Extern Spotlights
The following select students participated in the UT Dallas Career Center Externship Program in Spring 2011. Please read on to get information about their experiences and to help decide if an externship is right for you.
To get involved in the externship program, review the information available on this website.
Nada Alasmi
Year in School: Sophomore
Major: Undecided
Graduation Date: May 2013
Externship Company/Organization Name: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Dates/Times of Externship: 5 days during Spring Break 2011
I have so many interests and I hoped the externship would help me narrow down what it is I want to do.
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Catherine Aliaga
Year in School: Senior
Major: Psychology, Criminology minor
Graduation Date: May 2011
Externship Company/Organization Name: Dallas County Department of Criminal Justice
Dates/Times of Externship: 2 days during Spring Break 2011
“I saw this as a great opportunity to get that on the job experience I have always wanted.”
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Year in School: Freshman
Major: Software Engineering
Graduation Date: December 2013
Externship Company/Organization Name: Beck Technology
Dates/Times of Externship: 1 day during Spring Break 2011
“The Career Center helped me with this process by connecting me with a great company so I could learn about my future career.”
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Zhaohan Li
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Accounting and Information Management
Graduation Date: May 2013
Externship Company/Organization Name: Emersons Commercial Management
Dates/Times of Externship: 5 days during Spring Break 2011
Zhaohan’s main objective for his externship was “to learn more about daily operation of a company and rise to the occasion.”
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Megan Mirasol
Year in School: Freshman
Major: Undecided
Graduation Date: May 2014
Externship Company/Organization Name: Mosaic Family Services
Dates/Times of Externship: 5 days during Spring Break 2011
“I pursued an externship because I was beginning to question whether or not the career I wanted was right for me.”
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