Article from the NRP Group

The Cleveland Hillel Foundation Summer Internship Program, currently in its second summer, is giving undergraduates an opportunity to experience Cleveland in a different way. The program offers students paid positions at various Cleveland-area businesses and organizations, while also teaching them about their home town. After applying for the internship program, students complete the interview process, and those selected are offered a summer job with a Cleveland company. Interns spend Monday through Thursday at their respective businesses or organizations. On Fridays the student group explores Cleveland through various seminars that range from touring the West Side to participating in volunteering activities around the city, as well as professional development programs that include guest speakers. The program is sponsored by grants from The Cleveland Foundation and Let My People Know, a project of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland’s Centennial Initiative for Strengthening and Growing Jewish Cleveland.

Alex Collins, a junior at Indiana University is part of the 2009 Cleveland Hillel Internship Program. Alex is studying in the Kelley’s School of Business while at Indiana and his goal is to graduate with a degree in finance. Alex joined The NRP Group working in the Marketing Department continuing develop and expand The NRP Group’s internet marketing campaign including the use of social networking websites such as Facebook, YouTube, and Craigslist. Alex has also had the opportunity to assist in various projects in the Development, Construction, and Compliance Departments. Alex is a member of the Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity at Indiana University, and is a member of the Little 500 cycling team, and Ultimate Frisbee Club. Alex is hoping to enjoy a semester in London next spring while studying abroad and traveling.

Jacob L. Frank, born and raised in Solon, Ohio, expects to graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University with majors in Economics and Government. Jacob joined the NRP Group through collaboration with the Cleveland Hillel Internship Program in May 2008 as an intern in the Development Department. Under the direction of Marketing Director Diane Christy, Jacob designed and created viral-marketing advertisements on websites such as Facebook, Craigslist, and Rent.com. Following his sophomore year at Cornell, Jacob returned to NRP to assist Project Manager Valerie Garrity as an intern in the Development Department.