Summer Centered

Summer Centered Stories exploring Haverford students' Center-funded summer work

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Summer Centered: Hannah Melville ’20 Writes for the Philadelphia Public School Notebook

The English major is keeping her writing skills sharp with a summer internship at the Philly nonprofit.
Summer Centered: Jharna Jahnavi ’19 Has a Career in Medicine on the Brain

The pre-med biology major, who also minors in neuroscience and health studies, is exploring the world of clinical research in the division of neurology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia this summer.
Summer Centered: Theodora Rodine ’19 Works Behind the Scenes

Thanks to a summer internship at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, the anthropology major is examining the art of performance in a professional setting.
Summer Centered: Lena Yeakey ’19 Builds a Case for Public Interest Law

The comparative literature major is a CPGC-sponsored intern at Justice at Work, a legal group that provides free legal aid to low-wage immigrant workers.
Summer Centered: Nicholas Rhodes ’19 Works to Eradicate Food Deserts

Thanks to funding from the CPGC, Rhodes is interning at Philadelphia nonprofit Food Moxie.
Summer Centered: Ian Ogolla ’21 Thinks Globally in Ghana

As a Lagim Tehi Tuma Fellow, the prospective computer science major emphasized the importance of experiential technological education at the Dalun ICT Center.
Summer Centered: Madison Sultan ’19 Does Market Research

The economics major is applying the theories she’s learned in her classes to a market research internship with the New York City-based startup Engagious.
Summer Centered: Alyssa Kerper ’20 Brings FringeArts into Focus

The French and art history double major is using her writing skills to inform Philadelphians about the performances FringeArts produces.
Summer Centered: Peter Kurtz ’19 Spends His Summer Immersed in "Leaves of Grass"

This summer, the comparative literature major is studying Walt Whitman for an independent research project funded by the Hurford Center.
Summer Centered: Ethan Emmert '19 Reads a Room

The religion major is interning with the Pennsylvania Humanities Council through the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities’ Philly Partnerships program.
Summer Centered: Saket Sekhsaria '20 Brings Hollywood to Haverford

Sponsored by the John B. Hurford ’60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, the film and media studies and economics double major is conducting an independent investigation into the role of theaters in the movie industry.
Summer Centered: Daniel Mayo ’19 Fights for Change in Chile

With support from the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship, the psychology major and health studies minor is fighting for civil rights and liberties for the LGBT community in Chile.
Summer Centered: Peter Baroff ’20 Explores Economic Development in Ardmore

Hoping to become more familiar with the area surrounding the College, Baroff is interning with the Ardmore Initiative this summer.
Summer Centered: Diane Moore '20 Brings Advertising into the Digital Age

The economics major and music minor is a Whitehead Intern at WIT Strategy.
Summer Centered: Yifan Zhang ’21 Digs Deep at the Haagerup Field School

With support from the Center for Career and Professional Advising’s Deborah Lafer-Scher International Internship fund, the prospective anthropology major is unearthing Denmark’s past—literally.