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Summer internships take students far and wide to gain professional experience Friday, September 7, 2012

Pictured is forensic science major and Allegheny Office of the Medical Examiner intern, Matt Coleman.Pictured is undergraduate education major Elizabeth Cole.Pictured is business management major Matthew Hofbauer.COPA student Katherine Bodner plays the role of Cinderella at Story Land Theme Park in Glen, N.H.Pictured is EET and MET double major Greg Harbison.Rebecca Knowles is a senior acting major with a minor in musical theatre. Photo by Steven KoernigPictured is English/creative writing major Jesse Padjune.Meet Joe Balewski, a cinema production major, interning at Exclusive Media in Beverly Hills this summer.

 

Thriving on the job, making workplace connections

During the summer of 2012, Point Park students headed out to a wide variety of internships and apprenticeships in places from right around the corner in Downtown Pittsburgh to the bustle of New York City to the countries of Southeast Asia.

Internship opportunities are strongly encouraged at Point Park, which emphasizes real-world experiences coupled with a rigorous academic curriculum. Many internship opportunities develop through Point Park faculty members, many of whom are professionally active in their fields, disciplines and industries.

Follow the links below for feature articles about some of the internships that Point Park students enjoyed this summer.

Pictured is Point Park accounting senior Stephanie Jones.Accounting

• Stephanie Jones, Schenider Downs, Downtown Pittsburgh

Acting

• Katherine Bodner, Story Land Theme Park, Glen, N.H.

• Rebecca Knowles, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Mass.

School of Communication student Alicia Lyons is interning at MTV Networks in New York City.Broadcasting Reporting

• Alicia Lyons, MTV Networks, New York City

Business Management

• Matthew Hofbauer, Motorola Solutions, Holtsville, N.Y.

Meet Joe Balewski, a Cinema & Digital Arts major, interning at Exclusive Media in Beverly Hills this summer. Cinema and Digital Arts

• Kelsey Sylvester, Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, Pittsburgh

• Joe Balewski, Exclusive Media, Beverly Hills, Calif.

Michelle Bronstein is majoring in dance with a minor in public relations and advertising.Dance

• Michelle Bronstein, Doug Varone and Dancers Company, New York City

• Hannah Finch, Walking Thumbs, Pittsburgh

Education

• Elizabeth Cole, Camp Deer Creek, Indianola, Pa.

Pictured is electrical and mechanical engineering technology double major Greg Harbison.Electrical Engineering Technology

• Gregory Harbison, Continental Design and Management Group, Canonsburg, Pa.

English/Creative Writing

• Jesse Padjune, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Downtown Pittsburgh

Forensic Science

• Matthew Coleman, Allegheny County Medical Examiner, Downtown Pittsburgh

Kalea Hall, a double major in journalism and multimedia, is interning for Cox Media Group in Dayton, Ohio.Journalism/Multimedia

• Kalea Hall, Cox Media Group, Dayton, Ohio

Photojournalism

• Camelia Montoy, Pacific Partnership 2012, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam

Shaqueala Myrick is a public relations and advertising major. Photo provided by Alexandra SalernoPublic Relations/Advertising

• Shaqueala Myrick, EuroRSCB Worldwide PR, Pittsburgh

Sport, Arts and Entertainment Management

• Ashley Dobransky, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla.

Stage Management

• Nik Nemec, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Downtown Pittsburgh

• Madison DeCoske, O'Neill Theatre, Waterford, Conn.