With graduation earlier this month, we asked LAS students from the Class of 2024 to reflect on their most worthwhile experience at LAS. From involvement in RSOs to internship experience, Frank Cui and Payton Jarzyna give us their insights into what made their LAS experiences unique and how they’re...
The Humanities Research Institute (HRI) at the University of Illinois fosters interdisciplinary study in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. LAS students can get involved with the institute in many ways, including as undergraduate interns.
What does it mean to...
Thank you notes can help you build relationships as you prepare for your future. Here are some specific situations that often call for a thank you note, and examples of how to craft an effective message.
After talking to a recruiter at a career fair.
Differentiate yourself...
If you are looking for a summer internship, you may already be doing the following:
Looking for opportunities on Handshake (LinkedIn, Indeed, Idealist…)
Applying for the openings you find on Handshake (LinkedIn, Indeed, Idealist…)
Looking again...
1. Different fields and industries hire differently. Keep this essential fact in mind when you compare notes with your friends in other majors. The strategies and timetables that work for them will not work for you if you have different career goals.
2. You don’t have to figure out your future on...
Sophomore Lica Liu reflects on her first time attending the Global Student Leadership Summit in the Fall of 2023 as part of the LAS Global Leaders Program.
Sophomore Marica Szczybura reflects on her experience as an intern at the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections.
Over the summer of 2023, Isabel Wojcik worked as a medical assistant at Christie Clinic in Champaign. She provides some thoughts on her experience.
Sophia Beem is a double-major in creative writing and global studies. She is involved in Students for Environmental Concerns, where she reports on environmental news through the Green Observer.
Natasha Najam is a rising senior working towards a behavioral neuroscience psychology degree with chemistry and integrative biology minors. In a Q&A, she discusses her summer internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.