Students who participated in the prestigious Cornell Fellows program this semester will talk about their experiences on Saturday, April 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Hedges Conference room in The Commons.
The Cornell Fellows program, which started five years ago, gives Cornell students the chance to take part in high-level, intensive internships focused around specific projects. Each semester, the students who took part in fellowships gather with family, faculty and donors to give brief presentations about what they learned during their experience and the effect the fellowship had on their professional goals.
Cornell Fellows are engaged in hands-on projects throughout the eight-week fellowship and receive financial support to offset costs associated with housing, transportation, food and supplies.
Students participate in experiences connecting classroom theories with real-life applications. From this experience, Fellows develop a sharpened sense of their personal abilities and values which prepares them for a lifetime of professional service and leadership. With the support of a strong alumni and professional network and from exceptional faculty sponsors, a Cornell Fellowship is a distinctive and highly regarded aspect of a Cornell College education.
In recognition of the exclusive nature of the program—about 150 students have participated in five years—participants get a paperweight with their name and the name of the fellowship they participated in.
The program has a history of helping students find jobs where they had their fellowship. This year, one student has already been offered and accepted a job.
