Feature Stories

Natalie Dowzicky, '18, gets an up close look at life in public service through her Jepson Internship.

The 2017 Opening Residency of The Richmond MBA welcomed 34 students to the Jefferson Hotel to get to know one another and kick start their experience at Richmond.

By day, Ryan McGowan, GB’17, is an associate manager of operations logistics at Philip Morris USA.

Kieran O’Connor, ’18, not only gains career experience but also explores a new city through his Jepson Internship at BMO Harris Bank in Chicago.

Jepson School of Leadership Studies classes don’t typically start with a musical sing-a-long. But Dr. Kerstin Soderlund’s Roadmap to Success short course, The Hamilton Revolution: Leading Change In & Through the Arts, isn’t your typical class.

“There’s nothing like hitting or kicking something to release stress.”

This summer, University of Richmond senior Evan Alderfer, ’18, is bringing together academic studies, community businesses and leaders, and even volunteer service through his internship at the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (VAHCC).

Before getting to work on the field of Robins Stadium this summer, Spiders’ quarterback and business administration major Kyle Lauletta, ’17, got to work in the Robins School in a field he’s not quite as familiar with: jewelry.

In 2014, Cathy Shi, ’17, began her student research with two accounting professors at the Robins School.