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Intern On Intern: Dionte Austin Interviews Darius Reynolds On Summer Internship Experience
06/26/2019 | Football
RICHMOND, Va. – This summer, University of Richmond senior defensive back Dionte Austin (Baltimore, Md.) is doing a summer internship with the Spider athletic communications team as part of the University's internship program. Austin will be interviewing fellow Spider football members about their internship experiences throughout the summer at various places in the country. Junior defensive lineman Darius Reynolds (Yorktown, Va.) is first up in the series – Intern On Intern.
By Dionte Austin,
Darius Reynolds, a 240-pound starting defensive linemen for the University of Richmond and a redshirt junior, is using his off season to set his professional career on the right path once his career in football is finished. He will be graduating with a degree in leadership studies next May.
Darius chose an internship experience that relates closely to his educational studies. Additionally, he wanted to develop an increased knowledge of the rapidly growing life science industry. Darius is getting just that while interning alongside the Development and Grant Writing Specialist and the Director of Corporate Giving at the Biocom Institute.
The Biocom Institute is the non-profit, community engagement, arm of Biocom, a life science membership company serving the state of California with over 1,200 members and offices in San Diego, Los Angeles and the Bay Area. This location is tactical for Reynolds, as he hopes to work on the west coast after graduation.
Another component in his decision-making process was the opportunity to work for a non-profit organization, while still able to do so comfortably because of the Richmond Guarantee. In the typical day of any student-athlete, their lives are consumed with long work days and late nights studying. A typical day for Darius begins at 8 a.m. and ends around 4 p.m.
During his shift he reaches out or meets with companies in the life science industry to provide opportunities for companies to give back in one of the many Biocom STEM education initiatives, one being throwing the largest STEM festival in Petco Park with roughly 26,000 attendees. The Biocom Institute also runs an intensive Veterans Mentorship program that helps veterans make the transition into the life-science industry.
Reynolds has learned that the industry needs much more than just a "scientist". When not meeting, Reynolds has been tasked to collect a number of charitable donations for the Biocom Institute Charity Golf Tournament in September. By that time, the Richmond Spiders will be full go.
Darius is truly enjoying all of the wonderful opportunities that are coming from his internship with experiences at the San Diego Padres, San Diego State Fair and Disneyland along with his exposure to the rapidly growing Life-Science Industry. His favorite thing so far, the Science Events Summit that took place in May, where STEM festival planners, museum directors, philanthropy leaders gathered to discuss best practices and attend sessions.
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By Dionte Austin,
Darius Reynolds, a 240-pound starting defensive linemen for the University of Richmond and a redshirt junior, is using his off season to set his professional career on the right path once his career in football is finished. He will be graduating with a degree in leadership studies next May.
Darius chose an internship experience that relates closely to his educational studies. Additionally, he wanted to develop an increased knowledge of the rapidly growing life science industry. Darius is getting just that while interning alongside the Development and Grant Writing Specialist and the Director of Corporate Giving at the Biocom Institute.
The Biocom Institute is the non-profit, community engagement, arm of Biocom, a life science membership company serving the state of California with over 1,200 members and offices in San Diego, Los Angeles and the Bay Area. This location is tactical for Reynolds, as he hopes to work on the west coast after graduation.
Another component in his decision-making process was the opportunity to work for a non-profit organization, while still able to do so comfortably because of the Richmond Guarantee. In the typical day of any student-athlete, their lives are consumed with long work days and late nights studying. A typical day for Darius begins at 8 a.m. and ends around 4 p.m.
During his shift he reaches out or meets with companies in the life science industry to provide opportunities for companies to give back in one of the many Biocom STEM education initiatives, one being throwing the largest STEM festival in Petco Park with roughly 26,000 attendees. The Biocom Institute also runs an intensive Veterans Mentorship program that helps veterans make the transition into the life-science industry.
Reynolds has learned that the industry needs much more than just a "scientist". When not meeting, Reynolds has been tasked to collect a number of charitable donations for the Biocom Institute Charity Golf Tournament in September. By that time, the Richmond Spiders will be full go.
Darius is truly enjoying all of the wonderful opportunities that are coming from his internship with experiences at the San Diego Padres, San Diego State Fair and Disneyland along with his exposure to the rapidly growing Life-Science Industry. His favorite thing so far, the Science Events Summit that took place in May, where STEM festival planners, museum directors, philanthropy leaders gathered to discuss best practices and attend sessions.
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