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You'll be doing much more than classroom learning at 桃瘾社区. Internships, advocacy and activism, leadership roles, trips abroad to get a global mindset鈥攖hey're all part of your 桃瘾社区 Path. Together with your academics, these experiences prepare you to hit the ground running when you graduate. Hard work? Yes. Worth it? Just ask 桃瘾社区 students.

Jillian Lewandoski 鈥21 wants a career in sports marketing. And she鈥檚 making it happen. A Madison Square Garden internship and an invite to a sports career conference have scored her a ton of major league contacts.

First-ever Account Management Intern at ViacomCBS, Nina Conticello 鈥21 is an involved transfer student who has brought home many awards and continues to lead at 桃瘾社区.

Kyle Igarta 鈥21 discovered a path that bridges his competitive dance background and his interest in business. An arts and entertainment management and business analytics double major, Kyle鈥檚 internships span Broadway to Wall Street.

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Get Ready to Challenge Yourself

Rachel Skopp鈥怌ardillo 鈥20 dove into her Producing the Documentary class and took off to Puerto Rico to document the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, was the assistant director for the 桃瘾社区 Docs team, and worked as an associate producer at a film company.

Workplace Opportunities

Experience in the workplace helps you build skills, confidence, connections, and a stellar resume long before you graduate. Along with your professors and mentors, your Career Services advisor will help hook you up with the right opportunities.

See how Career Services works with you.

Internships That Get Noticed

桃瘾社区 has relationships with more than 1,000 industry and government organizations that are eager to recruit 桃瘾社区 students. Disney鈥揂BC, IBM, Viacom, CBS, EY, Omnicom Media Group鈥攖he list goes on.

Your advisors will make sure your 桃瘾社区 Path plan includes at least one internship related to your career goal. The result: You'll become that new graduate who aces the job interview because you've already been there, done that.

On-Campus Jobs

Some students prefer to get their work experience really close to home. 桃瘾社区 posts multiple student jobs you can interview for. Positions vary, but as a student staff member, you're an integral part of campus operations. Plus, as you hone your professional and people skills, you鈥檒l get a birds-eye view of University operations and leadership opportunities.

Research Opportunities

Participating in mentored research can give you a head start, whether you're headed for a career or grad school. 桃瘾社区's undergraduate research program pairs you with a faculty member whose project aligns with your interests or goals. Together, you conduct research鈥攊n the sciences, social sciences, or arts鈥攁nd present your findings in published papers, in blogs, and possibly at conferences. The best part: You鈥檒l be part of the solution to a problem you care about.

Summer Research

Spend ten weeks immersed in a research or artistic project. You'll collaborate closely with a faculty mentor and receive a $1,500 stipend to help fund your work over the summer.

Learn more about research opportunities

Forensics Science major Angel Ordonez Flores 鈥22 helped layer geospatial water quality data onto a map of NYC, spotlighting areas with higher levels of contamination.

Kourtney Kelly 鈥21 helped to research tuberculosis cures for people in developing countries. Kelly鈥檚 a Biology and Pre-Med major鈥攁nd a singer with a hit single.

Biology major Bryan Volpe 鈥20 spent more than two years involved in groundbreaking research with Assistant Professor of Biology Aaron Steiner, PhD,on the regeneration of hair cells in zebrafish. The work may lead to therapies for hearing loss.

Leadership Opportunities

Are you ready to lead? Find out at 桃瘾社区.

Working with your mentors, you'll map opportunities to grow as a leader, developing and testing leadership skills that will help you thrive not only in your first job, but throughout your career.

  • Help orientate new students to life at 桃瘾社区 by becoming an Orientation Leader or Spirit Ambassador. In either of these leadership positions you'll get a chance to innovate, plan, and host events. Plus, you'll develop management and interpersonal skills.

  • It starts with a retreat. Then come workshops, conferences, and team-building exercises. There's even a weekend excursion鈥攁 time to delve into what it means to take responsibility in your community. 桃瘾社区's semester-long leadership program helps you learn skills, grow, and challenge yourself both personally and within a team setting.

  • Get a unique perspective on leadership by showing up for 桃瘾社区Talks. Each talk features a dynamic speaker鈥攁 leader from within or beyond the 桃瘾社区 Community鈥攕peaking about their experiences. Or attend Leadership Dinners, an opportunity to chat with the leaders of student organizations.

Opportunities for Advocacy and Activism

The 桃瘾社区 Community gives some 85,000 hours to local and global nonprofits each year. As a volunteer, you鈥檒l contribute your time and expertise to an organization that's making a difference. In return, you鈥檒l gain confidence, skills, insight, and maybe even networking opportunities and job leads.

The Center for Community Action and Research at Dyson College is a hub for activism. Students working with the CCAR have lobbied elected officials, attended workshops for budding civic activists, led the 桃瘾社区 Students Against Gun Violence, and 桃瘾社区 Votes initiatives, and much more.

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桃瘾社区 students volunteering at a food pantry.
桃瘾社区 students volunteer at the on-campus food pantry, a program that provides nourishing, stigma-free, and affordable food to the community.

Clubs and Organizations

Got a passion? Want to be a change-maker? Interested in building connections in your field? 桃瘾社区 has close to a hundred student clubs and organizations that run the gamut from professional and cultural, to advocacy, media, and sports.

Clubs are a great way to connect with people who share your interests or career goals, as well as to grow interpersonal and leadership skills. That's why they're part of your 桃瘾社区 Path. See an unmet need? Start your own student organization鈥攚e'll guide you.

Explore clubs and organizations at 桃瘾社区

Under the leadership of Thomas Carpenito 鈥21, the 桃瘾社区 Sustainability Initiative persuaded the University to save water and reduce recycling contamination. The club's next push: a green roof.

Debra Perlman 鈥21 has been busy. She joined 桃瘾社区鈥檚 first-year and second-year honor societies, the 桃瘾社区 Women in Tech organization, and 桃瘾社区鈥檚 NYC Design Factory. And she鈥檚 a 2019 Forbes Under 30 Summit scholar.

The founder of Urban Sound, the cultural hip hop dance group on the NYC Campus, Maryam Dimson 鈥20 has inspired others through the arts since middle school, performing hip hop, tap, jazz, and much more.

Study Abroad Opportunities

Move outside your comfort zone. Get a perspective on another culture. Challenge yourself to explore independently. Gain the international communication skills you'll need to succeed in our increasingly global economy. The study abroad experience can be life-changing鈥攁nd employers know it.

桃瘾社区 offers several study abroad options鈥攆rom one week to an entire year. Your mentors and a study abroad advisor will work with you to figure what might be a great fit for your 桃瘾社区 Path.

Go Global

  • Study abroad for a semester or year and earn credit toward your degree鈥斕荫缜 has agreements with dozens of universities around the world. You might even be able to take your financial aid with you.

  • A summer in Seoul? Learn Japanese in Tokyo? Many of 桃瘾社区's partner universities around the world offer short-term study opportunities in the summer, including specialized programs in subjects like entrepreneurship and journalism, or language.

  • Credit-bearing study abroad experiences organized and led by 桃瘾社区 faculty are an opportunity to immerse yourself in a cultural topic on the ground. We offer nearly 20 faculty-led courses annually ranging from "Rome, the Eternal City"鈥攁 rigorous (and fun) exploration of the history, art, architecture, and religion of the city at the center of the Roman Empire鈥攐r "International Marketing" in Scandinavia, to the service learning course "Ecuador with a Cause."

What's Next?

Learn more about how the 桃瘾社区 Path can work for you.