Internships and Careers News

Sydney Williams ’27 and Matthew Wright ’26 traded the prospect of cubicle life and coffee runs for compost and carrot tops while interning as fieldhands at Ramblin Roots Market Garden in Wenham, Mass. this summer.

Kelly O’Donnell ’24 and Olivia Cafarelli ’25 were part of a group of Gulls that embarked on a dream trip to Japan, funded by a Freeman Foundation grant. They engaged in culturally immersive internships, tackling real-world business challenges with Japanese organizations, enriching their academic journeys, and solidifying their professional aspirations.

At Endicott, education major Carissa Szabo ’24 flourished as a future teacher—and a traveler. After pursuing several international experiences at the Nest, she’s now off to Turkey to launch her classroom career.

Experiences as diverse as soccer and volunteering to studying abroad and interning with Windover Construction have all led Tiago Frazao ’24 to realize a passion for real estate development and international travel.

Through his semester internship with CGPR, Julian Richtarich ’24 has come to realize his passion for the world of marketing and PR, while still holding on to his entrepreneurial spirit.

Hospitality students Emma Cyr ’24 and Caitlin Reale ’24 have found their spark for the hotel industry, thanks to their semester-long internships this past fall.

After graduation, a few lucky Gulls flocked further north to Vermont and found interesting, creative, and fulfilling careers at Burton Snowboards, where moving from snow-covered slopes to cozy office spaces is all in a day’s work.

Students in Ethan Boldt’s criminal justice classes are examining the U.S. court system in a highly unconventional way—by studying the Michael Peterson murder case and binge-watching all 13 episodes of the Netflix series The Staircase. (Popcorn is recommended, but not required.)

After a whirlwind fall semester studying and interning across the globe, we checked in with five Endicott students who have returned on their journey and what they learned along the way.

What makes Clinical Coordinator and Instructor of Exercise Science Matthew Ibrahim so relatable is that he’s failed, dusted himself off, kept going, and succeeded many times along the way.