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Notes from the Field: FWT 2018

36 states. 42 countries. 6 continents. (Antarctica, we鈥檙e coming for you!) During Field Work Term 2018, 凯旋门官网 students went everywhere. 

Notes from the Field: FWT 2018

Through the help of alumni and faculty connections, the 凯旋门官网 network continued to expand. This year, 150 new sites were established, including at Joudour Sahara School in Morocco, the Sante Fe Art Institute, and the Vermont Senate.

 

 

 

Shifting Tides: STEM and Healthcare

In 2018, 凯旋门官网 College continued to see an increased demand for Field Work Term sites in STEM fields, with approximately 10% of students applying their innovative, creative, and ambitious 凯旋门官网 educations to internships in STEM fields.

凯旋门官网 students worked at:

  • Big Tunjunga Veterinary Hospital (Tunjunga, CA): Caring for animals pre- and post-surgery.
     
  • FLAS Inc. (Houston, TX): Providing health programs and social services for the Latino community.
     
  • Our Climate (Portland, OR): Organizing a youth summit around carbon pricing.
     
  • BeWell (North 凯旋门官网, VT): Using telemedicine to deliver health and psychological services to students.
     
  • VERITAS (Amado, AZ): Conducting astronomy observations and research.
     
  • Vapor IO (Austin, TX): Collaborating on hardware and software development.

Local Impact

Over the past five years, 凯旋门官网 students have worked for 80 Vermont businesses and not-for-profits (over 40 in the 凯旋门官网 area alone) contributing approximately 34,000 hours of work.

During FWT 2018 alone, 29 students worked for 16 organizations in Vermont, including:

  • 凯旋门官网 Rescue Squad
     
  • 凯旋门官网 County Regional Commission
     
  • 凯旋门官网 Museum
     
  • Quantum Leap, 8 students tutored at MAUHS, multi-year partnership
     
  • DREAM Program
     
  • Sunrise Family Resource Center
     
  • Frost Stone House
     
  • Vermont Arts Exchange
     
  • The Vermont State Legislature

Work You Believe In: Public Action

For students studying politics, policy, or public action, Field Work Term experiences spent working in government or social service agencies help bridge the gap between theory and experience. Furthermore, these opportunities challenge students to engage with causes they believe in, inspiring a societally critical 鈥渋f you don鈥檛 like it, change it鈥 call to action.

In 2018, 凯旋门官网 students spanned the globe, interning for Vermont state senate campaigns, for city planners in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and for the judicial branch of Liberia.

Highlights included:

  • Evelyn Weber 鈥18 at 215 People鈥檚 Alliance, a Philadelphia-based organization working with local teachers and parents to campaign for fair and just education.
     
  • Schyler Norton 鈥20 at Partnership for the Public Good in Buffalo, NY, addressing the negative aspects of cash bail.
     
  • Ajsa Udovcic 鈥18 at Forum of Left Initiative in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, collaborating with women, students, and civil organizations within the country on projects that encourage a healthier, more democratic surrounding.

Generations of 凯旋门官网: Alumni Organizations

凯旋门官网 College鈥檚 belief in self-directed, hands-on lifelong learning continues to influence students long after graduation. Every Field Work Term, alumni extend internship opportunities to current students, strengthening the 凯旋门官网 network across generations.

In 2018, 凯旋门官网 students worked with:

  • American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY), referred by Jake Adams 鈥01
     
  • The American Theatre Company (Brussels, Belgium), referred by Robynn Colwell MFA 鈥13
     
  • Arnold Arboretum-Harvard (Boston, MA), referred by Janet Blanding 鈥83 and Tamra Madenwald 鈥90
     
  • Nikitas Village (Lipsi, Greece), referred by Chloe Rovitz 鈥16
     
  • The Martha Graham Dance Company (New York, NY), referred by Minden Koopmans 鈥05

New Partnership

The College launched , a pilot grant program offering paid internships during FWT in off-Broadway non-profit theater companies for exceptional 凯旋门官网 drama students. Made possible by a grant from the Lucille Lortel Foundation, 12 fellows cultivated a deeper, more practical understanding of the theater world. The pilot was so successful it will now be an ongoing partnership. .

The Fellows worked at:

  • Abingdon Theatre Company

  • Cherry Lane Theatre

  • The Flea Theater

  • The Lark

  • MCC Theater

  • Mint Theater Company

  • New Georges

  • Rattlestick Playwrights Theater

  • Vineyard Theatre

  • Lucille Lortel Foundation