Internships

Applying theory to practice is central to WILL. One way that WILL members connect theory to practice is through the internship requirement of the WGSS minor.

Many resources are available to students as they determine their internship sites. Contact Dr. Melissa Ooten, the associate director of the WILL program, who oversees the internship program and teaches WGSS 280: Women and Work, for more information.

Below is a list of a few recent internships that students have participated in––the possibilities are endless:

• China Export Partners – Beijing, China
• ProPeru Service Corps – Calca, Peru
• SIT Program – Nicaragua
• Peace One Day – London, England
• World Medical Mission – Kijabe, Kenya
• White House – Washington, D.C.  
• Women in International Trade (WIIT) Charitable Trust – Washington, D.C.
• The Center for Democracy in the Americas – Washington, D.C.             
• National Wildlife Refuge Association – Washington, D.C.
• Dickstein Shapiro Morin &Oshinsky LLP – Washington, D.C.
• Fan Free Clinic – Richmond, Va.
• YWCA of Greater Richmond – Richmond, Va.
• Science Museum of Virginia – Richmond, Va.
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation – Richmond, Va.            
• Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce – Richmond, Va.             
• Virginia Organizing Project – Charlottesville, Va.  
• Ephrata Performing Arts Center – Ephrata, Pa.
• Sustainable Communities Network – Lexington, Ky.
• Glad Works Advertising Agency – Pawtucket, R.I.
• Doylestown Hospital Pre-medical Intern Program – Doylestown, Pa.
• Georgia Commission on Family Violence – Atlanta, Ga.