Student Internship Stories
In the Career and Community Engagement Center, we believe in learning by doing. The Whitman Internship Grant (WIG) program provides students with invaluable hands-on experience across various industries, both in the U.S. and across the globe. In this series, we’ll share inspiring stories from students who have leveraged the WIG to explore work in tech startups, environmental organizations, art galleries, public health initiatives, and more. Discover how these internships are shaping students' futures and how you, too, can benefit from this incredible opportunity.
![Jules Thompson](/images/career-prep/career-and-community-engagement-center/2024/Jules-Thompson.jpg)
August 26, 2024
Exploring Holistic Healing
Jules Thompson interned at The Fig Tree Wellness Center during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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![Adam Simon](/images/career-prep/career-and-community-engagement-center/2024/adam-simon-2.jpg)
August 25, 2024
Providing Emotional Support to Children with Cancer
Adam Simon interned at The Casa de la Amistad during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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![Dominic Siegele](/images/career-prep/career-and-community-engagement-center/2024/Dominic-Siegele.jpg)
August 23, 2024
Networking Quantum Computers
Dominic Siegele interned at The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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![Gigi Peterson](/images/career-prep/career-and-community-engagement-center/2024/Gigi-Peterson.jpg)
August 21, 2024
Advocating for Global Peace and Solidarity
Gigi Peterson interned at The Women Against Military Madness during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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![Cedric Nyagatare](/images/career-prep/career-and-community-engagement-center/2024/Cedric-Nyagatare.jpg)
August 20, 2024
Empowering Communities Through Digital Literacy
Cedric Nyagatare interned at The Kigali Public Library during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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![Lydia Morgan](/images/career-prep/career-and-community-engagement-center/2024/Lydia-Morgan.jpg)
August 18, 2024
Vegetation Research in Yellowstone
Lydia Morgan interned at Montana State University during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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![Rocio Josephine Lybarger-Yanes](/images/whitman-stories/stories/2024/July/Rocio-Josephine-Lybarger-Yanes-600x600.jpg)
August 17, 2024
Navigating Employment and Immigration Law
Rocio Josephine Lybarger-Yanes interned at MA Jacobson Law PS Inc during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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![Meredith Luce](/images/career-prep/career-and-community-engagement-center/2024/Meredith-Luce.jpg)
August 15, 2024
Fostering Environmental Stewardship
Meredith Luce interned at The Welcome Table Farm during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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![Meghan Kearney](/images/career-prep/career-and-community-engagement-center/2024/Meghan-Kearney.jpg)
August 12, 2024
Reporting and Storytelling
Meghan Kearney interned at The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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![Lucas Huang](/images/career-prep/career-and-community-engagement-center/2024/Lucas-Huang.jpg)
August 11, 2024
Advancing Research in BBMB
Lucas Huang interned at The UW School of Pharmacy in the Kelly Lab during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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![Taylor Hebert](/images/career-prep/career-and-community-engagement-center/2024/Taylor-Hebert.jpg)
August 8, 2024
Conservation and Culture
Taylor Hebert interned at The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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![Erin Grossman](/images/career-prep/career-and-community-engagement-center/2024/Erin-Grossman.jpg)
August 7, 2024
Rewilding in the Amazon
Erin Grossman interned at Hoja Nueva during the Summer of 2024 through the Whitman Internship Grant program.
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