Name: Kennedy Lamb

Internship, Co-op or Research Site: UMBC Alumni Magazine

Position Title: Editorial Intern

Major(s)/Minor(s): English

Current Class Level: Senior

Work Term: Summer 2019

Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.

I am an editorial intern for the UMBC Alumni Magazine. I write feature stories that are published on the magazine's website and will be publishing an article that will be in the Spring 2019 print edition of the magazine. I collaborate with my fellow intern and my editor to write mainly science features about faculty on campus. I am sometimes tasked with writing the "Class Notes" section that is also featured in the magazine which highlights alumni accomplishments. Each day, I work on my latest feature piece and interview, document, and write about all of the amazing happenings at UMBC.

Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?

Professor Christopher Corbett told my now editor, Jenny O'Grady that I may be a good fit for the program. I was interviewed in Spring 2018 and received an internship offer shortly after. 

What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization? 

I love that I can meet fascinating people on campus and tell their stories. This internship offers me the opportunity to create narratives around a multitude of amazing happenings at UMBC. I am able to meet new people, make great connections, and learn a great deal about journalism along the way. 

How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?

I hope that my articles inform readers about the positive impact that UMBC has had on countless lives and how the University is continuing to inspire people everyday. I also hope that my stories bring joy and recognition to those whom I write about because they certainly deserve it. 

What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience? 

It is all about who you know. Go out and build a large network of connections and do your best not to burn any bridges. Always be the hardest working intern because that will pay off in the end. 

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The purpose of the Student Success Scholarship is to assist current residential students who demonstrate significant financial need to remain in on-campus residents, who may otherwise be unable to afford housing during the academic year. 

The scholarship is supported by the cable contract with Residential Life. Award funds are for the following semester. If you are applying in fall, the funds would be applied for the spring semester housing balance. If the application is submitted and accepted in spring, the funds would be for the subsequent fall. Several scholarships may be awarded each semester. Funds will vary based on eligibility and will range from full semester housing costs to partial semester housing costs, not to exceed the cost of a double room.

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• The Empowered University, Sunday, November 3, 2 p.m., USM Columbus Center -- UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski will discuss his new book, The Empowered University: Shared Leadership, Culture Change, and Academic Success, written with Provost Philip Rous and Peter Henderson. The book examines how university communities support academic success by cultivating an empowering institutional culture.
  
  
• SPARK Gallery, November 1-10, 5-10 p.m., USM Columbus Center -- Throughout the entire festival, make sure to stop by this exciting and interactive gallery. This collaboration between UMBC, Towson University, and PNC Bank features artists including UMBC’s Colette Searls, Connie Francis Parks, Evan Tedlock, Lisa Moren, Lynn Cazabon, Timothy Nohe, and Vin Grabill. Performers include the UMBC Jazz, UMBC New Music Ensemble, Umbilicus Percussion Ensemble, Lisa Cella and Stephen Bradley; and a dance performance by UMBC students choreographed by faculty members Ann Sofie Clemmensen and Carol Hess.
  
  
• Word & Image, Saturday, November 2, 6 p.m., World Trade Center -- A panel discussion featuring contributors to The Light Ekphrastic, an online publication that pairs artists and writers. UMBC’s Jenny O’Grady, editor of UMBC Magazine, and Timothy Nohe, professor of visual arts and director of the Center for Innovation in  Research, and Creativity in the Arts, will co-moderate the panel, which includes Melissa Cormier, M.F.A. ’17, visual arts, and Katie Feild ’05, visual arts.
  
  
• UMBC Light City Reception, Saturday, November 9, 4 – 9 p.m., USM Columbus Center -- Join the UMBC community for light refreshments and a great view of the Baltimore Harbor and Light City exhibits. Registration is encouraged.
  
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