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Internships involve challenging opportunities, real world projects and face to face interaction with our guests. It’s a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience and be part of an innovative team. Read some of the stories below to find out what your day could be like as a So Students Sodexo intern.
Are you a current Sodexo intern? We’d love to hear about your experience, tell us on the Campus Intern Survey.
Tina Reddington, National Manager of Wellness and Nutrition for Schools and Universities
Where is your hometown?
I live in Harpers Ferry, WV but I grew up in Annandale, VA.
Where did you go to college?
I attended the University of Maryland at College Park.
How do you become a Campus Intern?
I was an intern with Virginia Tech and there was an opportunity to do my community rotation at George Mason University and it was close to home so I took the position.
What was the best part of your internship?
At GMU I organized a full health fair with a walk to wellness theme where students followed the footstep path on the ground and stopped at stations with fresh fruit, healthy spices and goodies from our contracted vendors. It was a huge hit!
How did Sodexo recruit you?
The District Manager at GMU convinced me to apply to a position at American University and I have worked in different segments throughout my career.
What is your role at Sodexo now?
I am the National Manager of Wellness and Nutrition for Schools and Universities.
What is your favorite part of working for Sodexo?
The ability to learn new skills and grow in your career in different work environments.
Do you have any advice for Interns?
If someone asks you if you want to do a project that is out of your comfort zone, grab the chance! Diversify your skill set to make you more marketable and grow your knowledge of the business.
Agnes Nkansah, Marketing Intern-Brandeis University
What is your area of study?
International/Global Health Administration
What are some of your responsibilities as a Sodexo Marketing Intern?
I engage with the student body through social media accounts and capturing moments with students and the Brandeis Dining team among other things. This internship has allowed me to understand the importance of effective communication whether it be through posts, emails, or one on one conversations. Week to week I am tasked to keep up with momentum of all this industry entails, in addition to appropriately adapting and communicating these changes to our student body.
What have you learned during your internship and how can you apply it to school or in a career?
Through this internship I’ve come to learn the difference in academic writing and everyday communicative tools, which are not taught in the classroom, how to effectively grab someone's attention and relay a message with very few words. Brandeis Dining serves thousands of students, and manages a number of workers daily and I have been in the midst of ever changing menus, new ideas, locations and colleagues.
Since starting at Sodexo I have gained more confidence in myself professionally, while pursuing my bachelors degree in International and Global Studies and Health Administration. I believe this internship has and continues to help me apply the academic work I am doing to the real world, in the field of Business and Health Administration.
Kristina Redmond, Dietetic Intern-Merrimack College

Meghan Keenan, Sodexo Dietetic Intern

Nyatasha Jackowicz , Marketing Intern-Bryant University
Nyatasha Jackowicz is a Senior and a Marketing and Social Media intern at Bryant University majoring in Marketing.
Day to Day Responsibilities
- Social media engagement
- Designing and creating content for marketing materials
- Planning promotional events and covering them on social media
Achievements
- Creating Snapchat filters for the Bryant Dining Staff. We were able to create a filter for a Thanksgiving themed meal and it turned out to be a huge hit. Snapchat allows its users to see the metrics post event and it was refreshing to see that it was well received by the students.
- Completing my internship! Bryant Dining has given me one of my most rewarding internships to date. Upper management has helped me grow as a student and as a worker and I am very grateful for all of the opportunities I've been given in this position. I would definitely recommend this internship to my peers because of the supportive environment and the learning opportunities.
Phoebe Smith, Sustainability Intern-Marist College
Phoebe Smith is a senior, sustainability intern at Marist College.
Area Of Study
Business Marketing and Environmental Policy
Achievements
- Helped Marist Dining to apply for and achieve 2-Star Green Restaurant Certification at North End Dining
- Successfully launched the "Clean Plate Club" campaign during Sustainability Week where guests received coupons for campus retail locations
- Re-launched a revamped Lean Path Food Waste program in Main Dining Hall which included training the dining management team on the benefits of the Lean Path system
Proudest Moments
- Seeing the usage of the Lean Path program grow to collect over 5,000 pounds of pre-consumer waste in 2019
- Achieving 2-Star Green Restaurant Certification at North End Dining in 2019, with a goal in 2020 for 3-Star certification
Joseph Robinson, Marketing Intern-Winthrop University
Joseph Robinson is a integrated business communication and marketing major at Winthrop University. Some of the things that Joseph feels are critical to success are:
- Effective social media advertising involves a personal online presence.
- By bridging the gap between social media and personal communication you build trust.
- Look for those on social media that have a high engagement rate to identify "campus influencers" and connect with them to create relationships.
- Look for commonalities, such as leading a Vegan lifestyle, to help get out targeted messaging through your influencers.
Gina Svab, Marketing Intern- Gonzaga University
Area of Study & Expected Graduation
Public Relations Major, graduating May 2022
What are some of your responsibilities as an intern?
My main responsibilities as an intern include providing support for the Zagdining marketing team, making signage to go up on campus, and updating students about what's going on with food service through social media!
What’s your favorite accomplishment as an intern?
In the fall semester I created a "certified food lovers" poster, modeled after Drake's album Lover Boy. The poster was posted in our cafeteria and got a lot of compliments from students and staff, so much so that people were offering to buy it! A few weeks later me and the other interns hosted a raffle in which we drew 3 names out of almost 700 entries, to win a poster.
What have you learned during your internship that you can apply to your future career?
Along with working with new programs and tools, I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to work in the team setting to reach deadlines. I believe that this skill is something can be applied to not only my future careers but in all facets of my life!
Mina Robinson-Gonzaga University – Marketing Intern
Area of Study & Expected Graduation
Business Major concentrating in Marketing, Minors in Digital Marketing and Fine Art, expected graduation May 2023
What are some of your responsibilities as an intern?
As an intern, I help with running our ZagDining social media pages. I have helped create posts about different promotions and work we do with KiwiBot. I have helped with our Win It Wednesday posts which are some of our most popular posts and tabling for events.
What’s your favorite accomplishment as an intern?
One of my favorite accomplishments as an intern was designing a holiday themed hand sanitizer label for Cram Jam. Cram Jam was an opportunity for students to grab goodies during finals week and I had the opportunity of designing a “hand SANTA-tizer” label. It was something I was not expecting to get to do as an intern and it was fun to learn about new software and how to use it to create the label stickers.
What have you learned during your internship that you can apply to your future career?
From this internship I have learned a lot about the behind the scenes of how a company schedules posts, runs promotions, and alters to better benefit the company. It has been a wonderful opportunity for me to also grow my graphic design skills and my understanding of social media. These are all skills that will help me be better equipped for my future career and ensure my success.
Gabe McDonald- Gonzaga University- Marketing Intern
Area of Study & Expected Graduation
Studies major (Minors: Spanish, Visual Literacy, Journalism), Expected Graduation May 2023
Also a member of the Bulldog Band (the band that plays at all GU basketball games!)
What are some of your responsibilities as an intern?
As an intern, I am responsible for creating marketing signage for our on-campus food-retail locations, crafting and posting content on our social media platforms, and helping out with various tabling events throughout the school year.
What’s your favorite accomplishment as an intern?
My favorite accomplishment so far while being an Intern has been to take some of the popular online trends and work with the other interns to develop content for our social media that students at Gonzaga love to see. We started posting The COG menu for every meal on Instagram and that caused us to gain almost 2k in followers that semester!
What have you learned during your internship that you can apply to your future career?
During my internship, I have improved my skills in various Adobe programs (i.e., including Adobe Premiere, Illustrator, and Publisher) through each design creation I have initiated since starting in August 2021. I have also gotten a chance to improve my customer service skills during each tabling event we have done, that will become especially useful in a future career.