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An internship with impact
SES connects students with internship opportunities on campus and in the community. Environmental policy major Jameson Walker spent a summer interning with the Glenwood Sunday Market in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood.
"My experience informed my decision to look for sustainable nonprofit roles, jobs in environmental grant-writing, and jobs with a community focus." Jameson Walker, environmental policy major
Jameson Walker helped expand access to healthy, sustainably grown food as an intern with the Glenwood Sunday Market.
Walker's primary responsibility was managing the Food Access Program. The program makes shopping at neighborhood farmers' markets more affordable for people who use SNAP benefits (food stamps) by matching their purchases with vouchers. Walker said his favorite part of the internship was connecting with the community at the weekly market.
"Throughout the summer, the market provided a space for me to build relationships with my neighbors, get to know regulars, and make friends with local farmers." He said. "I'd studied sustainable food systems in SES, but getting to live what a sustainable food system actually looks like, even on a micro-level, has been really inspiring and invigorating!"
Walker said the internship gave him greater confidence about entering the job market after graduation.
"My experience informed my decision to look for sustainable nonprofit roles, jobs in environmental grant-writing, and jobs with a community focus," he said.
Walker's primary responsibility was managing the Food Access Program. The program makes shopping at neighborhood farmers' markets more affordable for people who use SNAP benefits (food stamps) by matching their purchases with vouchers. Walker said his favorite part of the internship was connecting with the community at the weekly market.
"Throughout the summer, the market provided a space for me to build relationships with my neighbors, get to know regulars, and make friends with local farmers." He said. "I'd studied sustainable food systems in SES, but getting to live what a sustainable food system actually looks like, even on a micro-level, has been really inspiring and invigorating!"
Walker said the internship gave him greater confidence about entering the job market after graduation.
"My experience informed my decision to look for sustainable nonprofit roles, jobs in environmental grant-writing, and jobs with a community focus," he said.