It鈥檚 internship and fellowship season around 天天吃瓜 as students take steps toward their career dreams. Read about Oscar Ram铆rez, who is a summer intern in the Washington, D.C., office of Congressman Luis Guti茅rrez, plus lots more.
Around the Commons
On a mission for education
Oscar Ram铆rez never had a Latino teacher growing up. Not in grade school, not in middle school and not in high school. Nunca. That all changed when Ram铆rez, the son of Guatemalan immigrants, enrolled at Northeastern and realized what his education had been missing. Now on the verge of earning his bachelor鈥檚 degree, Ram铆rez plans to pursue graduate school and eventually enroll in a Ph.D. program in Education Policy to influence policy in a manner that expands opportunities for Latino youth in culturally and linguistically responsive ways. about his incredible transformation into a man of action.
Four fellows for ChicagoCHEC
The Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative will kick off the inaugural Summer Research Fellow program on June 20 with the participation of . The ChicagoCHEC Research Fellows program is a comprehensive paid eight-week summer learning experience for undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students from Northeastern, Northwestern University, University of Illinois at Chicago, and the City Colleges of Chicago.
Facilitating conversations
Three Northeastern students to participate in the Kettering Foundation's Fostering Deliberation on Campus Research Exchange on July 11-12 in Dayton, Ohio. Daniela Artega (Communication, Media and Theatre), Rachel Hall (Inner City Studies master鈥檚 program) and Tara Shedor (Communication, Media and Theatre master鈥檚 program) will have the opportunity to learn from leaders of a nationally respected organization on how they can facilitate conversations that lead to collective decision-making.
And there鈥檚 more!
- Economics Coordinator Michael Wenz of the Ph.D. dissertation 鈥淔orecasting MLB Performance Utilizing a Bayesian Approach in Order to Optimize a Fantasy Baseball Draft鈥 in Baseball Prospectus.
- Anthropology Instructor Martin Giesso presented a poster and a co-written paper at the from June 1-3 on the Italian island of Lipari.
In the media
Remembering the victims
Northeastern hosted a vigil to remember and mourn the victims of the June 12 mass shooting in Orlando. The event was previewed by and covered by , and ABC7.
More passion
In the days leading up to Ensemble Espa帽ol鈥檚 highly anticipated 鈥淔lamenco Passion鈥 performances, the published a feature on the Northeastern resident dance company. 鈥淟ike the proverbial mighty oak,鈥 critic Laura Molzahn wrote, 鈥淓nsemble Espanol grew from a little acorn of passion.鈥 The Ensemble also was highlighted in the 鈥10 Things To Do鈥 weekly feature.
To do
鈥楾he Emperor鈥檚 New Clothes鈥
Stage Center Theatre has debuted its summer production of The play will run June 17 at 7:30 p.m.; June 18 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and June 20 and 22 at 10:30 a.m.
鈥楩lamenco Passion鈥
Ensemble Espa帽ol鈥檚 popular 鈥淔lamenco Passion鈥 live dance and music performances return to the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts from June 17-19. These performances are part of the company鈥檚 that runs through June 25. This year鈥檚 鈥淔lamenco Passion鈥 performances feature more than 40 dancers, musicians and guest artists in a fusion of classical, traditional, contemporary and Flamenco styles.
Mark your calendar!
- , through July 15, Fine Arts Gallery
- , 7:30 p.m. June 21, Auditorium
- Little Missiles, 10 p.m. June 23, Student Lounge
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