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German Federal Employment Agency: A Summer Internship Experience, Jessica D. Raboin
German Federal Employment Agency: A Summer Internship Experience, Jessica D. Raboin
Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day (2011-2017)
The Federal Employment Agency is the largest provider of labor market services in Germany, with over 700 agencies, an institute for employment research, international placement services, a university, leadership academy, and family benefits office, among other subdivisions. The agency is publicly-funded and has several integral responsibilities that are outlined in my poster. My interest in career counseling, labor market management and social services spurred my interest in independently arranging an internship for summer 2014 with an agency near Munich, Germany.
A Summer In Bosnia And Herzegovina, Mary Franz
A Summer In Bosnia And Herzegovina, Mary Franz
Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day (2011-2017)
As a fellow for the Center for Global Education's Summer Global Internship Program in 2014, I traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina where I had the opportunity to study, work, and volunteer abroad. It was a summer of growing in compassion and understanding; a summer of experiencing new cultures, foods, and religions; a summer of finding new passions and forming friendships; and most of all, a summer of transformation in which I gained new leadership, professional, and international skills.
La República Dominicana: Las Terrenas, Stefanie M. Havemeier
La República Dominicana: Las Terrenas, Stefanie M. Havemeier
Celebrating Scholarship & Creativity Day (2011-2017)
Off the sandy beaches of Las Terrenas, The Dominican Republic, lies La Fundación Mahatma Gandhi and an energetic, ambitious, kind-hearted, and humble man, José Bourget, founder of the foundation. With the help of Bourget, six interns from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University lead summer camps at the foundation and in a nearby neighborhood. Children picked up trash, learned about dental hygiene, participated in new games, banged on musical instruments, and shouted out their favorite foods while learning about nutrition. The children in Las Terrenas and neighboring communities enjoyed summer camp activities but what the interns of …