MC's Summer Internship Program

REAL-WORLD LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES THROUGH

MC’s Summer Internship Program

Malden Catholic offers a unique Summer Internship Program that allows MC students to intern with prominent MC alumnus and local businesses in a host of various fields. This past summer, MC is proud to announce that over 114 students participated in real-world leadership experiences in Business, STEM and the Arts. The Malden Catholic Summer Internship Program provided professional competitive internships that exposed students to potential future career paths, provided opportunities for individuals to investigate areas for college course concentrations and improved resumes for college applications. In addition, students received benefits from networking with career professionals learning invaluable skills that are transferable across any path chosen after college graduation. Malden Catholic’s leadership opportunities include but are not limited to business concentrations, STEM research with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Malden Urban Media Arts Collaborations, an Engineering Intensive in partnership with Wentworth University and Harvard MEDscience Module, to name a few. Each of the interns received business training before participating in the internship, and they were supervised throughout the process by Director of Student Leadership Programs, Jeannine R. Reardon, Esq. GC ’89 P’23.

“During my week-long internship at Foster, Walker, & DiMarco, I conducted in-depth research on the homebuyer process for adults in Massachusetts. Using the information I found, I created a guide for first-time homebuyers to assist the company with the segment’s purchasing process. Stepping into the shoes of a lawyer was an amazing experience for me that taught me valuable skills such as research, data collection, and analysis.”

“I was interested in pursuing engineering in college and the internship only reinforced my interest in the field. Mr. Sullivan took me around to the different departments from HVAC to electrical engineering and taught me about the various areas. I also visited an active construction site and was able to see how engineers work with contractors.”

SOPHIA BARCHARD ‘23

SAM SLATER ‘22

Malden Catholic interns were also tasked with a professional media project, while gaining experience in roles that included live media production, video editing/production, podcast editing/production, citizen journalism and environmental issues related to the preservation of the Malden River. During the summer, students continued to expand their efforts, to clean up and bring attention to the Malden River by the creation of a PSA video campaign and PhotoVoice project: a collaboration between UMA, Malden Catholic, Malden River (FoMR), and the Malden River Works, resulting in a collection of photos of wildlife and extraneous debris taken from canoes on Malden River with some narrative and an enhanced connection to our natural treasure known as the Malden River.

“My fellow interns and I were able to film an environmental PSA on the trash surrounding the Malden River. I am particularly interested in the videography aspect, so I made it my main goal to get as much film as possible for our behind-the-scenes footage. Other interns focused more on the photography aspect of the Malden River. I can say I thoroughly enjoyed working with UMA and would love to work with them in the future!”

AMY NGUYEN ‘22

MIT RESEARCH PROGRAM

Over 40 students worked with Massachusetts Institute of Technology McAfee Professor of Engineering Markus Buehler, MC’s STEM Director Saman Abbas and Saint Joseph School of Wakefield Science Director Doug Shattuck on a 6-week intensive research program where they worked on a challenge created by NASA to design materials for a potential lunar colony. The program integrated teachers and students into a laboratory where they contributed to weekly lab meetings and presented their findings to MIT scientists and postdoctoral and graduate students.

The class used simulated lunar dust formulated by NASA and provided by the University of Central Florida. The students developed a method for comparing conventional concrete with material proposed for lunar dwellings and used chemical analysis, electron micrographs and EDS maps provided by corporate collaborator, JEOL USA of Peabody, MA. The students concluded that the moon dust needed extensive processing or additional constituents before it could be made structurally competent. An abstract of their work was accepted for presentation at the MRS Conference in Boston in December 2021.

“Over the course of six weeks, my team and I researched and experimented with alternative concrete materials and production methods which will hopefully make construction on the lunar surface sustainable and affordable. Besides contributing to research that may benefit the NASA Artemis Program, this internship has also given me the opportunity to meet and collaborate with new people in a creative and welcoming environment, and for that, I am extremely thankful to be a part of this program.”

BRENDAN WAN ‘22