Student explores career options

�I didn’tchoose to intern here because it was close or convenient, I did it because it was something that I am so interested in and something I would like to do in the future,� said Vanessa Vintinner, a senior history major who is currently an intern in the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education (NCCHE).
Vintinner began her internship the first week of the spring 2007 semester and will complete it in May.


By Jaynelle Stevens,
Staff Writer
�I didn’tchoose to intern here because it was close or convenient, I did it because it was something that I am so interested in and something I would like to do in the future,� said Vanessa Vintinner, a senior history major who is currently an intern in the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education (NCCHE).
Vintinner began her internship the first week of the spring 2007 semester and will complete it in May.
She had applied for the intern position, which included an interview by Wilda Kaylor, associate director of the NCCHE.
Vintinner currently works four days a week in order to complete her nine-hour per week requirement. The internship is worth three credits and is required for all history majors. She is the programming intern, and some of her tasks include making sure that things are in order, contacting people, setting up events and working with the other intern in the center.
She was assigned this task because previous to this she was interested in doing something with planning because it is something she has dealt with many of times in the past. One of the major events she has been involved with coordinating was the �Genocide in Darfur: Sudan’s Defiance of International Human Rights� lecture.
�Vanessa has been exciting to have here. She brings excitement and enthusiasm.
Her first week here she was asked to come up with a project and she carried the task through with no problem,� said Kaylor.
One thing new that Vintinner has brought to the center was the use of Facebook to communicate to students and invite them to events the center sponsors.
�Generally, History majors do internships so that they can explore areas they may be interested in for their careers.
For Vintinner, this is a great experience because tasks such as organizing are good skills for anywhere you get a job,� said John Spurlock, Vintinner’s academic advisor.
�This internship for me has been a great way for me to figure out what I want to do with my life. It has helped me with building my character, working with others, and it’s a great reference,� Vintinner said.
Along with her internship, Vintinner is a member of the Seton Hill University (SHU) women’s softball team as well as the History Club. After graduation she plans on moving back home to Connecticut where her home is.
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