Summer Stories: Lakshmi Natesan '25
"Art is one of my passions, as is art education, and ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½helped me with the first step in that career."
"Art is one of my passions, as is art education, and ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½helped me with the first step in that career."
Psychology major and Environmental Studies minor, Lakshmi Natesan, has explored her interests in art, social justice, and storytelling in her work on campus with Dharmic Students Association, as a Community Diversity Assistant, and as a . While some may not know that Philadelphia is the mural capital of the world, this summer Lakshmi is learning this first-hand, with an internship for the Communications Department at .
How did you find this internship?
Art is one of my passions as is art education, and ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½helped me with the first step in that career. The Career and Civic Engagement Center runs a program called Summer of Service, where you can work at a service or activism organization in the Bryn Mawr/Philadelphia region and, if necessary, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½will fund you. Summer of Service has offered me free housing in Batten House this summer and covered my SEPTA transport monthly card, so even if I’m not traveling into the city for work, I