The first group of interns had to submit their application by April 20, 2007. Our deadline is much earlier now, mostly to allow more time for application review and interviews before everyone leaves for summer break. We had 55 applicants that year and they submitted their applications on paper. That’s a far cry from the 261… Read more »
history
History of LHSI.
this day in LHSI history: first poster session
Our first intern group celebrated the end of the year with the first LHSI poster session on April 11, 2008. My, how we’ve grown since then. spring 2008 poster session spring 2016 poster session – – – In celebration of ten years of LHSI, we are sharing some important dates in the… Read more »
this day in LHSI history: first “scary meeting”
Affectionately dubbed “the scary meeting”, we began holding pre-interview workshops for the accepted applicants on March 27 and 28, 2014. These workshops emphasize the importance of professionalism and preparing for the interviews (did you know you can do a mock interview with a career professional?). After the first meeting, I received many compliments from mentors about… Read more »
this day in LHSI history: expanded funding
In spring 2014 our applications expanded by 66% from the previous year. We didn’t want to turn away so many good applicants, so with the help of Dean Simon Rhodes, we asked the deans of the undergraduate programs of our interns if they’d fund an expansion of the program to 75 interns. They said yes… Read more »
this day in LHSI history: first Chance to Advance event
We held our first networking event for applicants on February 11, 2015 for the 2015-16 application cycle. This now annual event is called Chance to Advance and it starts with a brief presentation on networking etiquette and then practice time with LHSI program staff, interns, alumni, and campus career and advising professionals. This is a… Read more »
this day in LHSI history: happy birthday to us!
I started this job ten years ago on January 2, 2007, and LHSI was born. I can’t believe how much it’s grown over the last ten years! Happy Birthday to us! Happy Birthday to us! Happy Birthday, dear LHSI! Happy Birthday to us! The Life-Health Sciences Internship Program began on January 2, 2007. Today, we… Read more »
this day in LHSI history: two for one!
December 1 has a lot of meaning for the Life-Health Sciences Internship Program. First, December 1, 2006 was the date of my second interview, the first time I met Doug Lees and Simon Rhodes in the same room at the same time. It was quite an experience in that it felt less like an interview and… Read more »
this day in LHSI history: first advisory team meeting
In order to meet the growing demands of a sudden spike in applications, we convened our first advisory team on November 3, 2014. This team of faculty and administrative staff from many of the academic programs on campus helps us review and score applications as well as advise on outreach to diverse student populations. We couldn’t… Read more »
this day in LHSI history: first ambassador
On October 3, 2011, our first intern ambassador started. Kristyn helped me with intern events, recruiting at fairs and outreach to student organizations, marketing materials, applications, and piloting our use of the ePDP. Her enthusiasm and hard work really set the tone for all the ambassadors that came after her! Ambassadors are previous interns who… Read more »
this day in LHSI history: first Regatta team
On September 20, 2014, LHSI joined in the annual IUPUI Regatta with our first team and have participated ever since (see you there this Saturday!). We’re proud to take part in this special IUPUI event. Regatta 2014 Regatta 2015 – – – In celebration of ten years of LHSI, we are sharing some important dates… Read more »