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For anyone who is interested in what my job actually is

Monday, June 22, 2020

Madison Swirtz

Although my blogs the first two weeks were not very insightful, I do actually have a real job at APS. My job for the summer was to update the APS Top Educators lists and Physics Graphs & Statistics. All in all, lots of working in Excel.

Week 3: Social Engagement and Major Progress

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Jack Moody

This was a fantastically productive and encouraging week here at APS Careers. I am really starting to feel like a member of the team and the community both within APS Programs and amongst my fellow SPS interns!

Now for actual updates:

What I learned during the STEM Shutdown

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Madison Swirtz

The first resource I looked into was ParticlesForJustice.org. The call to action on the front page is worth reading in its entirety, and I took my call to action as the following quote:

Week 2:Settling down and reflecting

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Joseph Dees

Wow, what a week. So much turmoil around us, not only with COVID-19 but also in society with #Strike4BlackLives and #ShutDownSTEM. Will life go back to some sense of normal? What will that normal be when it finally returns?

Week 2: Compact Productivity

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Jack Moody

The second week flew by! Mostly because a lot of work got done, but also because I only had a 3 day week. APS did not conduct operations on Wednesday in support of #ShutDownSTEM, and I took Friday off to go with my family to pick up our new Irish Wolfhound puppy from New York.

Week 1: Let's get after it!

Sunday, June 7, 2020

Jack Moody

Hello everyone! I am grateful to be the APS Careers Area Intern this summer working under the mentorship of Dr. Midhat Farooq.

Week 1: Welcome to the party!!

Sunday, June 7, 2020

Joseph Dees

As I woke up Monday morning, the air was charged with energy. In just a few moments, I would begin my internship journey, maybe a little bittersweet as we were not able to be in Washington, but exciting nonetheless. The rest of the interns, the SPS staff, and I spent the day on a zoom meeting l