Nathan Douglas: CPP Program ’13

State Farm: I worked in DC5 within the In-Language team, mostly with the Enterprise Translation Center of Excellence (ETCoE).  My main project involved consolidating the thousands of previously-used Spanish translations into a single terms database to be used for all future ICP publications.  I worked one-on-one with a translator to ensure linguistic quality of the Read more about Nathan Douglas: CPP Program ’13[…]

Jordan Steinbreuck: CPP Program ’13

State Farm:  During my time with State Farm, I got the opportunity to work with both the Investment Systems team and the Investment Department through various projects.  One of my main projects was testing IBM Cognos 10.2 upgrades for mortgage reports for Investment Accounting.  Another project was creating and editing mortgage reports for Investments by Read more about Jordan Steinbreuck: CPP Program ’13[…]

Bobby Castillo: CPP Program ’13

State Farm: Member of Enterprise Learning and Development’s Communication Team. Authored several feature articles for the Learning and Development Newswire, including one about the CPP internship. Developed a new mission statement for the Learning and Development Communication Team. Also co-led a focus group comprised of interns to brainstorm new training methods, aesthetics, and functionality for Read more about Bobby Castillo: CPP Program ’13[…]

Ryan Dyar: CPP Program ’13

State Farm: At State Farm I helped to refine the Catastrophe Volunteer Program based on feedback from the most recent activation and planning for the future. I primarily worked with legacy zone coordinators to update volunteer data, and revised communication temples. In addition to the Volunteer Program, I was given the opportunity to help with the creation of Read more about Ryan Dyar: CPP Program ’13[…]

Nick Anderson: CPP Program ’13

State Farm: I researched how acquisition and retention departments in marketing could better leverage corporate social responsibility in their direct marketing channels. I researched best practices for email marketing campaigns. I designed a small business lead-tracking template.   Community: At Habitat for Humanity, I started The Playhouse Project to provide a way for volunteers under Read more about Nick Anderson: CPP Program ’13[…]

Natalie Witter: CPP Program ’13

State Farm: At State Farm, I was in the Purchasing Department. One thing I worked on was compiling information about companies to put together company backgrounds. I then presented my findings. Also, I performed litigation reviews on companies and wrote litigation summaries to be given to business partners.   Community: At Marcfirst, I was located in the Read more about Natalie Witter: CPP Program ’13[…]

Casey during her ARC days

Casey Plach: CPP Program ’13

State Farm: At State Farm I am in Enterprise Compliance and Ethics. My work this summer has involved researching laws and regulations for the Life/Health compliance risk assessment and pairing my findings with the appropriate risk statements on the Life/Health execution template. My research will help Life/Health identify and understand the laws and regulations it Read more about Casey Plach: CPP Program ’13[…]

Nettie Rauch: CPP Program ’13

State Farm: I worked in multicultural business development doing research on Hispanic, African American, and LGBT markets. The research will be used to show the business opportunity and need for an updated marketing strategy for these markets. I also did some work with public affairs to develop a self-assessment tool for nonprofits to use to Read more about Nettie Rauch: CPP Program ’13[…]

Austin Borton: CPP Program ’13

State Farm: I was involved in various types of legal research. I analyzed Kansas city ordinances and researched state laws regarding an up and coming mobile app project. Also, I created a policy brief regarding car sharing.  Community: At Prairie State Legal Services, I assisted the lawyers every Thursday with the “Lawyer in the Courtroom” Read more about Austin Borton: CPP Program ’13[…]

Blair Wright CPP intern

Blair Wright: CPP Program ’13

State Farm:  At Next Door, my first project was to explore the upcoming reforms in healthcare both at a national and a local level.  This material was then used by our team to understand what conversations we may encounter with our community members and to prepare for these discussions in the coming months of change.  Read more about Blair Wright: CPP Program ’13[…]

Marjorie Miller: CPP Program ’13

State Farm: I worked in the Customer Care Center alongside analysts in the administration department. I assisted in the completion of various reports and executive summaries involving employee attrition, call volume in the CCC, and EOM.   Community: My Community Partner was the Bloomington-Normal YMCA. I created a member survey that will be used to give Read more about Marjorie Miller: CPP Program ’13[…]

Colleen during her ARC days

Colleen Luckey: CPP Program ’13

At State Farm: Surveyed Deployment Specialists, Field Supervisors, and agents on a new way of filing auto claims that is rolling out gradually. We wanted to gather data on best practices for encouraging successful adoption of this Initial Loss Reporting (ILR) among agents that might be hesitant to use a new process. I presented these Read more about Colleen Luckey: CPP Program ’13[…]

Allie Boudreau: CPP Program ’13

At State Farm: Trending analysis of the ESS and EOS surveys, as well as identifying possible trends between employee engagement and profitability.   At Milestones: Completing a cost/benefit analysis in regards to the school age program, as well as identifying the best paid time off policy to implement for Milestones employees. Grant Summary: My grant Read more about Allie Boudreau: CPP Program ’13[…]

Dave McGrath: CPP Program ’13

At State Farm: I worked on a number of different projects for the Self-Audit Team within the Life/Health department in Centralized Operations. My projects included defining metrics and the reporting procedure, creating and organizing SharePoint pages for the team site, reviewing the team’s audit process, and the conduction of a system access audit. These projects helped Read more about Dave McGrath: CPP Program ’13[…]