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University of New HampshireUniversity of New Hampshire Scholars' RepositoryMedia Relations Administrative Offices7-27-2004Summer Internships Offer Rich Experience ForUNH StudentsLori WrightFollow this and additional works at: https://scholars.unh.edu/newsThis News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Administrative Offices at University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in Media Relations by an authorized administrator of University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository. For moreinformation, please contact nicole.hentz@unh.edu.Recommended CitationWright, Lori, "Summer Internships Offer Rich Experience For UNH Students" (2004). UNH Today. 1708.https://scholars.unh.edu/news/170810/4/17, 1(32 PMSummer Internships Offer Rich Experience For UNH StudentsPage 1 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2004/july/lw_20040727internship.htmlRelated Links Summer Internships Offer Rich Experience For UNHStudents Contact: Lori Wright603-862-0574UNH Media RelationsJuly 27, 2004DURHAM, N.H. – If you think all college students spend summer break going home andcatching up with friends, think again. For increasing numbers of college students nationwide and at the University of New Hampshire,summer has become a time to gain valuable career experience and a competitive edge in the jobmarket. Most are now graduating with at least two internships under their belts.Internships not only help them learn what it’s like working in their prospective field ofemployment, it also gives them a connection with a company that can lead to a full-time positionafter graduation. Journalism major Michele Filgate, ’06, of Barrington, is spending this summer working for EdBradley and the production staff at CBS News’s 60 Minutes as a production intern. Filgate, whoserved as assigning editor at UNH’s student-run newspaper, The New Hampshire last year,works with Bradley’s producers, doing everything from shadowing them to coming up withinterview questions and conducting research for upcoming stories. “It’s really fulfilling to see how it all comes together. You’re transforming a news item intopictures and images, or simple words into something captivating and informational at the sametime,” Filgate said. “It’s a challenge, but one that I really enjoy. It inspires me,” she said.French and international affairs major Eliza Chon, ’05, of Salem, is spending this summer inWashington, D.C., working for the global nongovernmental organization (NGO), Youth ServicesAmerica researching youth-oriented NGOs to whom her organization provides grants. Chon’s work has helped her to hone her research skills and focus her career goals. “I hope tobring a lot back after this internship. I hope to apply my research skills to my academic studies,especially with my honors senior thesis. It’s definitely given me a bigger interest to get moreinvolved within the service community in Durham, and most importantly a sense of direction ofwhat my specific career interests are,” Chon said.Electrical and computer engineering major Jason Dahlstrom, ’06, of Durham, is working for theNorthern Seacoast Division of PSNH. He’s responsible for figuring out what needs to happenfrom an electrical engineering perspective for any upgrades or repairs made to the northern10/4/17, 1(32 PMSummer Internships Offer Rich Experience For UNH StudentsPage 2 of 2http://www.unh.edu/delete/news/news_releases/2004/july/lw_20040727internship.htmlseacoast area’s electrical system. Working at PSNH has given him insight into the planning necessary to implement large-scaleengineering projects. “When you design something, so many other people are involved inimplementing it. I’m amazed at the diversity of skills that are necessary to make thins happen,”Dahlstrom said. For information on UNH internship programs and opportunities contact internship coordinatorDierdre Foyle-Lyder, at 603-862-0271, or dierdre.foyle@unh

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