Student Stories

Princeton students report having some of their most meaningful undergraduate experiences through summer service and social impact internships.

Kéllia Gatete '26

Internship: Aegis Trust
Program: Summer Social Impact Internship (SSII) Fund

Kéllia worked to promote gender equality and positive masculinities in Rwanda by engaging with diverse community stakeholders through research, training and public advocacy initiatives.

Carter Lang '27

Internship: Monterey Bay Whale Watch and the California Killer Whale Project
Program: Summer Social Impact Internship (SSII) Fund

Carter worked with a nonprofit to collect and analyze opportunistic data on the cetacean species found in Monterey Bay.

Nishka Bahl '26

Internship: Emma’s Torch 
Program: Princeton RISE (Recognizing Inequities and Standing for Equality)

Nishka worked at a nonprofit whose mission is to train refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking in the culinary arts.

Jehiyah Coles '25

Internship: Eliot-Hine Middle School
Program: Princeton RISE (Recognizing Inequities and Standing for Equality)

Jehiyah worked at Eliot-Hine Middle School in Washington, D.C. 

Ferenc Nicolae Somogyi '25

Internship: Youth summer camps 
Program: SPIA Undergraduate Program

Ferenc volunteered at children’s summer camps focused on heritage preservation hosted by the Moldavian Csángó-Hungarian Association.

Dhyana Mishra '27

Internship: Compass Pro Bono 
Program: Princeton Internships in Civic Service

Dhyana worked at Compass Pro Bono, which provides free consulting services for nonprofits. 

Kriti Garg '26

Internship: Karya 
Program: SPIA Undergraduate Program

Kriti worked as a public policy lead for a nonprofit in India focused on using technology to provide fair-wage digital work opportunities to disadvantaged communities. 
 

Mya Koffie '27

Internship: Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution & Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces  
Program: Princeton Internships in Civic Service

Mya tackled issues of sexual violence within the military justice system alongside a team of policy attorneys. 

Charlie Krieg '26

Internship: Office of the State Public Defender in Missoula, Montana 
Program: John C. Bogle ‘51 Fellows in Civic Service

Charlie worked at the Public Defender's Office to assist those in her community who were not able to afford private attorneys. 

Kelly To '26

Internship: Native Roots Farm Foundation and The Seed Farm 
Program: Princeton RISE (Recognizing Inequities and Standing for Equality)

Kelly worked to combat food insecurity and establish connections between food and culture. 

Athena Clendaniel '27

Internship: Baseball For All
Program: Summer Social Impact Internship (SSII) Fund

Athena worked to grow access to girls baseball across the country by planning and coaching the 7u division at Baseball For All Nationals in Kentucky.

Rosalinda Zhao '26

Internship: UCLA Institute for Carbon Management
Program: Summer Social Impact Internship (SSII) Fund

Rosalinda worked at the UCLA Institute for Carbon Management, where she built the techno-economic analysis for a climate technology they are bringing to market.

 

Josie Veiulleux '27

Internship: Growing to Give
Program: Summer Social Impact Internship (SSII) Fund

Josie worked to help cultivate produce for southern Mainers who are food insecure, teach locals about farming, and to learn about the importance of regenerative agriculture and how it can be implemented. 

 

Vitus Larrieu '26

Internship: Pensacola MESS Hall
Program: Summer Social Impact Internship (SSII) Fund

Vitus worked for a children’s STEM museum in their outreach program, bringing the hands on science experiences available in the museum to members of the surrounding communities.

 

Azi Jones '25

Internship: CDT Arts Ltd.
Program: Student Summer Funding Opportunities, Lewis Center for the Arts

Azi spearheaded the development of a digital library database to house over 1000+ photographs, 250+ videos, and posters, programs of repertoire and performance works for use in academic libraries.

Katie Horan '25

Internship: Camphill Village USA
Program: Summer Social Impact Internship (SSII) Fund

Katie lived and worked in an integrated community with a focus on sustainable zero-waste, composed of people with and without developmental disabilities.