Spring 2010 Interns

Jarrod Daeger is a junior at USI studying advertising, public relations, and English. Orginially from North Vernon, Indiana, he spends most of his free time with family, outdoors, or watching sports. He hopes to follow up his undergraduate degree by going to grad school somewhere in the Midwest.

Morgane Embree is a sophomore at USI majoring in communication studies. She enjoys reading, watching old movies (especially those with Jimmy Stewart), and coloring. Her favorite animal is a giraffe.

After surviving the tribulations of English 459, Jaime Garner is one of the few to go onto the SIR internship. As a junior English major she is beginning the dreadful process of studying the for the GRE and in turn applying to grad school. She hopes to go onto Emerson College to the Writing and Publishing graduate program, with the hope to one day become a disgruntled editor and have her own publishing company.

Chris Lynn is a junior at USI majoring in English with an emphasis on creative writing and minoring in classical studies. He loves to travel and eat the spiciest foods he can find. He plays guitar and is the vocalist for his band, Zgowonto Lizards. He can’t wait to travel to Italy in May in hopes that he’ll find some nice, fresh inspiration for new writing.

Megan Morrison is a senior honors student majoring in English: creative writing and psychology, with a minor in gender studies. Her piece, “Stand,” inspired by Rick Moody’s short story “Boys,” was recently accepted for publication in the 2010 issue of FishHook coming out next fall.

Josh Pietrowski is a senior studying writing at USI. He spends most of his time out of class working. He has a golden retriever named Robert, an affection for trouble, and a violent love for the game of hockey. He recently won his first literary award for a poem, and has also had pieces accepted for publication in the 2010 edition of Fishook, USI’s student literary magazine. He is happiest when he is with his friends, sitting in front of a plate prime rib, or watching Michigan football.

Jennifer Rathgeber is a senior at USI. She will graduate in May with a degree in public relations and advertising and a minor in marketing. Along with her internship at SIR she is also interning at the Lampion Center and works part time for South Central Media. After graduation Jennifer has no idea what she will be doing with her life.

Lauren Rivera is a sophomore studying English and Spanish. She enjoys reading in both languages and writing in English, but hasn’t yet managed to combine the two interests in Spanish.

Lauren Van Hook is a junior at USI double-majoring in English and French education. She is the USI Service Learning Coordinator and is very involved in USI's volunteer programs. Lauren plans to graduate in spring of 2011 and attend USI to attain her master’s in administrative teaching.

Vanessa Wagner is currently a senior English major with an emphasis in rhetoric and composition. She will be pursuing a career in publishing and editing and, upon graduating in May, will be returning to her hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana. Vanessa enjoys writing creative fiction and prose, though she enjoys reading just about anything. In addition to interning at SIR, Vanessa has gotten involved on campus by partcipating in the Student Government Association and within her sorority, Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Bob Wolfley is a senior and plans on graduating in May of this year with a degree in advertising. He currently serves as student body president and hopes to attend the University of Texas-Austin for graduate school. If Bob does not attend UT in the fall he will pursue becoming a paranormal inverstigator.