Leaving Land O’Lakes knowing so much more than butter
**By Emily Benda**
**Year in School:** Senior
**Major:** Journalism and Mass Communication
**Internship:** Communications Intern, Land O’Lakes, Inc.
Tag: Summer Intern Blogging Contest 17
When it rains it pours: My internship in Dublin
**By Austin Anderson**
**Year in School:** Junior
**Major:** Journalism and Mass Communication
**Internship:** International Intern, Metro Éireann
Ames has my heart
By Kenni Terrell Year In School: Junior Major: Journalism and Mass Communication Internship: Social Media and Event Coordinator Intern, Ames Chamber of Commerce My “summer” internship at the Ames Chamber of Commerce started in January 2017. After an exhausting amount of applications to numerous places (most of which I did end up interviewing for…). I … Continue reading Ames has my heart
Expect exceptions
By Keaton Mohr Year In School: Senior Major: Public Relations Internship: Risk Improvement Communications Intern, EMC Insurance Companies You can’t always know what to expect. That’s like trying to guess what number the dice you rolled is going to land on: you may get it right but you are more likely to get it wrong. … Continue reading Expect exceptions
Waiting for Air Force One
By Alexandra Connor Year In School: Junior Major: Journalism and Mass Communication Internship: News Intern, The Gazette When it was announced President Donald Trump would be traveling to Cedar Rapids for a rally, I never imagined I would be involved in the coverage as a news intern at The Gazette. And I wasn’t. At least … Continue reading Waiting for Air Force One
Interning in the Windy City
By Jenna DeMarco Year In School: Senior Major: Public Relations Internship: Public Relations Intern, Walker Sands Communications This summer, I am interning at a B2B tech firm in Chicago. After months of searching for a job, a handful of interviews and a writing test, I received an offer from Walker Sands Communications. This internship offers … Continue reading Interning in the Windy City
A passion to succeed
By Jessica Jensen Year In School: Senior Major: Public Relations Internship: Marketing and Public Relations Intern, The Iowa 4-H Foundation As a student in the Iowa State Greenlee School, the importance of the internship course has been ingrained into my head since Day One. The reality is an internship is much more than just a … Continue reading A passion to succeed
My mile-high internship in corporate communications
By Claire Norton Year In School: Senior Major: Public Relations Internship: Corporate Communications Intern, CoBank Ever wonder what it would be like as an intern at a national cooperative bank? I’m Claire Norton, and this summer I am the Corporate Communications Intern at CoBank’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado. As Corporate Communications Intern, I compile daily news clippings, write … Continue reading My mile-high internship in corporate communications
Launching a career in public relations at NASA
By Madison Tuttle Year In School: Senior Major: Public Relations Internship: Communications Intern, NASA’s Johnson Space Center (Houston) I’ve never been a crier, but the moment I walked in the doors at Space Center Houston I was almost brought to tears. I have been dreaming of this moment since I was 5, and the sight … Continue reading Launching a career in public relations at NASA
When opportunity knocks, passion responds
By Emma Wilson Year In School: Senior Major: Agricultural Communications and Journalism and Mass Communication Internship: Communications Intern, Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers As a true born-and-raised Iowan, the state of Iowa’s slogan, “Fields of Opportunities,” has always spoken to me. Growing up on the family farm, also known as my little slice of heaven, … Continue reading When opportunity knocks, passion responds