Class of 1966 Summer Opportunities Fund

The Summer Opportunities Fund was established by the Class of 1966 in celebration of their 50th Reunion. The fund provides stipends to students, with a preference to those on financial aid, to have transformative summer internships and research opportunities in both the non-profit and the for-profit worlds. Many of these student experiences are sourced by alumni themselves.

Mukund Nair ’22


Columbia World Health Organization Center for Global Mental Health, New York, NY My firsthand experiences with the treatment gap in mental health care motivated me to pursue an internship with the Columbia WHO Center for Global Mental Health. The Global Mental Health Center aims to bring professionals working in different… Continue reading »

Josh Noonan ’22


Josh Noonan

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Fodor Lab, Charlotte, NC Over the summer, I had the pleasure of working in Dr. Anthony Fodor’s bioinformatics lab at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Bioinformatics lies at the intersection of computer science, statistics, and biology, and focuses on the enormous amount… Continue reading »

Maddie Annis ’23


Maddie Annis bagging basil.

Real Food Farm, Baltimore, MD My internship at Real Food Farm this summer was an incredible experience that greatly influenced my career goals. Real Food Farm is an urban farm in Baltimore that promotes food access and education. In my work there, I helped with producing food, coordinating the Community… Continue reading »

Sarah Borges ’23


National Urban League, New York, NY The National Urban League (NUL) is a civil rights and urban advocacy organization based in New York with 90 affiliates across the country. NUL is dedicated to economic empowerment, equality, and social justice. This past summer, I interned with their Talent Management Department and… Continue reading »

Spencer Brooks ’21

Spencer Brooks '21 in front of Ephraim Williams House plaque

Ohio State University, Department of Linguistics, Columbus, OH This summer, I worked as a research assistant for Dr. Gabriella Modan at the Ohio State University Department of Linguistics. Broadly, Dr. Modan hopes to learn how people understand the word “urban.” The work I did this summer specifically focused on how… Continue reading »

Maria Fernanda Estrada ’23

Maria Fernanda Estrada '23 on laptop

Genetic Alliance, Washington, DC Genetic Alliance has advocated for health benefits in genomic research since 2003. Additionally, they have been leaders in genetic research by promoting healthcare policies and providing infrastructure to disease-specific advocacy organizations. During my time with Genetic Alliance, I was able to partake in major domestic and… Continue reading »

Tommy Coyne ’23

Tommy Coyne '23

SimplyPark, Ltd., Cleveland, OH This summer I had the pleasure of working with SimplyPark in my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. SimplyPark is a parking payment start-up that aims to revolutionize the parking business. Traditionally, parking payment has been a tedious chore that hinders one’s ability to have an enjoyable parking… Continue reading »

Nick Gonzalez ’22

Selfie of Nick Gonzalez '22 in front of desktop

Cycle Technology, Inc., Miami, FL This summer I had the privilege to intern at Cycle Technology as a software development intern. Cycle is a sustainability-focused start-up founded by a team of students from the University of Miami who focus primarily in alternative recycling utilizing reverse-vending machines (RVMs)—machines in which you… Continue reading »

Sydney L. Jones ’21

Sydney Jones '21 working at desk

Project Tugboat, Brookline, MA This summer I had the opportunity of interning with Project Tugboat, a start-up company dedicated to providing those who are unemployed with courses that help support their social and emotional wellbeing. I assisted the development of the company’s key product—the social/emotional lessons—by researching topics such as… Continue reading »

Gelila Kassa ’23

Gelila Kassa '23 on laptop

Calderón Architecture & Design Studio P.C., Beacon, NY My remote internship with Calderón Architecture & Design Studio was something I hadn’t planned on a couple weeks before it started. Given the circumstances of many on-site internships changing due to the pandemic, I wasn’t expecting an opportunity to appear days after… Continue reading »