Co-ops, internships & clinicals build on academic and career interests through structured and supervised experiences in the workplace
Meet Our Students
Julie Lawton '21
Political Science
Joining a club as soon as she arrived on campus got Julie Lawton experience on two political campaigns as well as internships in the Boston mayor鈥檚 office and the Massachusetts Women鈥檚 Political Caucus 鈥� all within a year.
I think it鈥檚 cool that I can connect my classes with what I learned in my internship.
Maylis Brito '20
Finance
Thanks to her co-op and internship experiences at Kronos, business administration major Maylis Brito has broadened her career options beyond her concentration in finance.
Now that I鈥檝e worked in marketing, I鈥檓 not just theorizing about my future; it鈥檚 actually something I can see myself getting into.
Sid Iyer '20
Plastics Engineering
Sid Iyer has taken advantage of internships, research opportunities, the DifferenceMaker program and more to pursue his goal: a career in biomedical research and development.
Professor Nagarajan wants students to take responsibility for all aspects of a project and to think independently.
Jack Goutier '20
Electrical Engineering
For electrical engineering major Jack Goutier of Attleboro, failure was part of the job during his six-month product safety co-op at Bose Corp.
The co-op program is why I chose UMass Lowell ... I knew I wanted to get a taste of the real world before fully devoting myself to my career.
Patrick McCallum '18
Plastics Engineering
Patrick McCallum got a leg up on his plastics engineering career with an internship at Wittmann Battenfeld, where he worked alongside the company's president, alum David Preusse '85.
As a student, it's rewarding to be involved with (Industry 4.0). Most people don't have a clue what newer machines are capable of. Now, I'm able to talk about those sorts of things.