Brianna Piro CPP Intern ’15

Binder #: 100 Major: Psychology, Sociology Passion: Other Organization: Marcfirst, State Farm Executive Summary: My summer as a CPP intern was one of the best opportunities of my college career. I loved the 3-2-1 aspect of the program because it exposed us to not only the corporate world, but also to the nonprofit and community Read more about Brianna Piro CPP Intern ’15[…]

Brianna Piro '17 at Self Defense Class

Brianna Piro ’17: “Free Self Defense Class for Women”

Binder #96 Major: Psychology and Sociology Passion: Health and Wellness, Human Rights, Education and Outreach Organization: LINC Center Project Summary: In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, there will be a self-defense class free of charge available to women interested in learning the importance of protecting onself. The program is intended to help women develop a Read more about Brianna Piro ’17: “Free Self Defense Class for Women”[…]

Satin Young ’16 “S.P.E.A.K” Inspiring Residents to Create Community Through Everyday Action

Binder #: 94 Major: Sociology Passion: Education and Outreach, Human Rights Organization: IWU ARC Project Title: “S.P.E.A.K” Project Summary: I found that each of the volunteer-dependent mentoring programs offered on the Westside of Bloomington have an orientation process. All of which include instruction on becoming an effective mentor. Young adults or teens sometimes attend a Read more about Satin Young ’16 “S.P.E.A.K” Inspiring Residents to Create Community Through Everyday Action[…]

Grace McCarten and Kira Miller Grant Writing’14

Binder: #91 Major: Sociology/ Anthropology and Environmental Studies Passion: Arts, Neighborhood Revitalization Organization: West Side of Bloomington Project Title: “We heart WestSide Photo Documentary Project” Project Summary: There are a lot of misconceptions of who and what exists on the WestSide of Bloomington. We hope to begin to change perspectives by hosting a pop-up art gallery filled Read more about Grace McCarten and Kira Miller Grant Writing’14[…]

Matt Hill and Paige Maynard Seminar’09

Binder #: 36 Major: Accounting, Sociology and Economics Passion: Education and Outreach Organization: Farmers Market, Downtown Bloomington Association Project Title: “Farmers Market Operations Manual” Project Summary: Paige and I worked with the Downtown Bloomington Association to compile a Farmers Market Operations Manual. We attended the market, conducted interviews, and spoke with market management to complete the manual. The Market is Read more about Matt Hill and Paige Maynard Seminar’09[…]

Bianca Spratt and Brittini Gray Seminar’09

  Binder #: 31 Major: Sociology, Business Administration Passion: Education and Outreach Organization: Action Research Center, West Bloomington Revitalization Project   Project Title: “College Visit Night!” Project Summary: On November 3, 2009, we coordinated a college visit day for the youth of the Westside of Bloomington. Our goal for the program was to expose youth to IWU and share with Read more about Bianca Spratt and Brittini Gray Seminar’09[…]

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[…]

Bevin Cowie CPP Intern’09

  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[…]

Aaron Massey CPP Intern’10

  Binder #: 14 Major: Sociology Passion: Enviromental Sustainability, Food Justice Organization: Westside Development Task Force Project Summary: I interned in Human Resources Enterprise Recruiting and Retention at State Farm. The goal of my team was to create tools that allow for zones to effectively recruit talent. Along with that, we also created tools and programs tot retain employees. Read more about Aaron Massey CPP Intern’10[…]

Heidi Adams CPP Intern’08

  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[…]

Marqui Fairchild CPP Intern’11

Binder #: 2 Organization: PATH, State Farm Major: Sociology Passion: Health & Wellness State Farm project summary: I interned in State Farm’s Health Department. I conducted thorough research on dementia, specifically its future effect on Long Term Care Insurance policies. This resulted in a dementia fact sheet for State Farm agents to give to affected policy holders to Read more about Marqui Fairchild CPP Intern’11[…]

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[…]

Niko Garcia ’15: Boys & Girls Club

As Youth Program Intern, Niko Garcia’s (Sociology ’15) role at the BGC was to aid, tutor, and program for the children that attend the club. With the time that Niko spent at the Boys and Girls club, he created his own  basketball/fitness program for the kids that runs Wednesday and Friday nights. It is a Read more about Niko Garcia ’15: Boys & Girls Club[…]

Track Your Life

Lexia Swope, a Psychology and Sociology double major from Springfield, IL, participated in the Action Research Seminar in the fall of 2013. In this class, she created a health and wellness program for girls at the Bloomington-Normal Boys and Girls Club. The goal of the program was to promote and teach the girls to live Read more about Track Your Life[…]

2013 Weir Fellows: Nettie Rauch and Dave McGrath

2013 Weir Fellows, Dave McGrath and Nettie Rauch worked with West Bloomington Revitalization Project to start an annual Westside 5K. Dave ’14, a risk management major from Wheaton, IL, and Nettie ’14, a Hispanic Studies and Sociology major from Shoreview, Minnesota, are both members of the cross country team and mobilized their teammates in many Read more about 2013 Weir Fellows: Nettie Rauch and Dave McGrath[…]