Student Stars – Thuy Dao: Green Marketing in New Delhi

Name: Thuy Dao Major: Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability For senior Thuy Dao, working overseas was an opportunity that she just could not pass up.  What she did not expect was to receive the opportunity to pitch innovative eco-friendly products to the local government of New Delhi. Thuy worked for Prothsahan Team, a NGO that focuses [...]

Student Stars: Michael Illas: Working with Children in Budapest

Name: Michael Illas Major: Corporate Communications Expected Graduation Year: 2014 A childhood dream of Michael Illas was to travel to Europe. This dream was realized when he flew to Budapest, Hungary with the guidance of and a travel grant from the Weissman Center for International Business. From May 26th to August 24th 2012, Michael interned [...]

A Word with a 2012 Colin Powell Fellow

What does it take to be a Colin Powell Fellow?  Samson Peng, a Baruch scholar and a recipient of the 2012 Colin Powell Fellowship in International Diplomacy tells us more about his summer at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. Please tell us more about the Colin Powell Fellowship and what the experience [...]

Marketing Major joins the Berlin Collective

If you have ever wondered about what a global internship might entail, Deneesha Lawrence’s will be of interest to you. A marketing major and graphic communications minor at Baruch, she told us about her experience while interning at the Berlin Collective in New York City. She describes the Berlin Collective as an institution that cares [...]

Weissman Covers Airfare for Baruchians Interning Overseas

For many students, landing an internship abroad is a dream come true.  What many students may not know is that Baruch sweetens the deal by offering to fund airfare for select Baruch students who intend to continue studying at Baruch for at least another semester after their internship abroad concludes.  This funding is exclusively available [...]