Closing the Yearbook for Summer 2023
As summer ends, another cohort of FHU interns traded cubicles for classrooms. Their FHUture is bright. They gained technical, professional, and invaluable soft skills.
The FHU internship program stands apart. Interns are equals with a seat at the table. They are offered hands-on experiences, mentorship, and the opportunity to truly make a difference in the communities we serve. FHU is a place where interns return, continue to work through their school year or join the team as full-time employees. An internship at FHU exceeds expectations with consistent professional growth and new challenges.
Over the summer of 2023, several interns captured their daily experiences and produced “Week in the Life as an Intern” videos for a social media campaign. They shared in-depth project experiences, hands-on field work, the challenge of technical tasks and FHUn with coworkers in and out of the office. The social media campaign was developed by Peyton Saar, an intern in the Marketing and Creative Communications group.
Interns enrich FHU’s culture and play an integral role in delivering transportation excellence across every discipline. Their joy, energy and ideas will be missed as they head back to school. We look forward to sharing our workspaces with those who remain on and with those who will return next summer Most importantly, this is a time of proud reflection upon the opportunity to have fostered the next generation of engineers, scientists, planners, graphic designers, and creative communicators.
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What the Summer 2023 Interns Had to Say!
Additionally, I am very proud that I was able to put on a Student Leadership Summit as part of the 2023 Spring MOVITE Meeting this past June. 35 students from universities across the MOVITE region participated and got to learn more about the transportation profession, how it’s changing, how we can be a part of that change, and so much more. Through this internship, I have found a passion for transportation and getting to share that passion with others was an awesome experience.”
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I was able to lead and assist with numerous endeavors including leading the intern social media campaign, implementing a new Google Analytics dashboard, and creating a variety of content. I was able to work with all parts of the MC2 team and was welcomed with open arms. I’m beyond excited to be continuing my internship throughout the school year, and to be given the opportunity to continue learning from such amazing people!”
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“This internship has given me a glimpse of what transportation engineers and planners do on a daily basis. I gained some practical skills, industry knowledge, and was privileged to build professional connections.”
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“I’m most proud of my deluxe excel file that walks through all the steps to determine the prestress losses of prestressed beams. I worked on this for many hours over the summer and will continue to be used throughout my upcoming designs.”
“One of my favorite memories is the Fort Collins open house and getting to meet a lot of people from the Denver office.”
“I’m most proud of the project that I worked on. I was able to start on a project from the very beginning and continue to work on it still to this day. It’s cool to see how a project starts and how it can progress.”
“I am proud that I was able to get the hang of how the Graphics department worked. I had a great time getting to know the team and enjoyed how they joke around with each other.”
Yory Moncada
Transportation Operations & Safety
Ashley Schuler
Civil Engineering
Peyton Weiss
Transportation/Traffic Engineering
Katie Krager
Environmental
David Hong
Civil Design
Peyton Saar
Marketing and Creative Communication
Colten Daake
Transportation/Traffic Engineering
Omar Aboughazala
Planning
Tyler Camp
Structures
Kaity Botimer
Civil Design
Ally Metschke
Water Resources
Tori Brunger
Graphic Design