{"id":269,"date":"2023-12-11T13:14:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T21:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/yael-nahmias\/?page_id=269"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:07:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T21:07:44","slug":"past-student-experiences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/yael-nahmias\/past-student-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Enrich LA\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>\u201cMy experience with EnrichLA this semester was unexpected, but very worthwhile.\u00a0 I came in expecting just to build off of the skills I learned last semester with the organization,\u00a0but I ended up doing that and so much more&#8230;\u00a0I learned how to design a garden before anything is in the ground.\u00a0 This makes sure that the garden can sustain itself with minimal need for external assistance,\u00a0like purchasing compost separately.\u00a0 I also gained a greater appreciation of all the hard work that goes into running a nonprofit organization behind the scenes. The most important skills I developed over the past semester are leadership and knowing how to motivate people,\u00a0flexibility when it comes to learning new tasks,\u00a0and a strong sense of enthusiasm for any job to make tasks more enjoyable for myself and.\u00a0anyone around me.\u00a0 I would highly recommend this class and organization to anyone who is interested in the environmental community or someone who has a desire to help their.community and feel good while doing it.\u201d <strong>Nico P.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/yael-nahmias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2023\/12\/tyjojenu.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A group of four people gather in a circle speaking.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          The Future Reference\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>\u201cWorking for The Future Reference has been an incredible experience and I have learned so much about the way a start-up operates. As someone who hopes to one day run my own environmentally focused company, it\u2019s been super beneficial to learn about what goes into the creation of a business. The variety of tasks I\u2019ve been given has allowed me to develop so many new skills and has given me insight into all the different aspects of a company. I really appreciate how much responsibility they have trusted me with and how helpful they are at walking me through tasks I\u2019ve never done before. I\u2019ve been mentored every step of the way and have had the most amazing opportunity to learn from two very successful women. I\u2019ve also realized how important it is to really believe in the mission of the organization you\u2019re working for. Every week I look forward to meeting with my team and know that I want to feel this way in whatever career I end up pursuing.\u201d\u00a0 <strong>Katie S.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/yael-nahmias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2023\/12\/zopasuba.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A woman sitting at a desk smiling\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Internship at the Marine Biodiversity Center at the Natural History Museum\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful for the experience and connections I gained through my [internship] work. Prior to this semester I didn\u2019t have any experience working in a biology lab, so interning at the Marine Biodiversity Center at the Natural History Museum provided me the opportunity to hone research skills by working on compound microscopes, identifying marine invertebrate taxa, and using an electron scanning microscope, to name a few. Aside from research skills, I furthered my time management and work ethic skills by coming into the lab long hours each week. Based on my internship work, I was invited to join a lab project, which I was absolutely ecstatic about because that meant I would be paid doing something I enjoy: creating scientific illustrations of [a] tiny organism.\u00a0\u00a0I love these illustrations because they\u2019re so intricately detailed and scientifically accurate, which satisfies both my creative and science sides. I\u2019ve always thought about potentially pursuing scientific illustrating because the field combines the best of both of my interests, however I never knew how to get started&#8230; I\u2019m\u00a0so excited for this opportunity because it gives me real-world experience with scientific illustrating and will result in my name being published in several papers, which will aid me later on when I\u2019m applying to graduate school.\u201d <strong>Ania W.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/yael-nahmias\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/295\/2023\/12\/nuvymyzy.jpg\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A woman looks through a collection of small jars.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":584,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-269","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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