For the sixth year in a row, the Year Up Internship Program and Stanford IT community is hosting Year Up interns and providing them with first-hand experience in the workforce. In July, we welcomed 21 new interns!
Year Up United
Year Up has rebranded to Year Up United (YUU), a national organization that aims to close the opportunity divide by giving diverse populations the education and experience needed to start their careers. Students spend six months learning and training for the track of their choice: help desk/desktop support, data analytics, project management support or application development. They are then placed in internships across many organizations, including Stanford, where they spend another six months gaining work experience.
Students are offered support and guidance throughout their internships on how to plan their next steps. By the end of their year-long program, these young adults are qualified and prepared to enter the Stanford and Bay Area workforce.
“More hiring managers are catching on that we have talented young people interning here. I had three reach out during the last cohort for openings on their teams." said Hope Johnson, Year Up partnership lead. “That's what we want! Internships that turn into ongoing opportunities.”
Two new units are sponsoring interns in this cohort: School of Engineering’s Bioengineering group, and the School of Medicine’s Postdoc Affairs and Comparative Medicine groups. These units join eight returning sponsoring organizations: the Graduate School of Business; Land, Buildings and Real Estate; Learning Technologies and Spaces; Office of Development/External Relations; Residential and Dining Enterprises; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory; Stanford University Libraries; and University IT.
“In partnership with the CIO Council, the Year Up United internship program provides a unique opportunity to 'walk the talk' in recruiting IT talent that reflects the diversity of our Bay Area community,” said Steve Gallagher, Chief Information Officer at Stanford and executive sponsor for the Year Up Internship program at Stanford. “I’m delighted to see this program continue to grow and prosper across Stanford as part of our IDEAL IT program.”
This Cohort’s Interns
- Rosie Salas, Office of Development/External Relations
- Charan Singh, Land, Buildings and Real Estate
- Alonso Buenrostro, Land, Buildings and Real Estate
- Vicente Marin, Residential and Dining Enterprises
- Redd Suspene, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
- Chris-Jordan Jose, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
- Norma Lara, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
- Dhzyia Miller-Ford, School of Engineering
- Ann Le, School of Medicine
- Mia Oviedo, School of Medicine
- Pedro Cauich, Stanford University Libraries
- Austin Locy, University IT
- Hamdi Serif, University IT
- Rogelio Gonzalez, University IT
- Laidee Duldulao, University IT
- Nico Castro, Learning Technologies and Spaces
- David Dominguez, University IT
- Kim Dang, Graduate School of Business
- Karina Dominguez, Residential and Dining Enterprises
- Daniel Ceron, Graduate School of Business
- T.J. Auimatagi, University IT
Learn More
Year Up United is an integral part of the CIO Council strategic initiative, IDEAL IT, which ensures we help build a diverse and inclusive space for the future. Visit the Year Up Internship Program page to learn more. For more information on the Year Up United organization, visit yearup.org.
