Kristy Hosack CPP Intern’10

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[…]

Kathleen Johnson CPP Intern’11

  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[…]

Hayley Strege Internship’08

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[…]

Western Avenue Community Center

Are you looking for something to drag you out of the Wesleyan Bubble? Do you want to help change the local community? If so, Western Avenue Community Center offers many internships that allow you to provide community service to help Bloomington grow. 1. After School Program: This program seeks volunteers to assist with reading instruction, one-on-one tutoring, Read more about Western Avenue Community Center[…]

Hayley Strege: Spring Internship ’08

Heartland Head Start Projects: I interned this spring with Heartland Head Start and although I primarily worked with one bilingual preschool class, I 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 facility, and one-on-one interactions with Read more about Hayley Strege: Spring Internship ’08[…]

Christine Peterson: CPP Program ’14

State Farm Projects: Social Recruiting Research Paper: Researched different social recruiting methods used by various companies, compared those with State Farm social recruiting, and created a series of recommendations for EREC as to which steps should be taken next. Language Testing Table Revisions: Addressed missing task analyses, incorrect job codes, incorrect job titles, and unclear Read more about Christine Peterson: CPP Program ’14[…]

Un Momento, Por Favor

Nathan Douglas (’15), a double major in Hispanic Studies and Secondary Education, completed a study of the availability of Spanish language services in non-profits and public agencies across the Bloomington-Normal area. The project was developed according to this guiding question:  There is a large range of non-profit/public services available in Bloomington/Normal, but what is the depth Read more about Un Momento, Por Favor[…]

2012 Weir Fellows: Danny Kenny and Ryan Dyar

Danny Kenny is an Environmental Studies & Hispanic Studies double major (2013). Ryan Dyar is a Political Science major (2014). Each student applied for the Weir Fellowship separately but combined forces to launch the IWU Peace Garden. The budget was used to buy seeds, tools, and other supplies. Both Danny and Ryan started the fellowship Read more about 2012 Weir Fellows: Danny Kenny and Ryan Dyar[…]

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[…]

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[…]

Danny Kenny

Danny Kenny

Danny Kenny, hailing from St. Louis, MO, majored in Environmental Studies and Hispanic Studies. As an alum of the CPP program, Danny worked on the upkeep of the Peace Garden, devoting much time towards pruning, weeding, watering, and harvesting of the plants. Additionally, Danny helped the Action Research Center develop a grand strategic plan through his research on Read more about Danny Kenny[…]

CPP Program ’12: Dani Jauregui

Dani, a Hispanic Studies and Sociology from Darien, IL was an intern in the 2012 CPP Program. She worked in the Multicultural Business Development Group at State Farm and the Red Cross. At State Farm, Dani focused on cultural acumen training, specifically working to improve current videos and training materials associated with the Hispanic market. At the Red Cross, Dani Read more about CPP Program ’12: Dani Jauregui[…]