Fairfield University Internships
 If you've ever wondered if a particular career is a good fit for you, Fairfield University's internships are a terrific way to find out. Hands-on, professional experience is available to Fairfield students at leading companies in every field - including banking and commerce, arts and communications, science and medicine, engineering and high technology, philanthropy and service.
With nearly one-third of all Fortune 500 companies headquartered between Fairfield and New York City, as well as thousands of small- to mid-sized companies and non-profit organizations in the area, unique internship opportunities abound for Fairfield students looking to discover if a dream job is the right path for their future.
Through individualized academic advising with faculty and administrative staff, Fairfield students find that their internship in their chosen field of study can lead to unexpected results and life-changing opportunities. Check out the internship profiles below and/or follow these links for more information.
Student Internship Profiles
Selected Recent Placements
Internship Resources
Dahiana Martinez '06
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Fairfield Internship:
AT&T East Network
New Haven, CT |
School of Engineering:
Computer Engineering
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Major:
Computer Engineering |
 Two years ago, AT&T's East Network team had a problem: 471 neighborhood sites for DSL service had to be in place by the end of 2006. The project was completed within a month by a team of employees who created a new web-based tool to collect testing info on a single site. One of the key players on the team was intern Dahiana Martinez '06 who took care of all the programming needs for the project, including coding HTML, JavaScript, and ColdFusion. Today she's an IT associate at Pepsi, Inc. - using the same programming and scripting languages she learned from her internship. |
Chelsey Roche '07
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Fairfield Internship:
Special Olympics Connecticut
Hamden, Connecticut
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College of Arts & Sciences: Communications |
Major:
Communications |
 "The highlight of my internship experience was attending the Lilly Awards event in the fall, where extraordinary women throughout Connecticut were honored alongside a Special Olympics athlete. The joy in the room touched all of us, and I felt special being part of something so special to so many. My workplace experience was also enhanced by the internship class I was required to take with other Fairfield student interns. We shared ways to maximize our time spent in the workplace, and the general consensus was to be as proactive as possible. This frame of mind will serve me well in any job in my future." |
Julio Martinez '07
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Fairfield Internship:
Fondo de Desarrollo Local
Nicaragua |
Charles F. Dolan School of Business: Information Systems and
Operations Management |
Double Major:
Finance,
Information Systems |
 "My internship during winter break was part of a final capstone project for my class. I worked at the largest microfinance institution in Nicaragua, specializing in giving small business loans to low income clients. I learned quickly to be grateful for the technology we have in the U.S. which makes our business processes so much easier than theirs. Just to notify a client that their loan of $500 or $1,000 had come through, I had to hop on the back of a dirt bike with one of the credit officers in 90° weather and take a ride across town to their home because they had no phones (no less faxes or computers). I'll never forget this experience, or the people I met and the way they lived and worked in another part of the world." |
Ericka Rojas '08
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Fairfield Internship:
Offices of Senator Christopher Dodd of CT and Senator Paul Sarbanes of MD
Washington, D.C. |
College of Arts & Sciences: Politics |
Double Major:
Politics, History |
 "Being challenged in the classroom is so much different than being challenged in the workplace because your efforts don't just effect you - they impact others on staff and their constituents as well. I took my internship seriously because others were counting on me, whether I was writing press releases, attending briefings, responding to constituent letters, or giving tours to the public. I will always remember the Summer of 2006 which I spent in the nation's capital. I got to walk down the same halls as politicians who have been in office, and rode the same elevator with many. I felt part of a world I had always dreamed of - and I felt like I fit right in." |
ABC
Advest
Aquarium
Billboard
Charlie Rose Show
Christie's Auction House
The Cloisters Collection
CNN
Connecticut Audubon Society
Connecticut Grand Opera
Credit Lyonnais
The Daily Show
Dean Witter
ESPN
Fisher International
Fox News
GE Capital
General Motors
Goddard Space Center
Goldman Sachs
Good Morning America
Guggenheim Museum
John Hancock Advisors
Images and Details
International Executive Service Corps
Long Wharf Theatre
McGladrey and Pullen
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mercury Records
Merrill Lynch
Millward-Brown
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MSNBC
MTV
Mystic Marinelife
The New Yorker
Nomura Securities
People's United Bank
Pitney Bowes
Polo
Rolling Stone
Salomon Smith Barney
Save the Children
Sierra Club
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sony Music
Sony Pictures Television
Special Olympics of Connecticut
Stamford Theatre Works
Swiss Bank
TechnoServe
The Today Show
UBS
The United States Congress
United Technologies
The United Way
Valentino Fashions
WABC-TV
The White House
The Whitney Museum
Yale-New Haven Hospital
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Fairfield students can find a wide variety of exciting opportunities in their major for credit or non-credit through individual department chairs, and Charles F. Dolan School of Business students can explore internship opportunities with the School's Director of Internships, Kathleen Tellis, (203) 254-4000, ext. 3040. The Career Planning Center (CPC) also helps Fairfield students find internship programs for non-credit positions throughout the academic year as well as during the summer months. In addition, international internships are growing at Fairfield and impacting students' view of the world in memorable ways.
The following searchable databases are available to Fairfield students:
Internship Job Board
eRecuiting.com
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