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PLEN Intern in The Plenary

Jul 27, 2018

My PLEN Summer Experience

As a rising senior in college finishing up my Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, I’m realizing how quickly time goes by and how the real world is approaching. I still feel that my years in college flew by, and now it is time to look forward to new challenges. In response to my…

PLEN Intern in The Plenary

Jul 27, 2018

The Impact of PLEN

Although I have been interning at PLEN for only a couple of weeks, I have seen the amazing benefits of working with such a transformational organization. Two very important things I got to experience through these weeks was learning the inner-workings of a nonprofit and ways to network better…

PLEN Intern in The Plenary

Jul 19, 2018

Why I Chose PLEN

For me, every internship presents a unique opportunity. It gives me a chance to develop my professional skills and broaden my social capital. I graduated like most do, unsure of how to proceed forward post-college. I was used to a schedule during college, and then this unknown period of my life…

PLEN in The Plenary

Feb 20, 2018

My PLEN Internship: Squashing Sexism and My Inherent Fear of Setting Goals

I’m an intern at PLEN for the 2018 Spring semester. Last semester, I found myself scavenging for an internship that would offer me the ability to work in an office setting while following an…

PLEN in The Plenary

Aug 28, 2017

Growing Professionally with PLEN

As I sat at my desk this week, I could not believe that my summer interning with PLEN has flown by so fast. At the beginning of the summer, I set several goals to work towards during the course of my internship. Most of my goals were long term and intangible. I wanted to…

PLEN in The Plenary

Jul 12, 2017

Welcome to PLEN!

I stumbled upon PLEN on a job hunting website last spring. I spent last semester abroad in Brussels, where most of my time was dedicated to exploring the city for the best Belgian waffles instead of doing homework or searching for summer internships in DC. Although I loved my internship at a…