Read about one student's independent research in Mexico. Many other students choose their own topics to pursue through junior tutorials, independent studies, research seminars, and independent projects, always working under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Grants are available to enable students to conduct research. Musical Cultures among Working-class Youth in Youngstown, Ohio. Other funds are available to support speakers brought to campus or for travel to conferences.
Students take advantage of the exceptional opportunities offered by our proximity to Chicago.
Some have interned at the Art Institute, Field Museum, Lyric Opera, Steppenwolf Theatre, the State's Attorney's Office, U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald's office, and the Elect Gore-Lieberman campaign, as well as at hundreds of corporations with offices in Chicago. Over 200 students annually receive course credit for internships and field studies. For more than twenty years, the Program has placed interns in over 350 firms and agencies throughout the Chicago area. The University's environmental field school places students each summer in national parks. Last summer four went to Alaskan parks, three were in the Southwest, two in the Pacific Northwest , one in the north woods of Minnesota, one in the Everglades, and one at the Badlands in South Dakota.