Snider is proud to support our alumni throughout their postsecondary experiences as they begin to build their careers. Each semester, our alumni engage in internships that help them prepare for their careers after graduation. This summer, our alumni participated in a variety of internships – from Wawa to the US Department of Commerce – that provided valuable experience. Read about all of these amazing opportunities below!
Stephanie Alampi – Rutgers University – NeuroSURP
(New Brunswick, NJ)
Internship Responsibilities
“I worked full time in a lab at the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, conducting behavioral neuroscience experiments to better understand how the brain regulates food intake. I also received training in science communication.
What has been the most educational or impactful experience of your internship so far?
“Getting to work full time in a lab and run experiments independently allowed me the opportunity to explore my love for scientific research and confirm that this is what I want pursue as a career. My internship also allowed me several opportunities to network with colleagues and scientists, visit a pharmaceutical company, and present my own research and results.”
How does this internship align with your career goals?
“My goal is to pursue scientific research as a career, and this gave me experience doing exactly that!”
Tyler Baughman – Naval Surface and Welfare Center
Philadelphia, PA
Internship Responsibilities
“Worked with the STEM Outreach program. Coordinated Naval base visits and tours, and worked to spread info about STEM programming for younger students.”
What has been the most educational or impactful experience of your internship so far?
“I was able to interview different division heads to learn about what they do within the Navy. I was also able to get some hands-on experience, like building a hovercraft that students were able to ride on. I worked with a team to build a flight simulator which we will be bringing to Temple with the help of a mentor as we start the Temple Aeronautics Club on campus.”
How does this internship align with your career goals?
“My family has always done a lot of work with veterans, so working with the military, specifically the Navy, has always been interesting to me. I liked this internship because it helps me show people that the Navy is not just about ships. The internship I just completed was for high school students and I hope to complete the college version soon.”
Iyesha Belgrave – Advocacy Center at the U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC
Internship Responsibilities
“I developed leads on potential clients, coordinated meetings, and assisted case managers in compiling advocacy reports about national interest projects in the Middle East and Africa. I focused largely on due diligence reviews of U.S. firms seeking assistance in obtaining specific international contracts.”
What has been the most educational or impactful experience of your internship so far?
“The most impactful experience of this internship seeing a direct outcome the work I was doing . Additionally, before starting I was very intimidated to work a government job, but I realized everyone in the office, including my supervisors and co-interns were very friendly and willing to help. This allowed me to gain confidence in myself in the professional field.”
How does this internship align with your career goals?
“After college, I want to work in a career that deals with international relations. Working at the Department of Commerce allowed me to gain hands-on experience with government work and international affairs, and understand all of the different jobs that exist in this field.”
Franklin Black – The Geneva Foundation (Military Medicine)
West Point Military Academy (West Point, New York )
Internship Responsibilities
“I completed BESS (Balance Error Scoring System) and SAC (Standardized Assessment of Concussion) baseline testing with cadets and members of the men’s and women’s rugby, speed football, swimming, and track and field teams at West Point. The BESS test helps assess balance by having athletes complete various stances on both firm and unstable surfaces, while the SAC evaluates cognitive functions like memory, attention, and orientation. In addition to these, I used the EyeBox from Oculogica, a non-invasive eye-tracking tool that helps identify concussions by tracking subtle changes in eye movements. This provides an objective measure of potential brain injury. Working with such a wide range of athletes gives us critical baseline data for comparison in the event of future injuries.”
What has been the most educational or impactful experience of your internship so far?
“Learning special tests to do and actually applying them to real world situations/athletes.”
How does this internship align with your career goals?
“I would love to athletic train in a professional or military setting and this is a great jump start for my career/goals.”
Nate Butler – Sanofi
Swiftwater, PA
Internship Responsibilities
“Create Piping and instrumentation diagrams and tag lists for various utilities, assist in building automation database executions and graphics FATs, perform energy calculations for a WFI system and compare to a potential energy saving alternative, support HVAC unit and ductwork sizing.”
What has been the most educational or impactful experience of your internship so far?
“The most impactful experience is getting hands-on engineering experience by using equations in school to do energy savings calculations. Also, getting hands on experience with commercial/pharmaceutical utilities through various projects and new construction on site.”
How does this internship align with your career goals?
“I’m pursuing a career in engineering, most likely in HVAC or utilities. This could lead me to a future career in anything from pharma to petrol engineering.”
Nicole DeYoung – Jefferson Abington Pre-Med Volunteer Program
Abington, PA
Internship Responsibilities
“During this program I got to shadow various medial providers. I learned how doctors interact with patients and how our healthcare system in America works. Furthermore, I learned what it is like to be a doctor in different aspects of the hospital such as neurosurgery and emergency medicine.”
What has been the most educational or impactful experience of your internship so far?
“The most educational part that I learned from this program is that the most important trait of a doctor is that they are human with the gift of being physicians.”
How does this internship align with your career goals?
“This internship allowed me to see the lifestyles of doctors in different professions ranging from surgery to outpatient facilities. I plan on going to medical school after college and this program allowed me to see what it is like being a doctor.”
Doyle DiStefano – Wawa
Philadelphia, PA
Internship Responsibilities
“As the Floor Planning intern I learned how to use AutoCAD to update the store drawings of 850+ Wawa locations. I played a roll in a 960+ store project that added more than 50 products per store. I also assisted in merchandising strategies for a future store fixture.”
What has been the most educational or impactful experience of your internship so far?
“The people I’ve met along the way were absolutely wonderful. The employees at Wawa were so open and thoughtful when it came to letting me come into my own. Each person was more than willing to share the intricate workings of their position and what role it played in the greater company.”
How does this internship align with your career goals?
“As a business major being able to see one of the largest privately held companies in the country was invaluable. It was a niche marketing internship that I don’t think will play a huge role in my day to day future wise, but the information could definitely prove useful since I can’t imagine many people have done what I have. I’m looking into Marketing and Supply Chain opportunities as I head toward graduation this spring.”
Alex Lavin – The N.I.T.E center at Neumann University
Aston, PA
Internship Responsibilities
“My responsibility that I had during this internship was to monitor the traffic cameras and call in any incident I witnessed, like an accident or crime. Another one of my responsibilities was to investigate information found on seized phones so that they can be used as evidence. The final major responsibility I had at my internship was to transcribe prison phone calls and detective views”
What has been the most educational or impactful experience of your internship so far?
“The most impactful experience I had during this internship would be that I was helping assist police and keep my community safer from physical and digital entities.”
How does this internship align with your career goals?
“This internship aligns with my career goals because I got to understand how data and information is stored in electronic devices, like phones, computers, and even drones. Knowing how this data is stored is an important part of knowing how this data can be recovered if the host item is damaged or destroyed.”
Jasmine Masino – Verdantas
Wilmington, DE
Internship Responsibilities
“I worked in the civil engineering department using Civil3D to contribute to the stormwater and/or structural design of sites like a public library, an apartment complex, and a senior center.”
What has been the most educational or impactful experience of your internship so far?
“The most impactful experience I’ve gained from my internship is learning how to use an engineering software I had previously been unfamiliar with and learning the rules and regulations involved with different aspects of civil engineering (ex: ADA grading requirements for sidewalks and street intersections).”
How does this internship align with your career goals?
“This was my first internship that gave me exposure to civil engineering work. I was able to see how the broader applications of civil engineering and decide what areas I would like to pursue. I’m grateful to share that Verdantas offered me a full-time role for after graduation in May.”
Joseph White – Wohlsen Construction Company
Christiana, DE
Internship Responsibilities
“As a Project Engineer Intern I was tasked with many responsibilities. In the construction industry alone, I had the opportunity to go over drawings, material submittals, change orders, and also request RFI’s. Each of these components are crucial to getting a project completed on time.”
What has been the most educational or impactful experience of your internship so far?
“I would say seeing every piece of the puzzle come together was most impactful for me. Getting to know that my decision about whether or not a product was going to work for our project made me feel valued.”
How does this internship align with your career goals?
“This internship turned into a full time job offer post graduation. So I would say this internship became my career.”
