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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. Click on the lists to the right to see our students’ recent internships.
   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.
Emily Elliott 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.

Lauryn Smith

 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 that were broadcast on evening newscasts. She also had the opportunity to go 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 would like to attend graduate school in broadcast journalism and pursue a career in international reporting.

Jaclyn Smith As a summer intern for Carilion Clinic in Roanoke Virginia, I worked directly with the vice president of materials management who oversees all purchasing. I was able to take part in the planning process for extensive changes in two clinical divisions within Carilion. One of the most important tasks of the internship required that I develop a master equipment index and specification catalogue for all Carilion medical equipment. I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to work with the materials management VP and quickly recognized the absolutely indispensible role his department plays within Carilion Clinic, the largest health care provider in Southwest Virginia.
Jaclyn Smith '09

Recent Internships Completed by Hollins Students:
January 2009
January 2008
January 2007
Links of Interest:
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Click here to read a feature article on Hollins' competitive internship awards program. This article originally appeared in the spring 2008 issue of Hollins magazine.



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