Discover Hands-On Learning Opportunities at the Eagle Experience Showcase!

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This showcase is your chance to explore different experiential learning opportunities and see how they’ve helped fellow students develop skills, make connections, and prepare for their futures. Whether you're looking for inspiration or practical insights on getting involved, this event will give you a firsthand look at the many ways AU students are learning by doing.

Come connect, ask questions, and leave with new ideas for your own experiential learning journey!

This event will be held throughout the afternoon of Thursday April 10, 2025 between 1-4:30 PM, and is a come and go as you can event.

Eagle Experiences is presented in partnership with the AU Career Center and Bender Library.

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Hear directly from your peers about their internships, research, leadership roles, global adventures, and more!

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 150 | 1:30pm-1:55pm This presentation explores how SOC3 shaped our paths in PR through design thinking, storytelling, and hands-on work. It highlights the impact of sense of self, the value of differences, and how Gen Z is reshaping the future of communication.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 150 | 2:00pm-2:25pm This presentation explores a transnational leap from Nepal to a powerhouse, where a DC consortium offers endless learning. It covers student diplomacy, food epistemology, and AU conference participation.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 150 | 2:30pm-2:55pm This presentation highlights a student leader’s journey—from founding the shared experiences Student Union to working with government and grassroots groups—focusing on community organizing, leadership challenges, and advocacy that drives lasting change.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 150 | 3:30pm-3:55pm This presentation explores the importance of balance in college life. Through the lens of a student, athlete, and intern, it reflects on lessons learned about managing time, relationships, and responsibilities while maintaining well-being and joy.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 150 | 4:00pm-4:25pm Critical Race Theory (CRT) explores how race and racism shape laws and society. From classrooms to Congress, CRT encourages cultural competency and civic engagement by helping us learn from the past to empower the future.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 306 | 1:30pm-1:55pm This Anthropology capstone explores pseudoarchaeological theories on YouTube—like ancient aliens and Atlantis—and how they spread distrust in science. The project strengthened research and writing skills through ethnographic study and critical analysis.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 306 | 2:00pm-2:25pm This presentation details research from an independent study with Dr. Jeffrey Middents - Fall 2024 course on auteurs. It examines whiteness in Scorsese’s films, including Taxi Driver, Italianamerican, A Personal Journey, and Killers of the Flower Moon.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 306 | 3:30pm-3:55pm This presentation covers the NOAA Hollings Scholarship, awarded with help from the AU OMA. It highlights a summer 2024 internship in Orono, ME, studying River Herring sustainability and how it solidified a passion for fisheries and data science.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 306 | 4:00pm-4:25pm This research explores the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers’ geochemistry and water governance in Washington, DC. Combining GIS, fieldwork, and policy analysis, it culminates in a two-year undergraduate thesis under Professor MacAvoy’s lab.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 317 | 1:30pm-1:55pm This presentation features photos from a SOC-sponsored trip to Antarctica, highlighting the work done there last December. It offers a glimpse into the research and experiences that shaped this unique opportunity.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 317 | 2:30pm-3:25pm The Community Voice Lab at AU helps community storytellers and filmmakers create social impact films. Produced in a semester-long class, these award-winning films showcase untold stories and real-world filmmaking from ideation to distribution.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 317 | 3:30pm-3:55pm This presentation highlights five internships during my time at AU, including two at CNN and three at local TV stations, plus work with ABC News on Inauguration Day. I'll share how AU prepared me for these roles and offer advice for SOC students.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 317 | 4:00pm-4:25pm Following the success of “Swiftonomics: The Economics of Taylor Swift,” this presentation shows AU students how taking risks can pay off. It highlights how small experiences can turn into big opportunities and the power of embracing unique ideas.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 320 | 1:30pm -1:55pm This presentation features a photo gallery of Washington, D.C. images capturing everyday people and places. As a first-year graduate student, the photography techniques learned at AU and insights from professors have refined the presenter’s craft.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 320 | 2:00pm-2:25pm This presentation showcases the photo series "Get A Clue," exploring mystery, perception, and curiosity, inspired by the game Clue. It discusses the creative process, blending personal expression, and how photography can evoke curiosity in storytelling.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 320 | 3:00pm-3:25pm This presentation highlights an internship at Quest Soul Theatre in London, taking on new experiences, learning about the theatre industry abroad, and how AU’s community service course helped shape and support this journey.

4/10/2025 | Bender Library Room 320 | 4:00pm-4:25pm This presentation explores how AU in Motion, a student-run dance club, provides creative experiential learning. With 7 semesters of involvement, the presenter highlights how it built confidence, collaboration, and skills for academic and career success.

Download Presentation Guide This event will be held throughout the afternoon of Thursday April 10, 2025
between 1-4:30 PM, and is a come and go as you can event.

Contact Us

202-885-1804

careercenter@american.edu

Contact:
Darnise Samuel
Program Manager, Job Location & Development

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The Student Experiential Learning Showcase Eagle Experiences - Spring 2025