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<\/a>This summer, David Rifkin \u201916 (BUS) is delving into the world of finance through his internship experience. The business management major from Glastonbury, Conn. is an asset management and portfolio strategy intern at J.P Morgan in New York City, where he assists the wealthiest clients in the world with expanding their finances.<\/p>\n
It’s not his first intern position. Last fall, he added an internship at the White House to his resume, which he says remains the \u201cmost incredible experience of his life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rifkin interned in the West Wing, where he got a broad perspective of government life while conducting research on news topics for White House staff to use. The weekly cabinet reports he and his colleagues wrote were even sent to President Barack Obama himself. With every report they wrote, Rifkin said it was critical that all facts were double \u2013 even triple \u2013 checked to ensure accuracy.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou put your heart into every report you write,\u201d he says, looking back on his experience. \u201cWhen it\u2019s going to be read by the President, you can\u2019t make any mistakes. It gives you a knot in your stomach; it plays with your emotions.\u201d<\/p>\n
When it comes to weighing his future career options, Rifkin’s biggest challenge may be to decide which of his passions \u2013 government or investing \u2013 to pursue.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just love the strategic mindset,\u201d Rifkin says, \u201cwhether it\u2019s in high levels of government or with finance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cheyenne Baker<\/strong><\/p>\n Growing up, Cheyenne Baker \u201916 (CLAS) bonded with her dad by watching sports. Now, the Montville, Conn. native and journalism major has combined that same love with another passion \u2013 television production \u2013 that\u2019s brought her closer to the action.<\/p>\n Baker is a sports intern this summer at WTNH Channel 8 in New Haven, where she\u2019s involved in every aspect of TV production, including writing scripts, editing video, and interviewing athletes. In fact, her Red Sox and Yankee game highlights appear every night on WTNH\u2019s SportzEdge segment.<\/p>\n Baker\u2019s biggest project so far has been her very own reporter\u2019s package on the Travelers Golf Tournament earlier this summer in Cromwell, Conn. After filming her standups, interviewing players, and writing the script, Baker\u2019s final step was to add voiceovers and edit her video footage. However, when she went to do this, she discovered that WTNH uses an entirely different editing software from the one she’s familiar with at UConn’s campus station, UCTV. So Baker had to teach herself to use the program, and she did it in just one night.<\/p>\n Her favorite assignment this summer was interviewing Red Sox legend Bill \u201cThe Spaceman\u201d Lee at a charity game for former Red Sox and Yankees players hosted by the Bridgeport Bluefins.<\/p>\n \u201cBill was just so animated, so easy to talk to,\u201d she says. \u201cBill was the star of the package WTNH made for the game, and they used my whole interview with him.\u201d<\/p>\n Baker\u2019s next hands-on experience will be an internship with the Jerry Springer show in Stamford this fall. Upon completing the interview for the position, she was hired on the spot. Although it won\u2019t be sports-related, she couldn\u2019t be happier.<\/p>\n \u201cI love to do sports, but this industry is so hard to make it in, that I\u2019m happy to do anything,\u201d Baker says. \u201cI just love TV production.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>