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2023

Internships, Recognition & Accolades

Learning new teaching methods at an internship

An Internship at a day camp gave Lindsay Lewis-Persue ’25 insights into new pedegogies.

Date: April 12, 2023

2021

$Math on graph paper$

Internships

Wyatt Ashby '19 shed light on gender gaps in math

Mathematics and educational studies major Wyatt Ashby '19 is a co-author of a paper on gender gaps in mathematical students in Hungary.

Date: April 30, 2021

2019

Benny Mandelbrot in Philadelphia posing in front of statue

Internships

A Summer in the City of Brotherly Love

History & educational studies major Benny Mandelbrot '21 enjoyed an internship with the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries.

Date: November 19, 2019

Spotlights

A teacher’s journey

Second grade teacher Rakeb Girma ’21 relies on the foundational lessons she learned in her educational studies classes.

Anna and her host sister and exploring the town of Spello

What I learned during my teaching internship in Italy

Anna Hollenbaugh '23 practiced classroom management and language instruction strategies at the English Camp Company in Assisi.

How We Learn

Emily Schultz '16: An unconventional path to Google

Mentorship was so pivotal to Emily Schultz’s Denison experience she based her master’s at Oxford on the subject & leads a mentorship program at Google.

Where We Go

Internship Adds to Skills, Directs Future

Internships give Denison students the opportunity to mesh classroom learning with real-world experiences.

How We Learn

Philanthropy and the classroom

A service-learning program teams dollars and knowledge for college students to serve and learn in their communities.

Denison students working in the CDF program

How We Learn

Summer School offers lessons for teachers as well as students

Children in rural communities can have a difficult time keeping up their academic skills in the summer.

Where We Go

Victoria Roberts ’11, Publishes Work: Forever Under Construction

Victoria Roberts '11 has just published her first book of poetry entitled: Forever Under Construction.

Where We Go

From Seattle to Mumbai

Elena Speridakos '12 experiences teaching and learning across cultures.

How We Learn

First Look from the Field

The Works, CDF Freedom Schools & Durban, South Africa

How We Learn

It’s About the People

Three DU students spend time teaching in Brazil and develop new concepts of education, people, and wealth.

Where We Go

An Incredible Journey

Taylor Frame ’14 and her incredible two year journey teaching abroad.

Where We Go

An Amazing Job

Emma Hazel '12 has a unique group of colleagues at the Lincoln Children's Zoo in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Where We Go

Casey Stockton '12

Casey Stockton '12 has done rewarding internships in the non-profit sector in under-resourced communities near his home and in Spanish Harlem, New York.

How We Learn

Josh Goldman '14

Josh Goldman '14 reflects on the annual American Educational Research Association (AERA) workshop.

Where We Go

Jake Shafer '11

Congratulations to Jake Shafer '11 for being awarded a Woodrow Wilson Ohio Teaching Fellowship!

What's Happening

In the News

Hannah Wedepohl '23 takes position as junior business analyst

Wedepohl is joining Tripepi Smith, a marketing, technology, and public affairs firm based in Orange County, Calif.

Alumni

Devin Javens '22 is new head swim coach at Smith

Devin Javens '22 is moving into the head swim coach position at Smith College. She joined Smith last year as a graduate assistant coach for the Pioneers.

Internships

Recognition & Accolades

Learning new teaching methods at an internship

An Internship at a day camp gave Lindsay Lewis-Persue ’25 insights into new pedegogies.

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Live blog: Senior Send-Off 2024!

Three Denison professors awarded tenure in 2024

Inside-the-beltway internship yields great experiences

What's Happening

2023

2021

2019

Spotlights

A teacher’s journey

What I learned during my teaching internship in Italy

Emily Schultz '16: An unconventional path to Google

Internship Adds to Skills, Directs Future

Philanthropy and the classroom

Summer School offers lessons for teachers as well as students

Victoria Roberts ’11, Publishes Work: Forever Under Construction

From Seattle to Mumbai

First Look from the Field

It’s About the People

An Incredible Journey

An Amazing Job

Casey Stockton '12

Josh Goldman '14

Jake Shafer '11

What's Happening

Hannah Wedepohl '23 takes position as junior business analyst

Devin Javens '22 is new head swim coach at Smith

Learning new teaching methods at an internship