Internship Appreciation Night at Pathways Academy of Technology & Design

Hosted at Goodwin College, Thursday, November 29, 2018, the Pathways Internship Appreciation Event is an annual celebration of accomplishment and a night of thanking the many partners that make the program possible.  It truly is a magical night and November 29 was no exception.

Eighty summer interns were invited to come and share their accomplishments and dreams with professionals from 20 distinct organizations.  They were polished, poised and spoke with direction and purpose.  The Goodwin College Auditorium was filled with energy and excitement as well as talent and potential.  The organizations present were eager to welcome the next generation of professionals into their companies to leverage their perspective, skills and abilities.

Pathways continues its focus on work-based learning and the integration of real-world experiences, professionals and summer internships into students’ education.  Following the NAF model, to bring companies and educators together, has proved beneficial for so many students so far and promises to continue to be a stellar partnership for the future.

Cheers to our college and career ready interns, you made this happen and we are so very proud!

Honored Student Intern, Jazmyne Bush applauds the guest speakers (left,) and the Student Intern Panel answers questions about their experiences (right.)

Click here to enjoy all of the photos from the evening’s event.

The Student Intern Panel moderated by Pathway’s Internship & Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Kevin F. Flynn featured the following students who were employed and mentored during the summer of 2018:

Aidan LeMay – Cigna
Adalilah Rodriguez – Aetna
Matthew Cariseo – Pratt & Whitney
Mason Brescia-Hartford Healthcare
Najae Duncan-WHCTV
Brooklyn Green-Aetna

Eight Intern & Employer Awards & Recognition were also given to students and staff.

Special thanks and recognition to Hansford S. Johnson from Travelers Edge, Intern Graduate Alexander Martinez, Sonia Dinnall, the
Director of College and Career Readiness, Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodriguez, and all of our internship hosts ACMT Inc., Achieve Hartford, Aetna, American Eagle Financial Credit Union, The Beamer, Bud Orange, Cigna, CPEP, CT Historical Society, CT Science Center, CWP, Energy Efficiencies Solutions, Hartford Healthcare, Hartford Steam Boiler, Kelser, MHIS, Neighborhood Studios, Pathways IT, Random Hacks of Kindness Jr., Smith Brothers, Starbase, The Hartford, Travelers, Trinity Mobile Apps for Hartford, Urban Alliance, Verizon, and WH Community Television for your commitment to our students.

Pathways would also like to thank their Industry Advisory Board Members:

Achieve Hartford!

ADPI, LLC

Aetna

AEFCU

Cigna

CBIA

Cognizant

Colt Manufacturing

CONNStep

Esteem Manufacturing

Farm Credit Financial

Kelser

Lincoln Financial

Microsoft

Pratt & Whitney

Stanley Black & Decker

The Hartford Insurance Company

Travelers Insurance Company

United Way of Connecticut

and Veritas

For more information, please contact:

Kevin Flynn
Internship & Work-Based Learning Coordinator
Pathways Academy of Technology and Design