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Profile
of Shannon Durkin, Intern, PPW Program, 8/06
by Shannon Durkin
PPW/Writing Center Publicity Intern
 I
am currently an intern for the PPW Program/Writing Center. I am
involved in several projects, including developing materials for
the website, event planning, and conceptualizing and writing articles
for Write Now, the PPW newsletter. I chose to do this internship
because I had the option of working from home, a big plus when you
have a full time job.
I think I was fairly aggressive to land this internship, which is
not typical of me. Jean had sent out an email asking for potential
PPW interns, and I immediately responded. I knew that if I was going
to do any internship during this program, now was my chance.
I am slightly surprised by the amount of work I have accomplished
in a short time. Although I have not written a large number of separate
pieces, I have worked a lot behind the scenes. Most of my time has
been spent contacting and researching local nonprofit agencies for
an online Service Learning guidebook. This guidebook was developed
by former PPW student Jen Brown, and will eventually be made available
online to all PPW students. I have also learned how to use Adobe
InDesign, which will be a valuable asset for future jobs. When I
began this internship, I knew that design was my weak area. Although
I am far from an expert, I now know enough to navigate my way around
a document.
The only bad part of this internship has been feeling a little overwhelmed
at times, but that is mostly due to my hectic work/life schedule.
The large workload has forced me to become more organized; I am
now an expert at making to do lists! I have also improved at multitasking,
which I feel is an essential quality in the workplace.
Overall, I am thrilled that I had this opportunity to not only to
gain experience, but to become a more well rounded writer and to
have a feeling of what it is like to be writing on the job instead
of in a classroom.
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