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Sunday, June 20, 2021

Joseph Watson

This week at SPS: This week, we had a fantastic intern game night and get-together. It was an awesome time to visit and hang out with each other. We also played a game called werewolf which reminded several of us of the campfire game mafia!

Week 3: Interviews, Institutes, and the ICA

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Casey Roepke

I had hoped the third week of this internship program would find me reaching the top of the learning curve, but it came as a surprise when I experienced that ‘aha!’ moment of things starting to click.

Week 3: It's nice to see you in person...

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Maura Shapiro

This was a great week, so I’ll just skip to the highlight: I visited AIP in person! I am from the D.C. area and was already planning to make the trek back for Father’s Day weekend, when I decided to come down early and visit the offices Friday.

Week 3: Reflecting on Juneteenth

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Guido Dominguez

TLDR; This last weekend was Juneteenth, and if you’d like to find a way to directly support charities and/or organizations dedicated to fighting for racial justice, equality, and equity, please visit

Week 3: Down to Buisness

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Kirk Kleinsasser

Week three is in the books! This work week was a little shorter, as APS offices were closed for Juneteenth on Friday. I enjoyed a lunch with the APS Careers team on Thursday, followed by a fascinating virtual colloquium with SPS National President, Dr. Kiril Streletzky.

Week 3: Too many for loops mean too big of a Big O

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Zeynep Tuna

Switching to the NSF database from the IPEDS database was a difficult decision, and naturally, it gave rise to more decisions. Deciding on how to construct the data tables required lots of experimentation and code review.

Week 2: Oceanshots and Bill Tracker

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Julia Bauer

I hit a milestone this week. On Monday, I began what I believe is the third-to-last of the “new” FYI summer assignments. My mentor has given me the opportunity to complete work on four of FYI’s branches: This Week, bill tracker, budget tracker, and bulletins.

Week 2: Data retrieval is harder than it looks…

Monday, June 14, 2021

Zeynep Tuna

This week, I was delighted to realize that I had made a mistake in choosing a certain criterion during my data retrieval process and the IPEDS and NSF data actually matched. I don’t think I have ever been this happy to have made an error!

Week 2: Laws and Sausages

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Guido Dominguez

Another week in the books! Suffice to say that if I thought I was busy last week, I was wrong. This week I had the opportunity to sit in on four different committee hearings in both the House and the Senate, as well as a panel hosted by Foreign Policy magazine.

Week 2: Getting Settled

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Kirk Kleinsasser

This week, I found myself settling into my internship much more. I unfortunately had to miss two of our internship events for personal reasons, but I was still very happy with my progress outside of that.

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