Real world experiences prepare you for life.

A majority of Hollins students have at least one internship during their four years, many have two or more. Internships take our students all over the country, from hospitals to newsrooms, from museums to government agencies, and from movie studios to law firms. Hollins students have interned with The London Times and Miramax Films; with ABC News; with the U.S. Senate, and the Smithsonian Institution.

Many students seek help in finding internships from Hollins' Career Center.

Hollins places such importance on internships because they help our students test out careers in the workplace. They also help students in finding a job after graduation. Interns tend to receive more job offers and higher salaries than graduates who have not had work experience. On average within one year of graduation, 70% of Hollins graduates are employed, and 27% attend graduate or professional school.

(Photo, above: During Short Term 2008 Rachel Bandy interned at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va. Photo by Travis Fullerton, courtesy, VMFA.)

 

	Raisha Kasaju was one of five Hollins students who interned at UBS Financial Services in New York in January 2010. As part of the competitive internship awards program, this internship was sponsored by Holly Hendrix '75, Senior Vice President, Investments at UBS. See sidebar to read more about Hollins' competitive internship awards program.
	In January of her junior year, Emily Elliott interned with Turner Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. She worked in two divisions of the company - Original Productions and Studio Operations - and was exposed to multiple sides of the television production industry. During the month, she assisted directors, production managers, and wardrobe/set coordinators on shoots for Cartoon Network, TNT Sports, and CNN International. Emily's experiences at Turner Studios reaffirmed her desire to make her career in television writing and production.
	The summer before her senior year, Frances Kalema interned with BET Networks in New York City. She worked in the music programming and development department, where she created flyers, worked on BET's "Music Matters" campaign, and assisted on pilot shoots for development. She also created the final template for BET’s music playlist. During her internship she was able to develop networking and business skills that she knows she'll put to good use after she graduates.