Emily Lauritson
Student chosen for scholarly
internship
By
Anthony Vasquez
Online Forty-Niner
Contributing Writer
A Cal State Long Beach junior communications major has been selected to participate
in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars’ (NSCS) Distinguished
Scholars Program (DSP).
Emily Lauritson, 21, will travel to Boston for eight weeks this summer to study
and take part in an internship based on her interests and goals.
“
I’m happy to represent the school and let people know what Long Beach
is all about,” she said.
Lauritson will live and take a course at Boston University from June 3 to July
29. The course, Contemporary Social Problems, will cover current social issues
such as education, crime and poverty. She looks forward to brainstorming possible
solutions to these issues with fellow students.
Currently she is also minoring in business and completing an internship with
ABC in Los Angeles.
“I’ve been wanting to do something else this summer,” Lauritson
said. “I figured I had nothing to lose by applying.”
Lauritson is looking forward to her internship because she is interested in
Boston’s architecture and history.
“
I love American history,” she said.
She plans to take a walk on the Freedom Trail, a 2.5-mile long path that passes
by historic landmarks such as the site of the Boston Massacre, the Paul Revere
House and the Old North Church. She wants to attend to a Red Sox game at Fenway
Park.
“
I can’t wait to put on my Red Sox cap,” Lauritson said.
She expects to meet many new people in Boston as well as learn more about what
opportunities are available for her. She has been a member of NSCS since 2005
and has attended CSULB since fall 2003.
Michael Lauritson, Emily’s father, is glad to see his daughter participating
in the internship.
He is excited for her and feels the exposure to a new place is good.
“
It will definitely be a real good experience for her,” Michael said. “That’s
what I like about it.
It’s a great thing to be able to get in a club with like-minded kids
that would like to make a difference in the world.”
She does not have an exact career goal but remains focused on her studies and
on making the best out of her college experience.
“
[I’m] still trying to find my way,” Lauritson said.
Besides the Boston trip, DSP offers chosen students the chance to participate
in academic programs at Loyola University in Chicago and at Georgetown University
in Washington D.C., as well as an internship-only program in New York City.
NSCS is an interdisciplinary honors society for first- and second-year students
and membership is achieved by invitation based on class standing and grade
point average, according to the organization’s Web site, nscs.org. There
are over 450,000 members and 218 chapters in the United States and Puerto Rico.
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