The Power of the Right Internship
Sylvia Erdely (C ’27) and Chenyao Liu (C ’27) joined us at a recent board meeting to give insights into their internship experiences. Both students were supported by our
Arts & Entertainment Career Connections program, which offers stipend-supported summer internships with companies across the arts industries, and we are overjoyed that they had such positive, transformational experiences.
Read more...A Seat for Bob: Honoring the Legacy of Robert “Bob” Blake, C’72
The performing arts are about more than what happens on stage. They are about the communities that form around creativity, collaboration and shared experience. Recently, that spirit has been reflected in a special tribute campaign honoring Robert “Bob” Blake, C’72.
The tribute began with a heartfelt idea from Bob’s friends — Doris Cochran-Fikes, CW’72, and Denis Elton Cochran-Fikes, C’74, WG’79 — who wanted to find a meaningful way to celebrate his life and the impact he had on so many people. Read more...
Summer Internships in Philadelphia
Our
Arts & Entertainment Career Connections program and
CURF’s Summer Humanities Internship Program are two campus resources that provide paid summer internship opportunities in the arts, culture and entertainment fields to Penn students. Many internships are in Los Angeles, New York or other entertainment meccas, but some students chose to stay local in Philadelphia. I talked over Zoom with four students who received support from these programs to learn more about their experiences.
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