My internship is with a Traffic Law Office in Geneva, IL, outside Chicago, which handles DUI traffic offenses. My task at this firm is to be the legal assistant for the lead prosecutor. I found this internship, as I have a familial connection to the firm through my grandma, and I had been previously familiar with this office, as I would go to work with her when I was little. I had worked unpaid...
Hello! My name is Jazmin Olivas and I am currently interning at The Immigration Project in Champaign as a New Arrivals Caseworker. I found this internship through Handshake and was lucky enough to be selected for an internship. A typical day looks like meeting with newly arrived migrants from Central and South America, helping them figure out what their legal documents mean, when their court day...
Hello, my name is Carter Sullivan. I currently work as a student intern with the creative solutions department of Illini Athletics. I currently serve as the lean content creator for the Illinois volleyball team. I did not find this on any particular website, but I reached out to the directors of the creative solutions department, sending them my story and portfolio, and was asked to do an...
Many sociology majors pair their studies and experiences with a variety of other disciplines. Metztli (they/them) is a great example - they are a Sociology and Psychology double major and also double minoring in Child Health & Well-being and Gender & Women's Studies. Through this combination, Metztli discovered a great internship opportunity that blended all of her interests and passions...
Brian Kwak is a Senior Sociology major with a minor in Business. How did you find this internship? I have spent several months asking and looking for an internship and I am so glad that I was chosen to do what I am currently doing. Up until now, I wasn’t given a lot of opportunities to use this knowledge to do something so meaningful. The division of MGI, an accounting firm, is a hard but...
Madigan Hoffman is a Senior double major with Sociology/Political Science, minoring in Gender & Women's Studies. How did you find this internship? I found my internship with the Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association on Handshake! I messaged the director along with submitting my application, and interviewed within the week. What do you usually do for the internship? On a...
Outside of the classroom, internships are a great way to use your hands and see the inner workings of an organization. Brendan, a senior pursuing a dual degree with Sociology and Jazz Performance shares how they found the perfect fit amidst their busy schedule:Where did you find your internship?I was struggling to find experiences that fit my schedule and experience, especially with a music-...
Sociology students have incredible opportunities to participate in internships and gain both professional development and Capstone credit for their major. Grace, a senior who is double majoring in SOC and Political Science, has been fortunate enough to work with her internship organization, Hope for the Day, for almost a full year! We asked Grace to...- Please join us in congratulating PhD Candidate, Miguel Avalos for being awarded the University of Illinois's Humanities Research Institute's Graduate Student Fellowship for 2023-24. The fellowship enables advanced graduate students to develop their dissertations or research projects related to the broad theme of “Un/Doing” and to participate in the year’s activities, including the yearlong...
- Yusuf Karipek, a PhD candidate, was selected as a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow for the 2023 summer and 2023-2024 academic year. He will be furthering his studies in Chinese language.