Career Services Blog

Impact of Internships on Career Success for Liberal Arts and Science Students
August 15, 2018

A recent study shows the importance of increasing student access to internship experiences. The study found that internships increased a student's ability to succeed academically as well as improved their chances of post-graduate career success within the first six months following graduation. Students who had higher GPA's and utilized Career Services were more likely to find an internship where they received some level of compensation for their work. The study also found that students from...Read More

Summer Intern Update: Castle Orthopaedics
July 30, 2018

Justin Rehder

Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences

Castle Orthopaedics - Intern

This summer I had the privilege of interning at Castle Orthopaedics centered in Oswego, Illinois. Castle Orthopaedics is aligned with Rush-Copley Medical Center stationed across the street from their main office on Ogden Avenue. Throughout the internship, I observed at the three office buildings Castle physicians see patients in. 

My role during the internship was to...Read More

Ways to Build Student Resumes with No On-Campus Involvement
July 27, 2018

Resume reviews are one of the most consistent ways that students are assisted in Career Services. Many students come to Career Services with intentionality and resumes that are longer than one page. Overall, high achievement and involvement in several student activities is the norm for students at Rockhurst University. Occasionally, the staff are faced with a student who comes with limited work or internship experience and even more commonly no active involvement in a student organization on...Read More

Summer Intern Update: Wildlife Rescue Center
July 25, 2018

Melanie Walukonis

Biology/Physics of Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences

Wildlife Rescue Center - Animal Care Intern

My name is Melanie Walukonis and I have learned many valuable skills and experienced more than I could ever imagine so far during my summer internship. I am interning at a Wildlife Rescue Center. It is a non-profit organization that works to provide rehabilitation and wound care to orphaned and injured wildlife species in Missouri. Many...Read More

Summer Intern Update: Riverside Yacht Club
July 25, 2018

Tarass Thevenaz

Financial Markets & Economic Analysis, College of Business, Policy, and Analytics

Riverside Yacht Club - ProShop Manager Intern

My name is Tarass Thevenaz, I am 21 years old and from Switzerland. This year I decided to stay in the US and find an opportunity to see what the real world look like and make myself a more experienced student.

My internship started two months ago today and it feels like it was just yesterday. The day at...Read More

Summer Intern Update: Bernstein-Rein
July 25, 2018
Gianluca Bottoni Career Blog

This summer I am having an amazing experience at Bernstein-Rein, a marketing and advertising firm located in Kansas City, in the Plaza area.Read More

Summer Intern Update: Stowers Institute Summer Scholar
July 25, 2018

Emily Nissen

Applied Mathematics and Biology, College of Business, Policy, and Analytics and College of Arts and Sciences

Stowers Institute for Medical Research - Summer Scholar

My name is Emily Nissen and I am going into my senior year at Rockhurst University. I am majoring in Applied Mathematics and Biology. With these degrees, I have wanted to do research with more of a focus on the mathematics and computing aspect. So, after Rockhurst I want to go to...Read More

Summer Intern Update: VVV Consultants LLC.
July 25, 2018

Caroline Simpson

Accounting & Business Analytics, College of Business, Policy, and Analytics

VVV Consultants LLC. - Collaborative Analyst Intern

 

For the past eight weeks, I have worked as a collaborative analyst intern for VVV Consultants LLC, a “boutique” healthcare consulting firm that opened its doors January 1, 2009. Based out of Olathe, VVV Consultants...Read More

Summer Intern Update: Belle Haven Yacht Club
July 25, 2018

Tamara Ana Santos

Marketing, College of Business, Policy, and Analytics

Belle Haven Yacht Club - Tennis Pro Shop Manager

This May 25th I started working at a Yacht Club called Belle Haven in Greenwich, CT. I found this job through connections since one of my really good friends worked at a club nearby last summer. She told me about how she had an amazing experience where she learned new skills and also was able to meet great people and have...Read More

Summer Intern Update: Cerner DevCon
July 13, 2018

Connor Larson 

Applied Mathematics, College of Business, Policy, & Analytics

Cerner - Innovation Campus - Software Intern

My name is Connor Larson and I am a software intern at Cerner. This week I got to experience Devcon. Devcon is an in-house convention put on by Cerner. It is a two-day convention where all developers and engineers that work at Cerner come together for talks about various things. There were 82 different sessions and...Read More

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