Tag Archives: Internships

Jan16

Speaking Candidly: Lessons Learned from Internship Challenges and Triumphs

By John Tylko, Student Blogger, Santa Clara University | Published: January 16, 2012
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For any student, the greatest reward for academic study is to apply knowledge from the classroom to the hustle and bustle of the real world. At NRF’s BIG Show, students and employers engaged in a conversation about retail internships, in the “Lessons Learned from Internship Challenges and Triumphs” session. Looking back on their summer internships, NRFSA members [...]

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Dec02

Kelli Hollinger, of Texas A&M’s Center for Retail Studies, on internship advice and role of industry partners in education

By Angela Elder, Sr. Director of Career Development Programs, NRF Foundation | Published: December 2, 2011
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The Center for Retail Studies at Texas A&M University was started in the early 1980′s, and has since prepared thousands of students for professional careers in retailing. The Center recently joined NRF Foundation’s community of College Partners, so we connected with Kelli Hollinger, the center’s assistant director, to discuss retailing as a career, share advice [...]

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Sep21

Rising Retail Star: University of Arizona student talks about his summer internship at Five Below

By Kelley Hundahl Zocks, Manager of Program and Outreach Services, NRF Foundation | Published: September 21, 2011
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It comes as no surprise that students who’ve participated in an internship program are in higher demand for jobs after graduation. David Shapiro, a senior at the University of Arizona, spent his summer interning at Five Below in their buying and merchandising department, and is clearly a rising retail star. We reached out to David [...]

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Apr18

Florida State University’s Retail Center: shaping tomorrow’s leaders and advancing retailing

By Kelley Hundahl Zocks, Manager of Program and Outreach Services, NRF Foundation | Published: April 18, 2011
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As colleges and universities get ready to send out a new crop of graduates into the working world this Spring, we decided now would be a good time to check in with one of our university partners, Florida State University, and find out what’s happening at their Center for Retail Merchandising and Product Development. We [...]

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Mar16

Director of the Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing Shares the Reasons Students Keep Coming Back

By Corinne Hirsch, NRF Foundation | Published: March 16, 2010
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It’s an exciting time at the Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing at the University of Arizona. With the addition of the brand new McClellan Park Building and the upcoming Global Retailing Conference, it’s no wonder that so many alumni return to the Center to pursue advanced degrees as their careers unfold. We asked Melinda [...]

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