LAS student Thomas Ballard gained valuable experience and insight via a summer internship at the White House.
Illini success
- This summer, Rishi Chandra conducted research for the NASA Flight Center, where he analyzed photography from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
- This summer, Miranda Johnson worked as an intern for Seaside Sustainability, Inc., where she learned valuable skills she hopes to bring into a career to combat the global climate crisis.
- Thanks to a Life + Career Design scholarship, Brendan McGovern has spent the summer working as an elections research intern for BallotReady, a nonpartisan political start-up in Chicago.
- LAS student Shelby Job discovered her skills and interests at Research Park
- LAS student Cherish Recera has found her niche at the Research Park
- LAS junior Ebenezer Neequaye is passionate about using his social science degree to challenge preconceived social norms and educate others via entrereneurship.
- The founder of several startups, Tredayne Cabanlit is passionate about entrepreneurship because of its potential as a tool for social good.