Real world experiences prepare you for life.

While more than 80% 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 and Time Inc.; 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, 76% of Hollins graduates are employed, and 22% attend graduate or professional school.

(Photo, above: During Short Term 2008 Rachel Bandy '10 interned at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va. Photo by Travis Fullerton, courtesy, VMFA.)

 

	In January of her junior year, Emily Elliott '10 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.
	During the fall semester of her senior year, Lauryn Smith '09 was a reporting intern with WDBJ-7 in Roanoke. She wrote many local and national news stories for the evening newscasts. She also went out into the field with a photographer to cover various newsworthy events. Her most memorable moment as a reporting intern was being able to cover Vice President Joe Biden's campaign stop in Martinsville, Virginia. Lauryn plans to attend graduate school in broadcast journalism and pursue a career in international reporting.
	As a summer intern for Carilion Clinic in Roanoke Virginia, Jaclyn Smith '09 worked directly with the vice president of materials management who oversees all purchasing. She was able to take part in the planning process for extensive changes in two clinical divisions within Carilion, the largest health-care provider in Southwest Virginia. One of the most important tasks of the internship required that she develop a master equipment index and specification catalogue for all Carilion medical equipment.