These four students spent their summers in various roles working with international and local organizations. This panel will survey a broad range of ways to find your role as an intern in a new or fpmiliar environment, while creating work that is meaningful to you. The international internships worked to elevate global higher education. Contrastingly, the other two panelists held internships here in Massachusetts based primarily around social justice. This panel will circulate around themes of adapting to diverse environments, bringing fresh perspectives to long-standing institutions and strengthening new institutions, and developing concise community-forward communications.

Moderator: Kijua Sanders-McMurtry, Vice President for Equity and Inclusion

Presenters:

• Amelia Pozniak '26 English/Italian
• Dana Cohen 'FP Critical Race & Political Economy
• Stevie Wilensky '27 Psychology/Jewish Studies
• Sarah Plotkin '26 Psychology & Education/French