Photo Essay: Terriers on Their Summer Internships, Jobs
Students talk about the hands-on learning and experience they gained
Photo Essay: Terriers on Their Summer Internships, Jobs
Students talk about the hands-on learning and experience they gained
Boston University’s Charles River Campus quiets down the moment final exams finish each May. Some students stay on for Summer Sessions classes, but what about everyone else?
BU photographer Cydney Scott spent much of her summer photographing students who had jobs and internships in and around Boston, both on and off campus. Some worked for nonprofits and were supported through stipends from the Yawkey Nonprofit Internship Program. Others spent the summer pursuing research projects supported by the University’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) or working on campus.
“I found these students by contacting the various colleges, BU’s Student Employment Office, staff at FitRec and Facilities Management & Operations,” Scott says. “I also emailed countless colleagues I’ve met on the job to pick their brains about students they instructed and what they knew about their summer plans.
“While it wasn’t the intention, I ended up photographing only students who had gotten internships or jobs through a specific BU department or program, so it ended up being a really interesting look into a fraction of what’s available to BU students.”
In this photo essay, a dozen Terriers reflect on their day-to-day summer work experience, the skills they acquired, and the life lessons they’ll take with them.
