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Financial support for internships launch student careers. For Deanté Grinner ’20, first recipient of 51³Ô¹Ï’s Arts & Sciences Endowed Internship Fund Scholarship, the $500 scholarship helped cover his expenses while working as an unpaid intern during the summer of 2019 at a Cornelius-based cinematic grip and lighting firm.

Daisy Rizo '17, MSW '18 is able to combine her passion for social work with her desire to assist other Latinos.

Christian Henry ’07 fell in love in high school — with the art of storytelling.

A high-school counselor once doubted Jennifer Hardacker's ability to attend college. Hardacker was the first in her family to go to college and has gone on to earn a master of fine arts, become an award-winning filmmaker, and teach at 51³Ô¹Ï.

Melissa Lowery '09 created a feature-length documentary, "Black Girl in Suburbia," about the experience of growing up Black in suburban Oregon. She continues the conversation, working in Portland-area high schools.