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8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
1/31
Whitman Internship GrantSummer 2011
Supported by the Parents Internship
Fund, the Kanemori Internship Fund,
and the David Stevens InternshipEndowment
Student Engagement Center
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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."
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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."
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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."
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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."
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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."
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
14/31
Alyssa Nevell
Whitman CollegePsychology Department
Walla Walla, Washington
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
15/31
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
22/31
Kendra Klag
Prof. Dan Vernon
Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
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.
8/4/2019 Whitman Internship Grant
31/31
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.