Evie reflects on her internship through Burlington non-profit, New Farms for New Americans. Wolfe’s work encompasses everyday farm maintenance from assisting farmers to technical work in the garden. “I also help to build and maintain different resources that are used on the farm including signs, visuals, and a handbook that goes alongside our weekly gardening class, which I assist in leading.” Wolfe has been inspired by these new skills and knowledge and has decided to create, “a zine about medicinal plants that can be grown in Vermont, which farmers will hopefully be able to make use of.” 

This rising senior has recently combined her Global Studies major with her Critical Race and Ethnic Studies minor through an internship with the Association of Africans Living in Vermont (AALV). This venue is a non-profit in downtown Burlington that aids new Americans in gaining personal and professional independence in their new communities. Donnelly has been focusing on implementing more Mental Health initiatives and services for refugee students in the greater Burlington/Winooski area. Donnelly’s internship has consisted of conducting interviews, producing literature reviews, and inputting these findings into a central database. “I am looking forward to all of this work, connecting with the families, and learning more regarding the policies surrounding these implementations!”

Alexandra has kick started her summer by interning for a Burlington based non-profit, Milk with Dignity Standards Council (MDSC). The Milk with Dignity Program partners with dairy farms across Vermont and New York to monitor and enforce ethical labor standards for their workers. Amsden’s work has mainly centered around reviewing fieldnotes and recording them in a central research database. Amsden was also tasked with organizing a fundraiser to bring awareness to the Migrant Justice organization. Within her first week as an intern, Amsden already connected fields of study such as Food Systems, Immigration, and Human Rights. “This experience will help shape my studies as a Global Studies student because I am being immersed in a global work environment.”

Senior Global Studies major, Kiki shares her experience as an intern for New Farms for New Americans (NFNA) and the Communications Intern for the Global Studies Department. “As a Global Studies major with minors in Food Systems, Agroecology, and Community and International Development, I have spent much of my college career trying to bridge the gap between all my academic interests. Additionally, I am graduating a year early, so the idea of networking has become more important to me as my last year at UVM approaches.” NFNA is a branch of the Association of Africans Living in Vermont, “through this non-profit, I was able to implement agricultural practices I had learned in my STEM courses, while also learning more about Nepali culture and growing practices I had no prior experience or understanding of.” Carasi-Schwartz is now working on connecting her Global Studies major with her Community Development minor. This has manifested as interning for the Global Studies Department as their Communications Intern. “This internship has allowed me to explore networking beyond the classroom. Most of my work consists of organizing Global Studies events during the school year, conducting interviews with alums, and speaking to prospective students on Admitted Student Day visits. These internships have both solidified interests I knew I had, while also opening my eyes to completely new passions of mine.”