Administrative Director of OWU Connection
Location
Darrell Albon
Slocum Hall 311
Delaware, Ohio 43015
Slocum Hall 311
Delaware, Ohio 43015
P 740-368-3072
E djalbon@owu.edu
E djalbon@owu.edu
Internships
Build your connections to the professional world with internships from New York museums, to the Mayo Clinic, to San Francisco investment firms.
No matter what your interest or major, there’s likely a valuable internship for you through The OWU Connection.
We offer major programs like New York Arts and Wesleyan in Washington as well as individual internships through our web of prominent alumni.
We will work with you to provide options that match your skills and interests to the right workplace, locally, nationally, or internationally. Interns serve different functions in different settings, and what you bring to the table will be as important as what you’ll take away.
Ohio Wesleyan students have interned in countless governmental agencies, private sector business and legal firms, nonprofit advocacy organizations, medical/scientific research facilities, media outlets, and think tanks.
Some of our students have graced the halls of Congress and the White House. We’ve also placed students with the Smithsonian, World Bank, United Nations, Kennedy Center, NASA, National Institutes of Health, The Nature Conservancy, NAACP, NOW, American Enterprise Institute, AARP, Amnesty International, and many more.
Internship experience is an important rung on the ladder to meaningful employment or to more advanced study.
New York Arts Program
Spend an exciting semester in the art capital of the world. You'll have an on-the-job experience with NYC professionals in various artistic fields. If you're in an arts-related major, you can gain experience to put your major to work in the real world.
Recently, OWU students have interned with the New York Shakespeare Festival, Dance Magazine, Broadway productions, sci-fi and fantasy book publisher DAW Books, the Strasburg Institute for acting, and with artists and other arts organizations.
Wesleyan in Washington
The Wesleyan in Washington Program is an intensive, full-time internship experience. The program builds on your classroom study by matching you with an internship that reflects your interests and professional goals. We want you to have not only an important internship, but also a broad and meaningful Washington experience.
Wesleyan in Washington is designed to open doors to the Washington, D.C., policy community in ways that are unique and will contribute to your immediate educational growth and long-term professional success, whether in the public or private sector. We help arrange for your participation in a multitude of Washington, D.C., activities that allow you to take full advantage of being in the city.
Brookings Institution
Emily Feldmesser ’16 worked as an intern at The Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization and one of the world’s foremost think tanks, based in Washington, D.C., as part of a Wesleyan in Washington experience.
Philadelphia Center
The Philadelphia Center offers you the opportunity to thrive through experiential education. Each term we help students secure professional, accredited internships and independent housing throughout Philadelphia.
Students explore career paths through real-world applications and rigorous, seminar-style courses. You will gain independence while learning in a safe and supportive environment. You could leave Philadelphia with a strong sense of your social and professional aspirations and a plan for your future.
A Look at Internships
Austin, Texas— Rachel Spotts ’17 completed multiple internships in Austin, Texas, including one with a nonprofit organization promoting bicycle and pedestrian safety.
Austin, Texas
Rachel Spotts ’17 completed multiple internships in Austin, Texas, including one with a nonprofit organization promoting bicycle and pedestrian safety.
Medieval Manuscripts— Christopher Shanley '18 interned at Northwestern University where he worked on the curation of digitized texts from the Renaissance.
Medieval Manuscripts
Christopher Shanley '18 interned at Northwestern University where he worked on the curation of digitized texts from the Renaissance.
NY Fashion Internship— Mac Willard '18 spent a summer working as Personal Intern to fashion editor Caroline Vazzana.
NY Fashion Internship
Mac Willard '18 spent a summer working as Personal Intern to fashion editor Caroline Vazzana.
Chicago, Illinois— Leslie Alton ’17 completed an internship with the Center for Companies that Care in Chicago, Illinois, working with high schoolers in the Chicago Public Schools system to help them apply to and eventually graduate from college.
Chicago, Illinois
Leslie Alton ’17 completed an internship with the Center for Companies that Care in Chicago, Illinois, working with high schoolers in the Chicago Public Schools system to help them apply to and eventually graduate from college.
Culver City, California— Cindy Huynh ’19 completed an internship with the Galileo Innovation Summer Camp in Culver City, California. During her time at camp, Huynh set up the campsite, worked in the office, and assisted instructors in the classroom.
Culver City, California
Cindy Huynh ’19 completed an internship with the Galileo Innovation Summer Camp in Culver City, California. During her time at camp, Huynh set up the campsite, worked in the office, and assisted instructors in the classroom.
Ohio Wildlife Center— Internships at the Ohio Wildlife Center and Columbus Zoo helped Karis Lowrie '18 land a job at the Ohio Wildlife Center.
Ohio Wildlife Center
Internships at the Ohio Wildlife Center and Columbus Zoo helped Karis Lowrie '18 land a job at the Ohio Wildlife Center.