a sample of internships highlighting diversity and quality
Refugee Resettlement: A View from the Caritas of Austin Employment Department Refugees, Where They Come From & Where They Go According to the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is defined as any person who: “Owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted… Continue Reading Kyle Taylor, Caritas of Austin
In the spring of 2015, I interned with the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) as a primary prevention educator. Over the course of my internship, I helped co-facilitate small groups in the middle schools and high schools in Hays and Caldwell Counties, researched primary prevention, and participated in events that were either hosted by HCWC or… Continue Reading Lindsey Robertson, Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center
Over the past 9 months I have held an internship position as an archaeological aid at the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. I participated in many aspects of the archaeological process, from field work to lab work, in addition to dealing with long term-curation issues. This paper will provide a brief history of the… Continue Reading Alex Artuz, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
As a graduate student conducting research on immigration activism, I wanted to understand the political discourse, or debate, on immigration in relation with the academic literature. So for the spring 2015 semester, I decided to intern for the Texas House legislature for Representative Joe Farias. Representative Joe Farias is a Democratic house member who represents… Continue Reading Lilia Loera, Texas State Legislature
During the Fall 2014 semester, I completed an internship with the Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (FACTS). This internship included human rights work with Operation Identification (Operation ID) and work with a newly installed 3D Printer. Although these two aspects of my internship differed, both projects were sometimes used together. For example, CT scans… Continue Reading Megan Veltri, Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State