It’s internship week at Towson University, so naturally we’re taking a look back at some of the cool internships where our students positively represented TU this year.
TU senior Carly Gittler interned at Parmount Pictures in Los Angeles over the summer.
Story Intern at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles, California
Name: Carly Gittler
Year, Major: Senior, Electronic Media and Film
Internship description: Assisting the story department, which consists of “readers” who read and analyze potential scripts
Memorable moment: “Exploring the Los Angeles area, from beach towns to Hollywood.”
Favorite thing about the internship: “We have a speaker series once a week where executives from the company or past interns who are now employed will come and talk to all of the interns for about an hour about what they do and how they got to where they are. It’s really eye opening.”
TU junior Omnia Shedid (left) interned with Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (right).
Legislative Intern at Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger’s Washington D.C. Office
Name: Omnia Shedid
Year, Major: Junior, Political Science
Internship description: Researching the impact of legislation, supporting the office in day-to-day tasks
Memorable moment: “Every time I have a bad day, I remember that I helped bring a mom and a dad to the United States to meet and reunite with their son, who they hadn’t seen for six years, for his master’s graduation.”
Favorite thing about the internship: Being able to follow her dreams of working in government. Shedid says she feels that she is making a difference by working with “an incredible man and a caring politician.”
TU senior Brandon Edwards gathered a group of Towson students to volunteer at AARP’s Celebration of Service.
Social Media Intern at AARP Maryland
Name: Brandon Edwards
Year: Senior, Electronic Media and Film
Internship description: Managing AARP Maryland’s Facebook and Twitter, taking photos and videos of events and writing blog posts
Memorable moment: Gathering a group of Towson students for AARP’s Celebration of Service to help make over one million meals for seniors, veterans and first responders in need
Favorite thing about the internship: “Working with the social media part of the internship, I gained valuable mass communication experience as an EMF major.”
Student Researcher with the Lee Teng Fellowship at Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, IL
Name: Nathan Prins
Year: Senior, Physics
Internship Description: Monitoring electromagnetic fields inside an accelerator cavity
Memorable moment: Flying to Rutgers University for a class on fundamental particle physics as part of the fellowship
Favorite thing about the internship: “There’s a lot of different projects going on at Argonne. It’s cool being around many diverse fields of science.”
Tu senior Callie Pfeiffer (second from right) spent her summer in St. Michaels, Md. for her internship with the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
Communications and Special Events Intern at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md.
Name: Callie Pfeiffer
Year: Senior, Mass Communication
Internship description: Writing press releases and communication plans, taking photos, planning and setting up events
Memorable moment: Helping plan an opening reception for the museum’s Jay Fleming Photography exhibit
Favorite thing about the internship: “All of the people there love what they do and are so interested in what’s going on at the museum. In addition to the staff, we have so many amazing volunteers that come just because they love the Chesapeake Bay and want to help preserve it and to help teach everything about it — the people, the lifestyles and the artifacts.”
