February Spotlight: Time to Shine at The Kennedy Center!

Making coffee and filing paperwork may be the traditional internship duties that many students take on when accepting a position with an organization. But for Deyman Wade, an Office Skills Training Program graduate at The Arc, the intern experience will be quite different.

Deyman was picked out of a pool of 20 applicants to intern at The Kennedy Center for The Arts through the Experiential Education Initiative Internship. A full-time paid internship, EEI offers practical work experience in a workplace that suits the interest of art lovers perfectly.

Teachers and supervisors have continually remarked on Deyman’s tremendous potential. Armed with a drive to succeed and his interest in the arts, the EEI internship is an ideal opportunity for him.

“Deyman is very dedicated and outgoing,” said Leah Kimball, placement coordinator for The Arc’s employment services division. “He is going to do very well there.”

Another Office Skills Training Program graduate, Sarah Gardiner, also participated in the Kennedy Center internship last January. Gardiner worked in the document center, and she specialized in copying all the literature for the organization.

The Kennedy Center has a limited number of these prestigious internships available through EEI, awarding three in September followed by three more in January. Deyman and two other talented individuals will be participating this spring.

For more information about the Experiential Education Initiative Internship at The Kennedy Center for The Arts, contact the employment services division of The Arc of Prince George’s County.