It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Ever since 2004, when Congress declared that every October will bring awareness and information about how to protect yourself and your data as more threats arise every day in our modern age. Here at the Digital Media Engagement (DME) Internship, the Web Security department works hard at not only protecting our …
Why it Matters: As our world becomes more connected, online security becomes more important for everyone. Today, there are many ways attackers can steal your personal information. They can do this through a variety of online attacks: This is just a friendly reminder of the ways to stay safe online. If attackers can gain access …
Omar Cunningham is a fourth-year student studying business systems and analytics at Stetson University in Florida. Omar was a student-athlete and played wide receiver on his school’s football team before stepping away due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He hopes to have a career as a data analyst for one of the U.S. intelligence agencies and …
As a part of the DME internship program, all interns are required to use Slack for daily internship communications. Let’s take a look at Slack and what you can expect while using it at DME. What is Slack? This program is the Digital Media Engagement (DME) team’s main platform where interns from over a dozen …
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Engagement and Retention is an important department in many real-world companies. But on the Digital Media Engagement (DME) team, E&R differs in certain ways. “Most E&R professionals incorporate aspects of our engagement, metrics, onboarding, offboarding, and recruitment teams. E&R professionals also deal with conflict resolution, payroll issues, and strategic planning,” said Calley Walker, the E&R …
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Beginning college can be a major life change for any freshman, whether attending close to home or even miles away. Feelings of homesickness, anxiety and being overwhelmed will creep in the second you stand on your new campus. It’s important to remember that every freshman goes through these same doubts and feelings; the key is …
You have just accepted your offer as a new intern for the Department of Veteran Affairs. While you find yourself feeling immensely excited to begin your internship journey, there is also an overwhelming feeling lurking in as the onboarding emails blow up your notifications.
Where to look for materials for VODs can be initially confusing. Here are some tips on what to utilize for research!
Merrit Pope joined the Digital Media Engagement (DME) team as an editing intern this August. A sophomore at Hillsdale College studying philosophy and religion, Merrit learned about the internship through a friend who was a past DME intern. He saw value in working on a virtual internship while completing his schoolwork and felt well-adjusted within …
While there are a lot of ways to be a good Digital Media Engagement (DME) intern, there are also a lot of ways to be not so good. Here are some things to avoid doing during your internship!
