Binder #: 27 Major: Economics Passion: Education & Outreach, Economic Development Organization: Milestones Early Learning Center & Preschool, State Farm Project Summary: For my CPP Internship, I split my week into three days at State Farm and two days of non-profit work in the community. At State Farm, I was assigned to the Marketing/Advertising Department, working specifically Read more about Melissa Seeborg CPP Intern’11[…]
Binder #: 26 Major: History and Hispanic Studies Passion: Education & Outreach, Youth Organization: Hispanic Families Work Group, Western Avenue Community Center, and State Farm Project Summary: My project for the Hispanic Families Work Group was to create a report that explained how social service agencies in Bloomington-Normal can better reach out to the Hispanic community. This report includes Read more about Kristy Hosack CPP Intern’10[…]
Binder #: 25 Major: Hispanic Studies and Education Passion: Education & Outreach, Youth Organization: Big Brothers Big Sisters, State Farm Project Summary: The Community Partnership Program is a very unique internship opportunity for Illinois Wesleyan University students. Featuring a 2:1 split,the internship places the student in a department at State Farm and a local not-for-profit agency. In Read more about Kathleen Johnson CPP Intern’11[…]
Binder #: 24 Major: Business and Educational Studies Passion: Marketing, Education & Outreach Organization: WBRP, State Farm Project Summary: At State Farm I was assigned to the Marketing Communications: Mass Media Team. The team works largely with outside marketing agencies, with a specific focus on young families, Hispanics, and the Asian/Asian Indian marketing segment. At State Farm I was Read more about Jazmyn Becker CPP Intern’11[…]
Binder #: 20 Major: Political Science Passion: Housing, Education Organization: Prairie State Legal Services Project Title: Spring Internship with Prairie State Legal Services Project Summary: Brittany Morrison worked with Prairie State Legal Services to conduct a presentation to community stakeholders on “Foreclosures in Today’s Legal and Economic Environment. Prairie State Legal Services is an organization who provides legal services to Read more about Brittany Morrison Internship’09[…]
Binder #: 17 Major: Sociology and Hispanic Studies Passion: Education, Human Rights, Youth Organization: Heartland Head Start Project Title: “Upward and Equal” Project Summary: I primarily worked with one bilingual preschool class, but also partnered with one of the Family Resource Advisors (FRAs – essentially social case workers) in meeting families’ needs. THerefore, the mixture of social service agency, educative Read more about Hayley Strege Internship’08[…]
Binder #: 16 Major: Sociology Passion: Education Organization: East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging Project Summary:At the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging I was charged with developing, marketing, and hosting a senior focus radio show. In December of 2008, the West Bloomington Task Force published a document entitled “Senior Needs and Assets Assessment.” During Read more about Bevin Cowie CPP Intern’09[…]
Binder #: 13 Major: Sociology Passion: Education, Enviromental Sustainability Organization: American Red Cross of the Heartland Project Summary: At State Farm, I worked in Public Affairs on the Green Team Initiative. I worked on a large variety of projects, but the majority were focused on internal and external communication of the Green Initiative. Basically, State Farm is Read more about Heidi Adams CPP Intern’08[…]
Binder #: 12 Passion: Education Organization: East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging Project Summary: I worked in the Property and Casualty Actuarial at State Farm, and at the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging (ECIAAA) in the community. In the Actuarial department I worked on a countrywide pricing project, where I updated and analyzed data Read more about Allison Hartford CPP Intern’08[…]
Binder #: 11 Major: International Studies Passion: Education Organization:American Red Cross of the Heartland Project Summary: I was placed with the Multicultural Business Development Group, or MBDG for short, at State Farm. We focused on the African-American, Asian, Hispanic and Women market segments of State Farm. I worked primarily on the Hispanic young adult initiatives, helping create Read more about Katy Buoscio CPP Intern’10[…]
Binder #: 10 Major: Computer Science Passion: Education Organization:Hispanic Families Work Group Project Summary: I worked in Creative Services’ Authoring unit at State Farm and at the Hispanic Families Workgroup (HFWG) in the community. In Creative Services I worked on converting an exam scheduler database for State Farm associates from ASP to ASP.NET. I also worked Read more about Michael Gorman CPP Intern’10[…]
Binder #: 9 Major:Environmental Studies Passion: Education, Health and Wellness Organization:Marcfirst Project Summary: For the summer of 2011 Community Partnership Program Internship, I interned in the Catastrophe Services department at State Farm. In addition to helping out with administrative tasks, my main project was writing a report on the relationship between climate change and severe Read more about Lauren Contorno CPP Intern’11[…]
Binder #: 8 Major:English Passion: Education, Health and Wellness Organization: E=MC2, State Farm Project Summary: I worked in Property and Casualty Claims at State Farm. In the community, I worked with E=MC2, a program of the Autism Society of McLean County that focused specifically on employing adults with autism in the community. At State Farm, I worked on Read more about Julie Regenbogen CPP Intern’08[…]
Binder #: 7 Major: Education Passion: Neighborhood Revitalization Project Title: “Connecting a Community: Downtown Bloomington and Illinois Wesleyan University Project Summary: The goal of this project was to connect two communities in an effort to make them one. Building a relationship between Downtown Bloomington and Illinois Wesleyan University would benefit individuals living and working downtown, Illinois Wesleyan University Read more about Karin Unruh and Ara Holiday Seminar’09[…]
Binder #: 6 Major:Education Passion: Youth, Racial Justice Organization: Big Brothers Big Sisters, State Farm Project Summary: I was placed in the Multicultural Business Development Group at State Farm and Big Brothers Big Sisters in the community. In MBDG I analyzed the 2010 census Census looking for growth trends and leading indicators among the three major multicultural Read more about Kathleen Johnson CPP Intern’11[…]