Applications of Culture: Lessons From a College Student at the End of the Swift Kick Internship
It’s time. My Swift Kick internship journey has come to an end. This was a 6-month endeavor that involved the challenging and informative processes of how a small company in New York can have such an impact on the culture of so many communities. Here is what I learned, how I used it, and what […]
Welcoming Elon to the Swift Kick Team!
No, no. Not Musk. We have a cooler Elon on board here at SKHQ. Elon Kline is a sophomore at University of Delaware, studying Interpersonal Effectiveness in Leadership. He is also minoring in Organizational Community Leadership and Entrepreneurial Studies. But somehow he has time in between all that studying to also rock star his internship with us! […]
New Intern Ryan Lingle Striving for New Human Heights
It was super sad to say goodbye to interns Dee and Sami. But not all is lost! Why? Because we are super pumped to welcome our newest intern, Ryan Lingle, to the Swift Kick team. Ryan is a rising senior at Penn State Dubois. He is majoring in I.S.T. He loves pizza and baby blue. […]
Sami Reflects on Her Year as a Swift Kick Intern
Dear Swift Kick Family, It brings me a mixture of great pleasure and sadness to say that I am finally moving on from the Swift Kick team. Honestly, I cannot believe that I have been on the team for a whole year!! I just couldn’t get enough of you all. The experiences, friendships, and knowledge […]
Dee Reflects on Her Internship at Swift Kick Through Poetry
Goodbyes are always bittersweet, but I have so many great memories with Swift Kick that I won’t be sad for long. I officially joined this team in January after seeing Swift Kick for the second time at a conference. I applied as soon as I knew there was a position available. I’ve learned so much […]
5 Things You’ll Learn as a Swift Kick Intern
Being a Swift Kick intern is so much more than any ol’ internship. You won’t be getting anyone coffee. (But if you did, Sabina and Melissa would love you more.) You will learn five (or more) important lessons here. Confidence in your abilities Swift Kick is a small team. That means that all the work […]
Dakota Once Owned a Donkey – Meet The New Member of the Swift Kick team
We are super excited to have Dakota join the team as our intern from January to June! Dakota a recent graduate from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated with a degree in Developmental Psychology and the honor of Summa Cum Laude. Presently, she serves as one of two Graduate Resident Directors at The University of Pittsburgh […]
That’s a Wrap: Kate’s Internship Reflection
I can’t believe it’s already been six months since my first day at Swift Kick. I’m not sure what I’ll miss most, but I know my life won’t be the same without the daily meetings and top rocks. From the beginning, I told Tom that I didn’t have many expectations going into it because I […]
NTSB Student Intern trouble over Asiana Flight 214 News Debacle
Last week, the California television station KTVU accidentally found themselves in a sticky situation when the above names were read on a noon newscast as the “confirmed names” of the pilots of Asiana flight 214. The names are clearly false and incredibly offensive, especially in light of lives lost on the plane crash. KTVU never […]
Stop Marketing and Start Engaging
Yesterday I spent some time at Carnegie Mellon University visiting a former Swift Kick intern. As we walked through their beautiful University Center, I noticed many campus clubs with tables set up trying to solicit students to join their group. Every table was covered with reading material and a bowl of candy to entice students […]