Chelsey Gosse | February 2008
Eric Ruggiero nomiates Chelsey Goose for Intern of the Month.  Even before the beginning of her internship Chelsey went through great lengths to secure this position contacting people at E! Entertainment multiple times.  She put together and perfected samples of her work for consideration.  Being that this internship in Los Angeles, Chelsey has to then find a place to live and get around in the big and sprawling city.  She has been working on graphics for on-air broadcast and she even worked on a pilot show and setting up and rehearsing for the Grammy Awards.  Here is a recent e-mail from her supervisor.  "I just wanted to let you know that we are really happy with having Chelsey Gosse with us this term.  She's had some stiff competition.  We would love to have any further recommendations you might have for future interns".

Contributed by Eric Ruggiero

Jamie Gwynn | January 2008
Jamie Gwynn is a junior Communication Studies major.  Jamie is an intern at the Office of the Mayor of  Wilkes-Barre.  He started early in January and hit the ground with both feet.  In the past month he wrote many news releases (often on a daily basis), wrote speeches, helped organize two difference downtown W-B activities such as the St. Patrick's Day Parade, and carried out a business-city promotional program.  He has clearly earned the trust of his supervisor and Mayor Leighton.  Jamie sits in on staff meetings every week and is included in visits with other political officials.  His press releases have been carried and posted on various web sites.  His supervisor praised his  initiative and communication skills as excellent in her midterm evalution.  She also indicated that no matter what she assigns to Jamie he eagerly does it and does it well.  He is demonstrating professional-level public relations skills in a sensitive area, politics.  This is also an important experience for Jamie as he prepares for his next internship experience as part of the Washington Semester in fall 2008
Contributed by Dr. Jane Elmes-Crahall

Marcus Magyar | November 2007
Marcus Magyar is a senior majoring in finance. This fall, he had an excellent opportunity as an intern to receive hands on experience with Mericle Commercial Real Estate.  As part of this internship, Marcus was involved with several different projects and presentations. He constructed marketing instruments for seven major projects, developed investment and marketing analysis of over $30,000,000 in property assets. During a recent site visit to Mericle, Al Guari, Vice President, Brokerage commented that in the time he has worked with Marcus he has been impressed by his "willingness to learn" and the ability to take a project and run with it. "He does a terrific job, Marcus definitely has the ability to excel". 
Contributed by Sharon Castano, Internship Coordinator

Samantha Clarke | July 2007
Samantha has been working as a production assistant intern with the Rachael Ray Show in NYC.  She started working in late May and will complete the internship in September. Sam has taken advantage of every opportunity to learn more about professional skills needed in production. Last week, of the 10 interns at the Rachael Ray Show, she was the only one to immediately volunteer for a "test" stand-up shot while they were on location at The Insider. She asks for new duties in order to learn more about editing, production protocol and audience selection. Just today I read her intern supervisor's midterms evaluation. The supervisor, Kathleen Baily, said Sam's "work is outstanding -every department that Sam works with mentions that she is a great member of the team." She comments that Sam is "always looking for more to do and is interested in trying new tasks." Her evaluation of Sam's performance was 100%. I am impressed with how much she is learning and how readily she has adjusted to the pace of work in New York 
Contributed by Dr. Jane Elmes-Crahall and Sharon Castano.

Megan Feusner | June 2007
Megan is a senior at Wilkes, majoring in biology. After graduation next year, Megan hopes to enter veterinary school. This summer, Megan has found an excellent opportunity as an intern to get hands on experience in veterinary medicine. She has been working very hard as an intern with Laurel Hill Veterinary Services in East Smithfield, Pa. The website for this veterinary hospital can be found at http://www.lhvsinc.com. As part of this internship, Megan has been involved with several different veterinary studies of large farm animals, as well as dogs and other pets. Her primary project this summer has been to ascertain how lameness, hocks (a debilitating condition of the upper legs), age, milk production and hygiene affect the locomotion of dairy cows. The results of the study may be useful to improve cow comfort, nutrition and management. It was interesting to Megan that no two herds had the same problems, making every cow an individual case study and yielding very different results. Megan has also been active in testing cows for pregnancy using the BioPRYN pregnancy blood test as well as learning how to culture milk samples, giving IVs, dehorning calves and helping with surgeries. Besides working with large farm animals, Megan has also worked in the clinic this summer with small pets. Her experiences at the vet clinic have been anything but dull, and she has come away knowing that "just when you think you've seen it all, there's something new. One day for instance, there was a dog left tied on a leash inside a truck outside the clinic. The dog jumped out of the truck and managed to hang himself."  Lucky for him he was just outside the clinic and Megan was there to help resuscitate him. Megan also states that, “It’s amazing how so much of what I've learned at Wilkes has been applicable in the real-life application of veterinary medicine."
Contributed by Dr. William Biggers

Megan Feusner | April 2007
Megan interned at Westside Veterinary Clinic in Kingston with Dr. William Rubin, V.M.D. She is only the second student that I have mentored for this type of co-op. According to Dr. Rubin, “Megan is bright, inquisitive and has a quest for learning. She has lots of potential comparable to most of his other interns who have gotten into vet school. She is pleasant, courteous and always on time.” Most students do not know of the possibility of doing this type of internship. There is a serious nationwide shortage of veterinarians, and the majority of students in vet schools are now female.  

Megan feels that this was a very eye-opening experience for her. She grew up on a farm with large-animal experience, and this was an opportunity to experience veterinary care in a small-animal setting. She had the opportunity to observe a variety of treatments and surgeries for dogs and cats. Not all were pleasant experiences, such as euthanizing animals that appeared to be healthy per the human owner’s request, but overall this was an outstanding experience for her. Her project paper, a review of skin cancer in dogs and cats, was well-written, and I feel that it may possibly be publishable in a veterinary journal.
Contributed by Dr. Valerie Kalter

 Noelle Budurka | March 2007
Noelle's enthusiasm during this internship did not go unnoticed. The Institute for Human Resources praised Noelle's excitement about her position. Her supervisor, Holly Hicks, said, "Noelle was a joy to work with. She was extremely inquisitive and always asking 'why.' It was enjoyable and refreshing to explain how the program works."

During the end of her internship Noelle wrote, "I had hands-on experience working with different foster children and foster parents. By attending court termination hearings, filling out monthly contact forms or just simply visiting foster children, helped me have a better understanding of what a Children and Family Specialist does."

"This was an opportunity for me to see that it doesn’t matter what your social status is, as long as there is love in the home and the child is well taken care of, this is what matters the most. Being able to see a foster child get adopted after years of being in the system touches my heart. "This experience will last a lifetime. I am glad I had the chance to do this."
Contributed by Sharon Castano

Jeanne Stapleton | February 2007
Jeanne's enthusiasm and dedication to the internship has been a tremendous asset to the Volunteer Center of Greater Hazleton.

Dr. Bohlander stated, "I enthusiastically support the nomination of Jeanne Stapleton for Intern of the Month. Jeanne’s performance level at her internship placement has been outstanding. Her weekly summaries demonstrate her thoroughness and conscientiousness. Not only does she recount a wide variety of experiences she has had, but she also reflects on more challenging, difficult, or problematic moments. She uses these moments precisely the way we wish all interns did – to gain self-understanding, interpersonal skill, and problem-solving experience in the world. Jeanne repeatedly seeks out new responsibilities and opportunities to get involved, and she appears to have raised multitasking to a new level. Reading everything she has done in a week in her reflection papers makes me feel tired! Her success in her role as an intern has been outstanding. There are many examples of this one could cite, but one of note is that she reportedly was able to amass the largest volunteer group ever for the American Cancer Society Telethon. 

Here are a few quotes from Jeanne's summaries that represent what we hope internship experiences are all about: learning and enjoyment.

“Throughout the duration of the internship, I have truly learned a lot about time management. Balancing classes, research, work and this internship has been a challenge. However, it has taught me to work efficiently and that organization is the key to be successful. These are skills which I will carry with me after graduation and into the work force.” Although this internship is a lot of work and responsibility, I can truly say that I am enjoying every second of it!"
Contributed by Dr. Robert Bohlander and Sharon Castano.