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Nazareth students advanced their skills, made connections, and were guided by mentors during engaging recent internships, as they prepare for their life’s work.
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| Avery Tanton poses at the children's hospital and works with a camper at summer camp. |
Avery Tanton ’26 (nursing) gained significant experience as a nurse extern at the University of Rochester Golisano Children’s Hospital in the pediatric cardiac care center, as she approached senior year. She also spent a week at Camp Cory as a student nurse intern (a public health internship designed for nursing and public health double majors like her). Challenging and sweet moments boosted her confidence working with patients. Her blog post: Pediatric heart defects, bunk bed concussions, & more
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| Giovanni Caricai conducts research at Duke University. |
Naz senior Giovanni Caricati ’27 investigated whether bacteria can address the plastic crisis during a summer internship at Duke University. About once a week, he brainstormed ideas for experiments with the principal investigator, Nazareth alumnus Jason Somarelli ’02, Ph.D. In a blog post, Giovanni shares what’s cool, what’s challenging and how he manages difficulties, how his Naz internship course is helping him get the most out of the experience, and how courses and research over the previous year at Naz prepared him well. Blog post: Can bacteria solve the plastic crisis?
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| Tyler Putney '25 works remotely for Lincoln Financial. |
A college internship with Lincoln Financial led to a full-time job offer for Tyler Putney ’25 (finance major) before his senior year — thanks to a talent pipeline initiative by Kerry Brooks ’92. The internship was mostly remote, except for a structured week in Philadelphia with other interns and Lincoln Financial colleagues. Story: Alum’s approach benefits her company and Nazareth students
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| Megan Moyer poses with occupational therapy equipment. |
Building on clinic observation that started her first semester, Megan Moyer (occupational therapy) used her Naz SPARK Grant during her second summer of college to intern at a local school, assisting occupational therapists. Her blog post: Connecting over tweezers and scooters: What it’s like to intern as an OT student
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| Maria DeLorenzo snaps a selfie at Constellation Brands. |
Business leadership major Maria DeLorenzo ’26 interned with a Fortune 500 Company — Constellation Brands — in her home city of Rochester, New York. The summer included a work trip to Chicago with coworkers. Her favorite experience was attending the NeoCon convention in Chicago, the world's leading annual trade fair for the commercial interior design and contract furnishing industry. “Walking around to different vendors, brainstorming how our teams might use various products, and seeing firsthand how my team in Facilities collaborates with other companies to keep projects running smoothly was both eye-opening and energizing,” she said. Her blog post: From Hesitant Questions to Chicago Adventures
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| Patrick Garrett, professor, guides Amela Burm in Peckham Hall on campus. |
Amelia Burm ’26 interned on campus with Patrick Garrett, Ph.D., director of the environmental sciences and sustainability program. Amelia helped preserve a century of botanical history by restoring and reorganizing Nazareth’s herbarium, a collection of dried plant specimens started nearly 100 years ago by the Sisters of St. Joseph and Nazareth students. The role combined her interest in plants with her majors in history and in museums, archives, and public history. Burm’s curiosity kept it fun and educational. “I am proud of finding the oldest dated specimen in our collection, which is from 1931. We previously believed the collection started in the 50s, so being able to change the date to the 1930s was a cool thing for me,” she said. Her story: Preserving a century of botanical history
