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Intern Update: Brooke Hasty

Human Resources (HR) Intern, Brooke Hasty, has spent her summer at Prairie State gaining knowledge and creating videos to be used in employee training. Brooke’s main task this summer has been using Vyond to create interactive videos for the HR department. She has made great progress, and she enjoys seeing positive feedback. Brooke has also helped with several other projects in her department.… More

Intern Update: Alexei Cogdill

Records and Information Management Intern, Alexei Cogdill, has spent his summer at Prairie State assisting the legal department in creating an information governance program, which will help employees store their information in an effective, efficient, and compliant manner. Alexei has been involved in interviewing employees to determine where they keep their files, along with who can access thi… More

Intern Update: Kealie Vogel

Environmental Intern, Kealie Vogel, has spent her summer at Prairie State ensuring environmental compliance and working to reduce environmental degradation across campus. Kealie has spent a significant portion of her time at Prairie State transitioning compliance records from physical files to online records, recording water levels, updating emissions spreadsheets, updating waste management inv… More

Intern Update: Jeff Hightower

Accounting and Finance Intern, Jeff Hightower, has spent his summer at Prairie State getting hands-on experience in auditing, analyzing, reporting, and recording financial data. Jeff has been helping with multiple projects in the finance and accounting department. He has assisted in property tax recording, internal control and auditing, reporting accuracy, and analyzing many different projects.… More

Meet the Intern: William Lisota

Prairie State is pleased to welcome William Lisota as one of our Mechanical Engineering Interns this summer. William is from Crete, Illinois. This fall, he will be entering his senior year in the mechanical engineering program at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. William is the captain of the Saluki Quidditch team; this team competes in tournaments in the fall and spring. In past summ… More