MHC study emphasizes benefits of Lynk funding

A Mount Holyoke team鈥檚 recent study stressed the benefits of the Lynk internship program and its implications on undergraduate career outcomes.

By Xiomara N煤帽ez '20

A recent study by a 精东传媒 research team revealed that good predictors of a future undergraduate鈥檚 career are grade point average and total number of completed internships.

The team鈥檚 findings were recently featured in and . The study, titled 鈥淭he Impact of Undergraduate Internships on Post-Graduate Outcomes for Liberal Arts,鈥 was commissioned by the Center for Career Development and Acquisition.

The team consisted of Eleanor Townsley, professor of sociology and director of the Nexus Curriculum to Career Program, Liz Lierman, director of the Career Development Center (CDC), Jenny Watermill, associate director for internships and student employment in the CDC, and Dyanne Rousseau, CDC program manager.