Cassie Screeton sat at her computer looking for companies seeking applicants. It had been a tedious process, and graduation was drawing near.
After spending a few hours perusing various websites, Cassie found a not-for-profit organization seeking a graduate intern to assist in donor relations. Three days after her interview, she was offered the position. For the course of the 2011 year, Cassie is all football, all the time.
In her position, Cassie, a 2011 economics and finance graduate with a minor in public relations, assists in overseeing 125 donor relationships who pledged to invest money in the 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee in Indianapolis. So far, Cassie has helped to plan and to organize a large donor breakfast, has worked with different committees of volunteers and has written the weekly donor update newsletter.
“My résumé listed my experience interning with the Huntington County Community Foundation,” she said. “I previously worked with donors for them, and the committee saw that, and I think I just happened to be who they needed.”
Through an internship coordinated by the Enterprise Resource Center, Cassie developed the skills she needed to excel in her current position. During her senior year, she interned with the Huntington County Community Foundation where the executive director asked Cassie to organize a golf outing and update their donor database which gave Cassie the opportunity to work with many of the foundation’s donors.
“The internship taught me how to be professional,” she said. “The Director of Finance at HCCF taught me how to professionally talk on the phone and how to write a newsletter with donors in mind.”
By being at Huntington University, Cassie was offered many opportunities and encouragement during her four years. In her senior year, the editor of campus newspaper asked her to serve as the opinion editor. Her favorite activity, however, involved the cheerleading team where she led the squad as captain.
“I loved being busy in college,” she said. “I wanted to get involved in as many things as possible and I encourage others to do the same.”
She was even given the special honor of speaking at the senior class chapel service.
“I remember sitting in that auditorium as a freshman. I never thought that would be me,” Cassie said. “It just goes to show what HU can do for you. I honestly think I am a better person because I went to Huntington.”
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