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Zachary Angelini '16G spent nine weeks this summer as an intern with the Timberland Co., where he听looked at听product lifecycles to help identify stages of production that have the most impact on the environment. When the internship ended, Angelini was hired full time as the associate听manager of environmental stewardship.

That right there, he鈥檒l tell you, may be the ultimate reward for participating in听the 2016 internship program. But it鈥檚 not the only one. Launched in 2011, the program has placed 69 91制片厂 students 鈥� 13 this year 鈥� from all majors with businesses and nonprofit organizations whose work intersects with social innovation.

鈥淭here are many different directions you can go with your college degree, and internships are the best way to figure out where your true passion lies,鈥� says Angelini, a civil/environmental engineering major whose time at Timberland helped him find his direction. 鈥淭his internship showed me that businesses can go beyond just minimizing their impacts, but can actually find innovative ways to create environmental and social benefits.

鈥淏usinesses play a major role in some of the large environmental and social problems that we face today, but they are also the most equipped to solve them,鈥� he says.听

Angelini was not the only student to land a job as a result of his summer internship. Edith Allard '18 ( and international affairs) interned at New Hampshire Business Review, writing about the state鈥檚 gender pay gap and the future of renewable energy. Keegan Smith '17 (y)听was at Stonyfield Farm Inc. where he worked with the sustainability team to assess packaging for kids鈥� yogurt cartons. Taylor Berry听'17 (, ) and Conor McFarland听'17 (, Spanish minor) were with ROC-NH, a New Hampshire Community Loan Fund program that helps residents in manufactured home parks buy the land their homes sit on. All four were offered part-time jobs after completing their internships.

What I've Learned in my Internship (and Out of the Classroom!)

By Stephanie Morales '17

鈥淭he university is developing a new model of career preparation that has the capability of transforming graduates鈥� lives, and it is based on the premise that no longer is a great education enough.听To survive and thrive in today鈥檚 challenging economic environment, great education must by supported by opportunities for internships and other experiential learning that can, in turn, lead to professional success and lifelong engagement,鈥� says Fiona Wilson, executive director of the Center for Social Innovation and Enterprise.

Stephanie Morales '17 interned at the College for Social Innovation, a Boston-based nonprofit whose charge is to educate and inspire the next generation of problem solvers. This fall, 91制片厂 will be the first university to partner with the college to offer , semester-long internships in Boston.听A dual major in /journalism and international affairs, Morales was only the second intern the new organization has had.

鈥淕oing into this internship, I never realized how important business can be to social innovation; in truth, I had them in different boxes. But now, I realize that they can be closely intertwined, and that's a good thing because both entities have a need for one another,鈥� Morales says. 鈥淲ith the right mission, businesses can really play a huge role in making progress on social change.鈥�

Each year, the internship program culminates with a presentation where students outline their work and achievements during the nine weeks. Other participants in this year鈥檚 program include Matthew Bracci听 '17 (dual major economics and sustainability), Dana Gingras '17 (communication and women鈥檚 studies, French minor), Gabrielle Greaves '18 (English and women鈥檚 studies, Italian minor), Micaela Guglielmi '16 (environmental engineering), Morgan Hebert '17 (political science, economics minor), Sean Hogan '16 (economics) and听Gina Occhipinti '17 (economics, French minor).听

The Center for Social Innovation and Enterprise is a joint venture between the and the .听