InTERPship Academy Reflections

Every summer, University of Maryland student-athletes gain unique career experiences through the InTERPship Academy, the Maryland Made’s summer internship program. In its eighth year, the program educates, develops, and prepares student-athletes for life after competition through internship experiences and career readiness initiatives.

During the summer of 2022, the Maryland Made unit had 13 student-athletes, from 7 different sports represented in this program. Some student-athletes interned within the Maryland's Intercollegiate Athletic department, while others are interning with external partners and organizations.The student-athletes experiences range from internships in communications, international affairs, physical therapy, graphic designing, psychology and so many more. 

“Our student-athletes continue to seek opportunities that give them experiences in the fields that they are passionate about and are potentially seeking after graduation. Many of the student-athletes that have participated in this program have gone onto receive full-time job offers with many of the companies. I am excited to continue to expand this program to include more of our student-athletes next summer,” Lovelace said.

Below you will find a few examples of the experiences that this summers interns had.

Mikayla Dayes
Women's Soccer
Research Intern, Trauma Surgery at Capital Region Medical Center

How did this experience help prepare you for the future?
“My InTERPship experience helped me prepare for the future as I gained research experience and learned how to network with different doctors that would come in and out of the office.”

What are you most proud of working on at your InTERPship?
“I really came out of my comfort zone and really tried to connect with all the  individuals I met during my time at Capital Region.”

Marcus Finger
Football
Creative Media Intern, Maryland Athletics

How did this experience help prepare you for the future?
“As a digital media major, this opportunity allowed me to experience what it’s like to work in a professional environment at the highest level in the Big Ten.”

What are you most proud of working on at your InTERPship?
“I really enjoyed working on creating graphics and content for the recruiting department all summer. I was once a recruit so being able to make different digital edits and things our future recruits will see was really cool.”

Rainelle Jones
Volleyball
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Dr. Ashley Baker (Michigan State)

How did this experience help prepare you for the future?
“With Dr. Baker, also with the trips I’ve been on and meetings with the Big Ten, over the course of the summer, my InTERPship has helped prepare me for the connecting and planning part of the process of actually making change in our communities even from far apart.”

What are you most proud of working on at your InTERPship?
“What I’m most proud of is seeing another woman of color that looks like me and relates to me while being able to be in a higher position and making change in the Big Ten!”