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Opportunities for Freshmen
and Sophomore Students
How would you like to work for a summer....At the UN? In a television
studio? At the Bronx Zoo? In a New York publishing house? On Wall
Street? At a social service agency helping children? At a Fortune
500 company.
The Jeannette
K. Watson Summer Fellowship Program makes such opportunities possible...
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The Program
The Jeannette K. Watson Summer Fellowship Program gives promising
and accomplished undergraduates at the College of Staten Island
and other selected New York City colleges the possibility of on
the job learning that will:
- Provide opportunities for leadership and personal growth.
- Provide experience and insight on choices for a future
vocation.
- Help test and practice what students may be learning
in the classroom.
- Assist students in thinking about the opportunities
of a graduate education.
- Help students present a more compelling application
for a national fellowships and graduate admissions.
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| The Jeannette K. Watson Summer Fellows 2008 |
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Michael Young
Michael Young is completing his sophomore year in the Macauley Honors College at the College of Staten Island. His studies have been focused on Studio Art and American Studies. This summer, Michael will be involved in his first internship through the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship. |
| The Jeannette K. Watson Summer Fellows 2002 |
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Elie Jarrouge
Elie is a junior at the College of State Island where he
majors in biology. A pre-med student, Elie is very active on campus.
He conducts research in the biology department, tutors students
in physics, chemistry and biology, and has been a teaching assistant
for Mathematics in CSI’s Summer Immersion. This past summer
Elie interned at the Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx
Zoo.
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| The Jeannette K. Watson Summer Fellows
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| Kristine Gansico
Kristine is a freshman in the College of Staten Island¹s
honors program. A student of biology, Kristine is spending her
first Jeannette K. Watson Summer teaching children about conservation
at the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo. She is a member
of the National Honor Society and the St. John's Women in Science
Society.
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| The Jeannette K. Watson Summer Fellows 2000 |
 Kenyatta
Carter
Ken Carter is in his third year at the College of Staten
Island. He is the finance commissioner of the College of Staten
Island's student government and a member of the College Council.
In his first internship as a Jeannette K. Watson Fellow he worked
at the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in the Capital
Unit examining the development of public-private partnerships
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 Tara
Lynch
As a Jeannette K. Watson Fellow, Tara spent her first summer working
with the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA). She published
an article on their website, about the UNFPA's involvement in family
planning education in Cambodia and Iran. She also helped to edit
The State of World Population 2000 report. She is currently in her
second year at the College of Staten Island and would like to pursue
a career in International Relations. |
 Yekaterina
Lushpenko
Kate is a second year student at the College of Staten Island.
Originally from the Ukraine, she spent the summer of 2000 creating
the backdrop for a dialogue about immigration issues for the Lower
East Side Tenement Museum. The Museum will use her work to involve
visitors in an intense discussion about their attitudes towards
immigrants, immigration policies and related issues.
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