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an Milnes, Montserrat’s Director of Career Services and Internships, was voted “Presentation Master” at the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design Careers Conference in Ohio this month for her talk on shaping internship supervisors into mentors for students.
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Joan Milnes voted “Presentation Master”
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Montserrat Interns at Meridian Associates
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
From left: Meridian interns Zarah Cinarli (pictured with "portrait" of Meridian's wind turbine), Hyun-Ah Jang and Erica Allard.
This semester junior graphic design student Zarah Cinarli, senior photography student Hyun-Ah Jang and senior illustration student Erica Allard are completing their required internships with Meridian Associates in Beverly. The interns designed company newsletters featuring information about the company, Earth Day awareness and Meridian’s work in sustainability. The trio has also designed brochures, developed public presentations and attended trade shows in Boston. Some of their artwork features the hazardous health and environmental consequences of e-waste sent to third world countries. Additionally, Cinarli painted a “portrait” of Meridian’s wind turbine for the company’s new office space. Meridian’s Don Bowen explains his philosophy about working with interns: “It is important to assist with the nurturing of students and helping them to [thrive] in the marketplace. I am certain that Montserrat has cultivated and nourished their creativity and confidence. It is my intention to help them focus on their place in society and to understand business operations.”
Internship with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Friday, September 18th, 2009
Christopher Stepler '09
Printmaking concentrator Christopher Stepler ’09 completed his internship over summer 2008 in New York City with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. He worked in the department that designs floor coverings. His design for a floor tile was accepted and made available in the following season’s catalogue. His floor tile design has been installed in a wifi lounge at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport.
Joan Milnes Receives Higher Education Leader of the Year Award
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Joan Milnes, Director of Internships and Career Services
Please join me in congratulating Joan Milnes, Montserrat’s Director of Internships and Career Services, for receiving the Higher Education Leader of the Year Award from the National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE).
The award is made in recognition of Joan’s use of experiential learning at Montserrat. In her letter of nomination, Kate Moore, Director North America, EUSA-Academic Internship Programs, writes: “This internship program has broken the boundaries of traditional thinking that art and employment are incompatible.”
Joan, we are proud of your work developing the Montserrat Internship program, of your dedication to each intern you place, and of building a professional profile that helps expand the national reputation of Montserrat. It’s one more step on the road to premiership!
Dean Laura
Summer Internships ’09
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Twenty-one Montserrat students are wrapping up their summer internships and will meet on August 31 for a “share and compare” discussion about their experiences. Internships this summer took place around New England and in Tokyo, Japan. Interns worked in print, Web, and apparel design, in museums, summer theater, publishing, and with community-based green artists, the national Encaustic conference held on campus, and in the studio and gallery of professional artists.
Photographer and Montserrat alumna Kathleen Gerdon Archer (l) with photography intern Robyn Flanders seen here in the doorway to Archer's gallery on Rocky Neck, Gloucester.
Charles Miro-Quesada works with supervisor Samantha Grantham on daguerrotypes at the Wenham Museum.