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2023 MPH graduate Ryan Shelton simultaneously worked to address zoonotic diseases and the mental health crisis among health care workers, transforming his passion to help others into a position as an ORISE Fellow at the CDC

Jaala Brown knew by the end of high school that she wanted to pursue a career in the media industry. Now, as the Â鶹ÊÓƵ communication major prepares for a May graduation, that pursuit is paying dividends, as she is working as an intern for NBC’s Nightly News with Lester Holt.

When Â鶹ÊÓƵ students sign up for Video Production for Social Change, they won’t just learn in a traditional classroom setting, they’ll make an impact in their community.

For her Master of Health Administration capstone, Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduate student Akshaya Chinnathevar Ramesh is interning at The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Capitol Hill and working with a team of analysts working on required reports to Congress on the effects of the No Surprise Act.

During her time at Â鶹ÊÓƵ, University Scholar Aloana Hall had internships at the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.

The Next System Fellows Program is an inquiry-based, experiential learning opportunity for students eager to build a more just and sustainable global order for the future.  It introduces Â鶹ÊÓƵ students to the emerging field of Next System Studies, connecting them with community changemakers working right now on alternative systems.

Sonja Phillips-Thomas is a film and music double major in Â鶹ÊÓƵ's College of Visual and Performing Arts and is doing big things in the storytelling world.

Industry Challenges is a unique section of the 300-level Multi-Disciplinary Challenges Honors College curriculum requirement restricted to students who have completed at least one year at Â鶹ÊÓƵ. As the practicum option (an alternative to the research focused HNRS 360), HNRS 361 is an experiential-learning course inviting students to take a hands-on approach to complex challenges.

Hailing from a rural area, Schar School undergraduate Josh Lyon sees his Capitol Hill internships as a way to help those in need.

Civil engineering student China Brown overcame challenges to achieve her dream. She will join Shirley Construction as a full-time engineer after graduating this December.