In the summer of 2016, I had the opportunity to intern with the Smithsonian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage during their annual Folklife Festival. This was my first time in Washington D.C., and an opportunity of a lifetime. Although I was notified of the internship that I had been accepted for last minute, I accepted… Continue Reading Chelsea Trujillo, Smithsonian Institute’s Center for Folklife and Culture Heritage
Tag: Summer 2016
Amelia Dall, Museo de las Americas
Last summer I interned at Museo de las Americas (Latin America Museum) in Denver, Colorado. I had the opportunity to assist all staff in their departments: Education, Public Relations, Grant Writing, and Collections. In the second week of my internship, after they found out that my interests truly lay in Collections and that I had… Continue Reading Amelia Dall, Museo de las Americas
Megan Frances Vallejo, Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center
Studying Lower Pecos Hunters and Gatherers through Illustration and Photo Documentation: How Shumla Can Help Change the Perception of Pre – Historic Peoples I conducted an internship with the Shumla Archaeological Research and Education center in the summer of 2016. Shumla, which stands for is a non-profit education and research center “Studying Human Use of… Continue Reading Megan Frances Vallejo, Shumla Archaeological Research and Education Center
Tyler Ingersoll, Texas Biomedical Research Institute
In the summer of 2016 I conducted an Internship at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio, TX. The Institute works on projects throughout the year in three major departments: Virology, Immunology and Genetics. My internship was within the Genetics department. Along with my mentor Dr. Ellen Quillen and her lab assistant’s Anne Sheldrake… Continue Reading Tyler Ingersoll, Texas Biomedical Research Institute