Interns Take Prestigious Posts Across the U.S.

06/13/2024

The 蜜桃传媒 Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience and Center for Environment and Society are sponsoring 35 students on career building experiences this summer.

A 蜜桃传媒 student intern poses in a DC museum.

蜜桃传媒 congratulates the 2024 Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience's Explore America Summer Internship and the awardees. This summer, 35 students will be heading to nationally renowned organizations, museums, non-profits, and institutions to tackle real-world challenges, enhance their resumes, build professional connections, and gain valuable hands-on experiences.  

Starr Center Explore America Internships 

Sponsored by the 蜜桃传媒 Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, the Explore America Summer Internship program is one of the most exciting and distinctive opportunities available to Washington College students 鈥 and characteristic of the hands-on learning that sets the College apart from other liberal arts institutions. The program matches students with full-time, fully paid summer internships at an array of leading cultural institutions and non-profits. In addition to providing paid jobs (awardees are granted a $6,000 summer stipend for 10 weeks of full-time work) and valuable experience, Explore America Internships introduce students to mentors who can change the course of their lives.  

鈥淭he Explore America Summer Internships are grounded in connections and impact beyond 蜜桃传媒's campus,鈥 said Adam Goodheart, Hodson Trust-Griswold Director of the 蜜桃传媒 Starr Center. 鈥Besides the skills that our students develop in their positions鈥 whether helping plan Smithsonian exhibitions or leading tour groups at a national park鈥攖hey also learn how to apply the tools gained in their liberal arts education to make a difference in the broader world.鈥  

Placements for the 2024 Explore America Internships include:  

James Anderson 鈥25: George Washington's Mount Vernon, Alexandria, VA 

Victoria Baker 鈥25: American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA 

Tyler Bishop 鈥24: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry, WV 

Esmeralda Chavez Jimenez 鈥24: National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C. 

Faye Dorman 鈥26: Hagley Museum and Library 鈥 Curatorial Archives, Wilmington, DE 

Mirranda Forney 鈥25: Chadds Ford Historical Society, Chadds Ford, PA 

Selena Francese 鈥25: U.S. House of Representatives 颅鈥 Office of the Historian, Washington, D.C. 

Claire Garretson 鈥25: Society for Women's Health Research, Washington, D.C. 

Lily Giles 鈥25: Maryland Center for History and Culture, Baltimore, MD 

Madeline Gilliam 鈥26: Maryland State Archives 鈥 Rainbow Books Archive, Annapolis, MD 

Alexander Hall 鈥25: National Aquarium, Baltimore, MD 

Grace Hogsten 鈥25: The American Scholar, Washington, D.C. 

Faith Jarrell 鈥25: Apollo Theater, New York, NY 

Quinlan Kaufmann 鈥25: Public Religion Research Institute, Washington, D.C. 

Melinda Kern 鈥26: Library of Congress 鈥 Literary Initiatives Office, Washington, D.C. 

Olivia Long 鈥26: New-York Historical Society, New York, NY 

Ava MacKinnon 鈥26: Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. 

Rebekah McCreary '26: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. 

Lucy Morris 25: Easterseals of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore, New Castle, DE 

Kaitlin Osucha 鈥25: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York, NY 

Hannah Pacholok 鈥26: Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library, Winterthur, DE 

Emma Parker-Watt 鈥25: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA 

Klara Pecher 鈥26: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry, WV 

Shannon Rosche 鈥25: Delaware Center for Horticulture, Wilmington, DE 

Delaney Runge 鈥24: Hagley Museum and Library 鈥 Archival Research, Wilmington, DE 

Hailey Sharpe 鈥26: National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA 

Shannon Smith 鈥25: Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE 

Felipe Tassara 鈥25: Maryland State Archives 鈥 Native American Research, Annapolis, MD 

Emily Ulizio 鈥25: Human Rights Campaign, Washington, D.C. 

 

 

Center for Environment and Society Internships 

The 蜜桃传媒 Center for Environment and Society (CES) also sponsors students in internships each summer working with several nationally known partners whose work aligns with CES' mission of cultivating the next generation of problem solvers to tackle environmental problems and issues. Dedicated to fostering collaborations that offer diverse internship opportunities in multiple disciplines, CES' paid internships are open to students of all class years, including graduating seniors.  

鈥淓verything we do here at the CES is aimed at preparing our undergraduates, the next generation of leaders, to tackle the most pressing environmental issues,鈥 said Valerie Imbruce, the Lammot Du Pont Director of CES. 鈥淭his includes summer internships. CES is proud to partner with organizations where our undergraduates will gain invaluable real-world experience. Whether they are monitoring bacteria in the Chester River, tracking the effectiveness of plastic bag bans, or assisting with oyster restoration, these students will develop the ability to implement the tools and skills they've learned to impact our community and the world positively.鈥 

Placements for the 2024 Center for Environment and Society summer internships include: 

Lauren Albert 鈥26: Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Milton, DE 

Morgan Carlson 鈥25, ShoreRivers, Maryland's Eastern Shore 

Morgan Link 鈥26, 蜜桃传媒 Center for Environment and Society, Chestertown, MD 

Tyler Little 鈥26, Trash Free Maryland, Baltimore, MD, and Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD 

Rory Miller 鈥25, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Chesapeake Bay region 

Zachary Osucha 鈥25, Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely, MD 

 

- Dominique Ellis Falcon