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Unlock Your Potential: Intern-Mentor Program for College and Career Exploration

Are you looking for something more in your educational journey? Join our Intern-Mentor program to set yourself apart with real-life experiences and college recommendations. Explore career options, enhance your writing and research skills, and receive valuable guidance from industry professionals. Whether you're interested in architecture, sports, or both, this program offers flexibility and hands-on learning opportunities. Gain insights, narrow down your interests, and pursue your passions with guidance from experienced mentors. Sign up for the Intern-Mentor program today and take the next step towards your future success.

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Unlock Your Potential: Intern-Mentor Program for College and Career Exploration

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  1. Looking for Something More?

  2. Looking to be Creative? Where can YOU name the Subject?

  3. Intern-Mentor • Set yourself apart from the crowd • Real life experiences • Recommendations for College • Career Exploration • College Level Writing & Research

  4. Independent Research • Mr. Eckert encouraged me • I knew that I wanted to do the mentor program • Looks good on college applications • Really is a lot of fun because you can study what you are interested in • Flexible for your schedule

  5. Can You Name this Structure?

  6. How About This One?

  7. Is This Structure More Familiar?

  8. My Research Question What is the best design for the new Major League ball park in Washington D.C.? Internship at: Garyland Architects Inc.

  9. What to do? • I came into class wanting to study something with architecture and sports.

  10. Different Routes • Just study architecture • Combine architecture and sports • Many different architecture jobs • Many different sports jobs • I love to visit baseball parks

  11. Narrowing to My Topic • Finally decided on MLB parks & architecture… • I love baseball. • I have a passion for architecture. • The other sports stadiums are too much alike. • THE OVER-AMBITIOUS STAGE: Build my own park and submit the plan.

  12. Final idea • What makes a good MLB ball park? • What is an appropriate way to pursue my interests? • Who’s the audience?—MLB execs?… • So how do I go about doing this?

  13. Let the race begin! • Began on internet- sites that reviewed MLB architecture, databases of ball park specs., books on ball parks, award-winning parks, history of parks • Architectural Journals • Personal Interviews

  14. *Brooks Bollinger* • Garyland Architecture, Inc. • Located in Rockville, MD • Mr. Bollinger’s Group specializes in ball park construction • They designed SF Giants park, Jacobs Field in Cleveland, and Oriole Park

  15. What have I done? • Visited UMBC Library with my class • Met DC Mayor Fentress • Gave a presentation to Stan Kasten, VP for the Nationals

  16. Plans for the future… • Write my own original architectural plan for a minor league park in Florida • Make a model of the park • Attend architects of America meetings to network

  17. YOU SHOULD SIGN UP FOR I.R. OR MENTOR!

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