Austin Smiles Blog

Interning with AS – Maguin

Interning with AS - My experience as a Bilingual Intern By Maguin Villasenor Hello! My name is Maguin Villasenor and I am currently a Junior at St. Edward’s University, double majoring in Communication and Spanish. Interning this semester with Austin Smiles was an...

Interning with AS – Henry L.

Interning with AS – Henry L.

Interning with AS - Henry L. By Henry Liu Hello! My name is Henry, and I am currently a junior biochemistry major at the University of Texas at Austin. Interning with Austin Smiles has been an amazing experience, and getting to be a part of their mission is something...

Interning with AS – Reeya P.

Interning with AS - Reeya P. By Reeya Patel Having the opportunity to intern with Austin Smiles has been such an amazing experience. I recently graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelors of Science in Public Health. Currently, I am a graduate...

Interning with AS – Thank you!

Interning with AS - Thank You! By Sam Mendez Austin Smiles and their mission are truly an amazing thing to be able to be a part of. This organization and all the people who make it possible are amazing at what they do. Austin Smiles piqued my interest very early on in...

Interning with AS – Junior Intern

Interning with AS - Junior Intern By Miriam Daniel Hello! My name is Miriam Daniel and I am currently a senior at Westwood High School. I plan on majoring in Pre-Med at university next year and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Austin Smiles...

Interning with AS – Many Different Roles

Interning with AS- Different Roles in a Non-Profit Workplace By: Georgia Quiroz Hello all! My name is Georgia Quiroz and I am a graduate student at Concordia University. December 2022 I will have my masters in Public Health. During my undergrad I never thought I would...

Interning with AS – Behind the Scenes

Interning with AS- Behind the Scenes By: Naomi Sanchez It has been such an honor to work under the Austin Smiles mission not only because I’ve had the opportunity to learn about how to tell a story through a marketing lens but because I know that the work that I’ve...

Interning with AS – Family Fun Day

Interning with AS- Family Fun Day By Leah Klein My name is Leah Klein, and I am going to be a senior at UT Austin in the fall. I am pursuing a Public Health degree with a minor in Business. I could not be more honored to have had the opportunity to work at Austin...

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