Information Launch | Media Heart

Sept. 28, 2022

By Kourtnie Stenwall, communication assistant

Northwest Missouri State College college students accomplished an array of summer time internships — starting from working with the Nationwide Soccer League to an opera firm — whereas making use of the information and expertise they’re studying of their coursework.

“Internships are so priceless as a result of they permit college students to be uncovered to real-time, real-life jobs in a low-risk surroundings,” Hannah Christian, the director of Northwest Profession Companies, stated. “Moreover, they supply a possibility to get hands-on expertise and take a look at many various kinds of jobs in many alternative industries. All kinds of experiences offers college students extra alternatives for full-time employment once they graduate from Northwest.”

Profession Companies helps college students with all points of their internship and job search course of, from reviewing résumés and canopy letters to looking for positions

A sampling of Northwest college students’ latest summer time internship experiences seems beneath.

Elizabeth Brightwell

Elizabeth Brightwell

Truman Presidential Library, Nationwide Archives and Data Administration

Elizabeth Brightwell, a senior digital media main from Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, accomplished an internship on the Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri, with the Nationwide Archives and Data Administration.

“Via this internship I discovered that I like the museum surroundings,” Brightwell stated. “Museums are locations the place we inform the tales of the occasions and people who find themselves necessary to a particular location. I would like museums to be locations the place everybody, regardless of their background or incapacity, can hear the story related to the place the place they reside or are visiting.”

After visiting the library with household for a public historical past task, Brightwell determined to use for the internship. She assisted in stock of the collections, constructed containers for artifacts and created a handout concerning the museum’s Oval Workplace exhibit for tour teams visiting the museum.

“I need to design museum reveals that inform the various, advanced story of America,” Brightwell stated. “I would like individuals to have the ability to work together with reveals in a number of methods.”

William Walker

NFL, Baltimore Ravens

William Walker, a 2021 sport administration graduate who was just lately employed as Northwest’s soccer tools operations director, interned with the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens. He helped stock gear, examined footballs and made positive the offensive line place group was well-equipped throughout video games.

“My internship ready me to come back again to Northwest and be employed full-time because the director of apparatus operations,” Walker stated. “The information I gained whereas working for the Baltimore Ravens spring-boarded me ahead as knowledgeable and has allowed me to tackle a a lot greater function again at Northwest.”

Walker discovered concerning the internship by his former supervisor and secured the internship by three cellphone interviews.

“A few of my largest takeaways from this internship was how useful it was for me to work within the Nationwide Soccer League,” Walker stated. “I discovered lots about how issues are run in knowledgeable group and have introduced again that very same information to Northwest.”

Ashley Ball

Ashley Ball

Interlochen Effective Arts Camp

Ashley Ball, a senior instrumental music schooling main from Smithville, Missouri, labored on the prestigious Interlochen Effective Arts Camp in Michigan. She organized enjoyable actions for campers, dealt with disciplinary actions and supported counselors whereas caring for campers.

“I used lots of the classroom administration methods I discovered in my schooling courses in addition to adolescent psychology to grasp the behaviors of campers,” Ball stated.

Ball discovered concerning the internship alternative from a former band director who beforehand labored on the camp in faculty. Ball was employed to work on the camp in 2019 and has returned each summer time since.

“My largest takeaways from working at Interlochen had been methods to present higher help to adolescents, furthering my communication expertise and discovering alternative ways to go about instructing,” Ball stated.

Morgan Picht

Morgan Picht

Growmark Inc., Grainco FS

Morgan Picht, a senior agricultural enterprise main from Troy, Missouri, was a precision know-how intern for a Growmark Inc. member firm, Grainco FS, in Newark, Illinois. She discovered concerning the alternative at Northwest’s Profession Day and related with a recruiter for Growmark.

“One of the crucial necessary issues that I used to be in a position to remove from my internship was methods to community with others within the agriculture business,” Picht stated. “I discovered methods to talk with these at company, different places and people who work for various corporations.”

Throughout her internship, Picht reviewed aerial imagery and scouting fields. She plans to pursue a profession in precision know-how after graduating from Northwest

“The agriculture and enterprise courses paired with my information from my internship has helped me discover my place in agriculture,” Picht stated. “Agriculture is a really broad business, and I loved working with farmers to assist higher their yield.”

Taylor Holley

Taylor Holley

Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and Florentine Opera Firm

Taylor Holley, a senior majoring in writing and theatre efficiency from Hillsboro, Missouri, labored as the general public relations and advertising and marketing intern for the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and the digital media and communications intern for the Florentine Opera Firm.

“The largest asset my internship supplied me with is connections and the power to community,” Holley stated. “I related with so many artists from the Milwaukee and Chicago space. These connections might be superb sources when looking for jobs sooner or later.”

Throughout each internships, her intern duties included writing information releases and newsletters, collaborating with media members, brainstorming occasions and managing ticket gross sales.

“My experiences interning for the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and the Florentine Opera Firm taught me methods to be knowledgeable constructing a profession as an alternative of simply an grownup in search of jobs to make cash,” Holley stated.