English Department Students Went Worldwide This Summer
From Sri Lanka to London to Houston, students of ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ’s English Department spent their summers researching, writing and working across the globe. Here’s a sample of what just a few of our students were up to this summer…
Blake Chasen, a fifth year scholar with bachelor’s degrees in and , volunteered with ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ’s student-run initiative, Project Rwanda. For three weeks, the basics in drag-and-drop programming and storytelling lessons he learned from the creative writing program.
“I taught character, setting, plot, and how to bring each of those things together to tell something meaningful,” he said.
In London, Charlie Rock, a and major, worked as a visual effects assistant on the movie “.” Rock worked on set alongside actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds making sure the footage was saved and properly named.
“It felt really cool to be a part of the film and to get to see all the talented people on the project bring it to life,” said Rock.
Meanwhile, as the Events and Internal Communications Intern at in Atlanta, Andy Sharfman had the opportunity to build and manage the organization’s intranet and work on the hospital’s wellness campaign—among other exciting communications tasks.
“I learned about the unique role of corporate communications in a hospital setting, and how to communicate on various platforms for a diverse audience,” said Sharfman, a student.
“Our students keep busy during the summer, but they manage to combine their passion with work in a way that always impresses us,” said English Department Head and Professor . “These rich summer experiences explains why they always come back in the fall with such fascinating stories and a renewed excitement for learning.”
Interested in learning more about our students’ summer adventures? Check out the list below.
Undergraduate Students
Resident Journalist for
Autumn Armega-Finger
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Marketing Intern at in Israel and Participant (Supported by ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ’s Buncher Entrepreneurship Award)
David Beinhart
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Joshua Brown
Technical Writing and Communication / Creative Writing
Melanie Diaz
English /
Government and Public Policy Intern for the
Art /
Consumer Products Intern for
Sandra Kirshon
/ Decision Science
Scientific Editorial Assistant for the Scientific Publications Department of
Erin Nielsen
Technical Writing and Communication
Paloma Sierra
Creative Writing /
Developer Intern for
Ariel Tian
/ Creative Writing (minor)
Robotics Instructor at the International School of Geneva
Kristina Wagner
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Intern for
Cullen Wells
/ Creative Writing
Graduate Students
Mary Glavan, Jessica Harrell and Susan Tanner,
Pierce Williams,
Reading Session Co-chair at the annual
Steven Gotzler and Natalie Suzelis
Technical Writer Intern for
Caroline Liu
English as a Second Language Instructor in NY
Maria Poznahovska
Presenter at the
Garrett Stack
English Instructor for
Presenter at the
Susan Tanner
Disaster Capitalism Researcher in Sri Lanka
Pavithra Tantrigoda
Communications Intern for the
Lindsay Westervelt
Learn more about the opportunities the offers for students.
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By Amanda King
Top Photo: Creative Writing student Blake Chasen traveled to Rwanda this summer as part of ÃÛÌÒÊÓƵ's Project Rwanda.