Internship Spotlights

As an intern at Dick's Sporting Goods, Maren Baxter worked on a team that focused on the design of in-store technology and increasing the visibility and usability of kiosks that are currently in stores.

Kristyn Hibbett
Internship Area: Fashion Public Relations
City: Portland, OR
Year: 2022

Through his Information Technology (IT) internship with Abbott Laboratories in Chicago, Tovin McVay, '22, has learned how large companies strategize and develop solutions to problems while working on large projects. Tovin said his EMAT coursework specifically prepared him to understand how IT projects are produced.

Cole Oswald
Internship Area: Public Relations
City: Kent, OH
Year: 2022

Through her digital design internship with Sherwin-Williams in Cleveland, Visual Communication Design student Grace Powell, ’22, has been researching and compiling design audits. She says her design coursework prepared her to create visual messages that elevate the company’s digital experience.

Kelissah Berger
Internship Area: Events and Business at Eyesight Fashion & Luxury
City: New York City
Year: 2022

As an intern for Sherwin-Williams, recent photography graduate Tia McKnight, ’22, assists with styling sets and prop shopping, post-production/retouching and shooting for various brands under the Sherwin-Williams umbrella

For her internship with Nationwide Insurance, Emerging Media and Technology major Victoria Smith is working on automating reporting processes for the organization’s phone, voicemail, headset and accessories department. She says all of her EMAT coursework has prepared her for this opportunity. "Working in the professional environment is very similar to projects I have worked on here at Kent State."