Summer Intern, EBI Financial Informatics

Manager: Robert Clayton

Education:

• University of Arkansas, Information Quality, Graduate, 2021    
• Osmania University, Information Technology, Bachelor 

Professional Goals:
"I will like to see my self in a leadership position. With the help of this internship experience combined with my education, communication skills , and passion to achieve my goals, I think I can achieve them."     ~Faraz

Summer Intern, Marketing Design Services

Manager: William Ballard

Education: University of Arkansas, Graphic Design, Senior, 2022

Honors & Awards:

• Dean's List 2021
• Arkansas Academic Challenge
• School of Art Scholarship

Affiliations: Chi Omega, Member, 2018-2022 

Experience: Eyeoba, Intern, 2020-2021 

Professional Goals:
"After graduation, I would love to work with a company on their design team, possibly in a bigger city to experience different environments and communities. I have always been drawn to brand identity, social media marketing, package design, and print design, so working in that field is what I strive for. As of right now, I want to get as much experience in all areas of design to find out what interests me and what I am good at before I have my mind set on one particular field of design. I am expecting to be in Arkansas for a couple of years after college to have some work experience locally, then look at opportunities out of state."      ~Rachel

Summer Intern, Employee Benefits and Compensation

Manager: Karen Bagley

Education: Harding University, Marketing, BBA, May 2021

Honors & Awards: Dean's List 2021

Affiliations:

• American Marketing Association, Treasurer, 2019-2021    
• Northwestern Mutual, Finance Intern, 2021    

Professional Goals:
"I am currently in the process of finishing my MBA at Harding University with their Graduate School of Business. My goal after this summer is to find a full time job so I can earn an income and save and invest towards starting my own business. I am interested in design (interior & floral) as well as planning (wedding & event). With that being said my goal is to open up a flower farm and eventually build multiple wedding venues on the grounds. In order to achieve these goals, I follow a strict budget, am making what money I have work for me rather than blow it, am investing time into learning more about flower harvesting and planning so I will be ready to jump in once I have the funds."     ~Abbie

Summer Intern, Medicare Network Performance Analytics 

Manager: Michael Gorman 

Education:

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Master of Science in Healthcare Data Analytics, 2nd year Graduate Student, 2022
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Analytics and Human Resource Management, 2020

Experience:

• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Graduate Research Associate, 2020 - Present
• University of Arkansas System, IT/Analytics Intern, 2020-2021
• Star of India, Marketing Team Lead, 2014-2021
• First Orion, Data Verification and Recruiting Specialist Intern, 2018-2020
• Amazon, Campus Manager, 2018-2019

Professional Goals:
"My professional goals after college is to work full-time in the field of Data Analytics as a Data Scientist or Data Analyst. I want to leverage my analytical skills to turn raw data into insightful information and be able to make strategic decisions. I want to study the data patterns, identify the gaps and use my big data expertise to unlock potentials of data patterns, and help healthcare leaders make efficient decisions based on the presented trends. I expect to achieve them my gaining professional experience through internships, projects and research assistantships."     ~Shibani

Summer Intern, MA Pricing & Analytics

Manager: Dalton Scott

Education: Emporia State University, Mathematics M.S., 2023  

Honors & Awards:

• Dean's List, 2014-2018
• Arkansas Tech Senior Fellowship Award, 2017

Experience: Russellville School District, Teacher, 2018-2021

Professional Goals:
"After college, my goal is to gain a job as an actuary. To accomplish this, I will pass the exam P and FM actuary exam within one year of graduation. I will pass those two exams by reviewing previously released exam questions and designating time in my schedule to study. "     ~Andrew

Summer Intern, Group Product Systems Support

Manager: Faith Thomas

Education:

• University of Douala, Finance and Accounting, Master, 2010
• University of Arkansas, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Bachelor, 2020

Honors & Awards: Arkansas Academic Challenge and ACT Scholarship, 2018

Affiliations:

• ACM
• IEEE
• NSBE
• SIAM

Professional Goals:
"My professional goals are to build life saving or improved products."     ~Lambert

Summer Intern, Brand and Market Support

Manager: Benjamin McVay & Wendy McCullar

Education: University of Central Arkansas, Marketing, Senior, 2022    

Honors & Awards:

• Academic Excellence Scholarship, 2018 
• International Merit Scholarship, 2019 
• Biz@Bear Student of the Year, 2020
• Homer Lee Saunders Scholarship, 2021    

Affiliations:

• UCA Student Activities Board, President (formerly social media chair), 2019-2021
• Latino Student Association, 2019-2021
• Operation Smile, volunteer, 2014-2017
• United Way, volunteer, 2014-2017
• UCA Team Global, 2019-2021

Experience:

• UCA Housing and Residence Life, Resident Assistant 2020-2021
• UCA Undergraduate Admissions, Student Staff, 2019-2021
• Bluffton University Admissions, Welcome Center Intern, 2018-2019    

Professional Goals:
"As an international student, one of  my goals is to work for a year under Optical practical training once I gradate with my undergrad degree. After that, I would like to pursue my master's degree somewhere on the east coast in a field related to Data Analytics. Through this internship, I hope to create meaningful connections that will expose me to available positions in the Blue Cross Blue Shield career path, as well as other positions in local and regional marketing firms. I also plan on keeping updating my portfolio which will show the best of my wok done during classes and my professional intern project here at Blue Cross!"     ~Daisy

Manager: Jared Eggers

Education: Arkansas State University, Statistics, Graduate, 2022              

Professional Goals:
"Upon graduating with a Masters of Statistics degree, I plan to begin a career as an actuary. I can start the process of achieving this by taking actuary exams. By completing multiple exams before graduating, I will be ahead and on the right track for my goals."     ~Sharika
 

Summer Intern, FEP Pharmacy & HEDIS
 
Manager: Aaron Brown     

Education: University of Arkansas, Economics, Senior, 2022    

Honors & Awards:

• Hendrix College Dean's List, Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 
• Hendrix College Southern Athletic Association Honor Roll (Soccer), Fall 2018 
• University of Arkansas Dean's List, Fall 2019
• University of Arkansas Chancellor's List, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, and Spring 2021 
• Honors Student, Walton College of Business, 2020
• Martinelli Scholarship Recipient, 2021    

Affiliations:

• Sigma Nu, Head Academic Chairman, 2019-2021 
• Razorbacks Offering Accountability Resources, Vice President of Athletics Recruitment, 2020-2021 
• Investment Club, Member, 2020-2021
• Walton College Finance Association, Member, 2020-2021
• University of Arkansas Men's Club Soccer Team, Player/Social Media Manager, 2019-2021    

Experience:

• City of Maumelle, Aquatic Staff, 2017-2019 
• MN&S Lawncare, Owner, 2020
• Maumelle Chamber of Commerce, Volunteer Intern, 2020

Professional Goals:
"Professionally, I would like to get my Master's in information systems and continue growing my skills within data analysis and visualization. Afterwards, I aspire to get into a management or data analysis role within a company and promote from within. I expect to achieve these goals through constant learning, hard work, and continued development of my personal attributes. I believe that being dependable, trustworthy, hard working, and approachable are vital to successfully achieving professional goals. By continuing to develop these attributes, along with leadership, I expect to achieve all of my goals."     ~Ryan  

Summer Intern, Regulatory Compliance Programs

Manager: Delena Hicks

Education: University of Arkansas, Business Management (Entrepreneurship), Interdisciplinary Studies, Senior, 2021    

Professional Goals:
"My overall professional goal after college is to positively impact the communities across the world. I plan to achieve my goals through applying entrepreneurial concepts and skills by collaborating with diverse teams or organization."      ~Bhavya

 Summer Intern, Enterprise Automation

Manager: Christopher Troeger    

Education: University of Central Arkansas, Computer Science, 2021    

Honors & Awards: 

• Dean's List, 2020
• Career Service's Merit Fellow 2020-2021    

Experience: Saline County Library, Seasonal, 2016-2019

Professional Goals:
"I would like to grow as a software engineer, and I am hoping this opportunity at Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield can help me obtain these goals."     ~Joshua

Summer Intern, Health Economics

Manager: Aaron Novotny    

Education: University of Arkansas, Statistics and Analytics, MS, 2021            

Experience:

• University of Arkansas, Graduate Assistant, 2019-2021
• Tyson Foods Inc., Chemist, 2014-2019
• Atlantic Coffee Solutions, QA Coordinator, 2011-2014

Professional Goals:
"To work as a data scientist. I will get a job in data science field."     ~Thuy

Summer Intern, Procurement

Manager: Kim Jordan

Education: Philander Smith College, Business Administration, Senior, 2022    

Honors & Awards:

• President's List 2018-2021 
• Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship 2018-2021
• Thomas Mason Scholarship 2018-2021    
• McKinley Newton Honors Academy, Member, 2018-2021

Affiliations: Entrepreneurship, Member, 2019-2021

Experience: Rue 21, Sales Associate, 2018-2021    

Professional Goals:
"My professional goals after college are to enter the workforce to gather as much experience as possible to pursue a full-time career. I would like to work in a department that is full of life but still cares about the bottom line. I would like to work at Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield because I've only heard good things. Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield offers longevity, commitment, and family. I also want to help those who are insured by Blue Cross as well because they are the ones who need us the most. I believe these are qualities that any company should have and I believe in them. I expect to achieve these goals by first getting my foot in the door and that is what I have done with my internship. I have gotten my foot in the door and gotten on Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield's radar. I plan on doing some networking with several departments at the weekly luncheon meetings just to show my face and get my name heard."     ~Elyse

Summer Intern, Human Resource Administration

Manager: Grady McCorkle

Education: University of Central Arkansas, Business Management (HR concentration), Senior, 2022    

Honors & Awards: 

• Dean's List 2018-2021
• Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship 2018-2022 
• UCA Schedler Honors Scholarship 2018-2022 
• SGA Senator of the Month, 2019    

Affiliations:

• Student Government Association, Freshman and Sophomore Representative, 2019-2020 
• SGA Centennial Committee Chair 2019-2020
• Honors Ambassadors, Member, 2019-2020 
• Honors Ambassadors, Co-Chair, 2020-2021
• President's Leadership Fellows, Member, 2020-2022 
• Association of Future Alumni, Member, 2021-2022    

Experience: University of Central Arkansas, UMAC Student Worker, 2019-2022    

Professional Goals:
"I hope to be hired in a full-time capacity to a Human Resources team. This internship will give me necessary qualifications and experience to reach this goal. I am also conducting research over HR management in the nonprofit sector, which will give me unique insights into the field and a competitive advantage over other applicants."     ~Corrina