At Hollins, you’ll hear students and faculty talking about J-Term, January Term, or Short Term. They all mean the same thing: a month set aside for students to engage in one of a variety of activities. Students see January as an interlude between fall and spring semesters, a time to expand their intellectual and geographic horizons. Test drive a career with an internship, take a travel/study course, or sign up for an engaging seminar.
internships galore
Hollins students intern everywhere. From law offices to Capitol Hill. From a local television station to MSNBC. From a doctor’s office to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Internships with Hollins
see the world
Students often travel to a variety of countries, including Ireland, Greece, Turkey, and the Caribbean. January Term 2016 also offered travel to Japan and Rome.
short term seminars
First-year students choose from an array of seminars. Examples of recent courses:
- “Consuming French Culture”
- “What is a Nation?”
- “Rome and Shakespeare”
- “(The) Creative Brain”