{"id":6917,"date":"2023-05-08T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everylearnereverywhere.org\/?p=6917"},"modified":"2023-05-08T13:42:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T18:42:28","slug":"student-intern-hopes-to-make-a-more-equitable-corporate-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everylearnereverywhere.org\/es\/blog\/student-intern-hopes-to-make-a-more-equitable-corporate-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Intern Hopes to Make a More Equitable Corporate America"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eddie Frausto, a junior marketing major at Georgia State University, thinks often about issues of equity in the areas of work he does on campus, motivating him to work towards a more equitable corporate America.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiversity-of-thought is key,\u201d Frausto says. \u201cWhen everyone looks the same at the table, you’re not going to have as many different ideas to help your business or your community grow. By adding different points-of-view, you can amplify those who have not necessarily had a voice in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frausto is one of the Spring 2023 interns with Every Learner Everywhere\u00ae. Originally from Chicago, he received a scholarship to Georgia State as a Goizueta Scholar. That scholarship program is funded through the Goizueta Endowment and coordinated through Latinx Student Services and Outreach (LASSO<\/a>) at Georgia State.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scholarship brings together a cohort of like-minded Latino\/a students on college campuses,\u201d Frausto says. \u201cThis program is great because it provides both academic and economic support systems for Latino\/a students, one of the most marginalized groups on campus. If I didn\u2019t have the financial support, I couldn\u2019t have come to Georgia State.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goals for Every Learner internship<\/h2>\n

Frausto first heard about the Every Learner Everywhere\u00ae internship through a classmate who was previously an Every Learner intern. He was drawn to the internship program for its focus on marginalized groups and as an opportunity for a new perspective.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy commitment is not just to the Latino community, but to first-generation students, low-income students, and people of color,\u201d Frausto explains. \u201cI wanted to take on an internship where I could make a difference. This internship allows me to explore higher education, combine education and technology, and focus on DEI issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with his fellow Every Learner interns, Frausto will be working on the academic continuity plan analysis, comparing over 100 different university plans and offering suggestions on supporting staff and students in times of emergency. Frausto is also looking forward to the thought leadership sessions, conversations on cultural topics the interns participate in with Every Learner colleagues.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne interesting discussion we had was on some of the negative perceptions of the term Latinx and how to generate a term that is inclusive and sustainable,\u201d he says. \u201cThese conversations are complex but lead to deeper insights.\u201d<\/p>\n