Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. I’m Filipino-American and grew up primarily in the Philippines (with some time in Nigeria and Japan mixed in!). When I graduated from high school I moved to the US to attend Wellesley. At Wellesley I mostly took political science classes but ultimately majored in Japanese…
Hello! My name is Wenbo Bai, and I am a rising senior interning this summer in the Philippines with a reproductive health NGO called Roots of Health. I hail from Henderson, Nevada, near Las Vegas. I’m an Anthropology major and Economics minor at Wellesley, but my main interest lies in public health–specifically, health care systems…
Please give a brief background on yourself and your career. I graduated from Wellesley in May 2014, double-majoring in economics and art history. In September, I became the Coordinator of Lectures, Courses, and Concerts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In this role, I help coordinate the ticketed public programs at the Museum. How…
The Center for Work and Service recently caught up with Bernice Chan ’16 to follow-up on her internship experience last summer with Asociación Cordobesa de Parálisis Cerebral y Afecciones Similares (ACPACYS) in Córdoba, Spain. The ACPACYS internship is part of the CWS Global Engagement Advanced Projects. Please give a brief background on yourself and your academic/professional interests. I am…
What can I possibly accomplish this Wintersession that is more productive than eating Nutella and watching Sherlock every day for a month? During my first semester as a first-year at Wellesley, I was overwhelmed. Searching for something to do over Wintersession was definitely adding to that stress. It seemed like left and right, my peers…
Victoria Hills ’14 with Research Manager Pritesh Karia, MPH and dermatology fellow Michelle Nguyen, MD. My least favorite thing about research has always been how easy it is to lose sight of the bigger picture. When you spend weeks running the same experiment over and over again, or whole days fidgeting with the same spreadsheet,…
You’re a Junior and you’re either abroad or planning to go abroad next semester — what do you do? There are many ways to stay connected to the Center for Work and Service, on and off campus. Below are the top 5 things Juniors can do to stay connected: Skype/Google/telephone: You can still make an…
Below are this week’s upcoming events and deadlines at the CWS. These listings and more can be found in MyCWS. Monday, April 8 – SAP University App Rumble Application Deadline | NOON – Do you have a great idea for a mobile app? If so, then SAP wants to hear from you! We’re asking students…
“I’m a first year student…can I include experiences from high school on my resume?” You definitely can and probably should include high school experiences for the first two years of college. As you move through your college career, your high school experiences will gradually drop off and be replaced by college and summer experiences. The…
Thinking about coming to the CWS? Do you know how to make the most of your time? Here’s a quick snapshot of how to understand who you need to be seeing and for how long in the CWS: See a CWS intern (two are on duty in the library at all times) when: You would…