Cecil Robinson
Staff Writer
cecil.robinson@hawks.shorter.edu
As summer approaches many students are packing up to head home, but students Caleb Britt and Laura Ayers are preparing for their internships over the summer.
Junior communications major Caleb Britt received a paid summer internship with WSB-TV/Channel 2 Action News stationed in Atlanta. “I am still in disbelief that I have received the internship, but I am very grateful for the opportunity. I am ready for all of the hard work that comes with this position,” said Britt. The end of May is when Britt will begin his internship.
Throughout the course of his internship, Britt will work as a news intern where he will strengthen his writing, reporting and anchoring skills. According to WSB-TV.com, news interns are expected to leave with a resume reel that will help with qualifying for a job after graduation.
Computer information system major Laura Ayers received confirmation that she would have a position this summer as an intern for the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center as part of a program sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security.
In December of last year, Ayers applied for the internship and had to wait until the week before spring break before she found that she had been awarded the position. “When I received the internship, I was so ecstatic I almost couldn’t believe it. I could have returned to my first internship at Blue Cross Blue Shield, but I feel like this is where God wanted me to go,” said Ayers. Towards the end of May, she will travel to New London, Conn., to begin her internship.
While working as an intern this summer, she will be doing computer work which includes working on improving the computer network for the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center. According to Ayers, her interest for computers dates back to her days as a youth. “When I was in middle and high school, I was into robotics, which later sparked my interest for computers and ultimately I decided it would be a good major,” said Ayers.
With both students accomplishing so much in just a short amount of time while on the Hill, anything can be said for their future careers. After graduation in May of 2017, Britt plans to begin his career in broadcast journalism and serve the community. Ayers plans to get a full-time job somewhere, most likely in computer programming.
