clinicians and patients.
South Shore Autism Center
University of Oxford Language and Brain Laboratory
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports Vote Smart
World Relief
“Dealing with perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders is extremely difficult. 13
Humanities
Possible areas of study: anthropology · art history · Classics · Digital humanities · French studies · German studies · Greek · Hispanic studies · history · Italian studies · Jewish studies · Latin · Medieval and Renaissance studies · philosophy · religion · Russian studies · theology anniversary of the New London County Historical Society.
“My favorite part involved discovering fascinating historical objects within the collection, including letters written by George Washington, maps of the British invasion of New London, pressed flower samples from the 1830s and handwritten colonial receipts for Yale and 19th-century whaling harpoons,” she said. At Wheaton, Browning has worked as an art history research assistant and as a curatorial assistant in the college’s Permanent Collection.
“I was able to really develop my research skills during this internship. I hope to apply these to a future internship at a major art museum or graduate school,” she said.
Museum education
Ryan Ouellette developed a passion for military history when learning about the experiences of his grandfather, who fought in World War II.
Curating Collections
Eliza Browning, a double major in English and history of art, spent the summer serving as the collections and curatorial intern at the New London County Historical Society in New London, Conn.
The history major deepened his knowledge of U.S. conflicts—including the Revolutionary War, the World Wars and beyond—during a summer internship at the American Heritage Museum, which is based in Stow, Mass. In his role, he educated visitors about the various military vehicles and artifacts in the museum, while ensuring the safety of guests and the collection.
During the internship, Browning processed new donations, worked on smaller research projects within the collection and designed and implemented an exhibition on the 150th
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“A standout moment for me was the book signing we had for Andrew Biggio’s The Rifle. The author had traveled around the country documenting the stories of the few remaining WWII veterans, and for the book signing we had 50 World War II veterans in attendance. It was a truly incredible experience to meet all these men, whose service ranged from paratroopers in Normandy, to marines on Iwo Jima, to Tuskegee Airmen, and more,” Ouellette said.
More recent internships in the humanities
ATC Studios
Atlantis Fellowship
Beverly Bootstraps
Blydyn Square Books
Cape Cod National Seashore
A Climate to Thrive Destiny Rescue
Ouellette said he is considering a career working in museums.
Hartford Youth Scholars
Kenyan Scholar-Athlete Project
“Working at the museum has been absolutely eye-opening in terms of what I thought a career in history could look like. This summer was one of the single greatest times in my life, and I would absolutely love to work at a museum, maybe even this one,” he said.
Law Offices of Jason Giannetti Esq.
School on Wheels of Massachusetts Seacoast United
St. John’s Church
Villa Del Vergigno Archaeological Site and Field School Wheaton College History Department
Wheaton College Lexomics Research Group 15
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