What It’s Like

Monique Quihuis and Hannah Bundschuh joined the Digital Media Engagement (DME) Internprogram’s research team for the summer 2020 season. Being new interns, they were eager toscout out work and kept a close eye for work postings. One day, a member of the researchingteam’s leadership posted a request for help with a special project. Though they […]

Short Summary: When her plans changed due to COVID-19, Brandi Munoz joined as a graphic design intern. She found that the flexibility and virtual nature of the work environment fit well with her lifestyle and allowed her to work at her own pace and on her own time. The internship has taught Brandi how to

When I was sent home early from my out-of-state internship because of COVID-19 closures, I was suddenly facing a vast amount of time at home with nothing to do — no school, no job or anything. Then I happened to open an email from my university with news of a virtual internship opportunity to give

What It’s Like as a Writing Department Head in a VSFS VA Internship My name is Jewel Luckow and I am a junior at Washington and Lee University. I worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs as a Digital Media Engagement (DME) writing intern from September 2019 until June 2020, at which point I was

Daniel Dames was interested in working with the State Department when he learned of the Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) VA internship. Believing that the internship would allow him to make the connection to future government work, he applied and became an intern in the accessibility department.  Most of the documents or items that appear

            I applied to the Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) internship program and in September, I received an offer. It was to join the Digital Media Engagement (DME) team as a writing intern for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). It was exciting as it seemed like a positive way to help Veterans. As

Rob Laucius: A Surprising Opportunity When I applied for the Virtual Student Federal Service (VSFS) VA internship, I never expected to be a podcast intern. After onboarding and spending a week exploring the internship, I expected to spend my summer solely writing Veteran of the Day (VOD) posts. Unfortunately, VOD submissions were slow at the

Mary Adams: The Podcast DH Speaks Out Short Summary: Mary Adams joined the VSFS VA internship looking for a new experience and started as a podcast transcriber for the VA podcast, Borne the Battle. Now she is the department head of the podcast production department and works in many aspects of the show production process.