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Sunday, June 20, 2021

Hannah Wistrand

This week seemed to go by fast! It was mostly spent in meetings, webinars, and brainstorming sessions, but ended with me going home to Washington for the weekend. That was the theme for this week - exploring the different types of meaningful connections in my life.

Week 3: Down to Buisness

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Kirk Kleinsasser

Week three is in the books! This work week was a little shorter, as APS offices were closed for Juneteenth on Friday. I enjoyed a lunch with the APS Careers team on Thursday, followed by a fascinating virtual colloquium with SPS National President, Dr. Kiril Streletzky.

Week 3: Too many for loops mean too big of a Big O

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Zeynep Tuna

Switching to the NSF database from the IPEDS database was a difficult decision, and naturally, it gave rise to more decisions. Deciding on how to construct the data tables required lots of experimentation and code review.

Week 2: Communication is Key

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Hannah Wistrand

For my second week with APS, I was met with a lot of meetings, a lot of questions, and a lot of opportunities to grow. We have hit a slight snag in the main project I am working on, which has required a lot of clarification.

Week 2: Getting Settled

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Kirk Kleinsasser

This week, I found myself settling into my internship much more. I unfortunately had to miss two of our internship events for personal reasons, but I was still very happy with my progress outside of that.

Week 2: Data retrieval is harder than it looks…

Monday, June 14, 2021

Zeynep Tuna

This week, I was delighted to realize that I had made a mistake in choosing a certain criterion during my data retrieval process and the IPEDS and NSF data actually matched. I don’t think I have ever been this happy to have made an error!

Week 1: The Importance of Connection

Sunday, June 6, 2021

Hannah Wistrand

In my short 4 days here with APS, I have already dared to develop a theme for my summer - connection.

Week 1: Introductions and Metadata

Saturday, June 5, 2021

Kirk Kleinsasser

My internship had a great start this week! I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to get to know my fellow interns and the awesome people at APS. We met with SPS staff on Tuesday for orientation. It was great to learn more about the organization and get some tips for the summer.

Week 1: Decisions, decisions, and more decisions!

Friday, June 4, 2021

Zeynep Tuna

My first week as an SPS intern began with a very fun 2-hour virtual orientation. I know, 2 hours on Zoom does not sound enjoyable at all - but believe me I could have stayed for another hour to talk more about bucket hats and listen to staff members’ stories.

Sylphrena Kleinsasser

APS Career Programs Intern

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