{"id":109869,"date":"2026-04-10T16:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=109869"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T20:49:21","slug":"umw-and-four-students-receive-top-billing-statewide-for-internships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/umw-and-four-students-receive-top-billing-statewide-for-internships\/","title":{"rendered":"UMW and Four Students Receive Top Billing Statewide for Internships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-media umw-hero--with-no-content\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"umw-hero__media__image\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/NewRelease_TopInterns_1024x413.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">News<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">UMW and Four Students Receive Top Billing Statewide for Internships<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group umw-news-author-credit is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T16:49:21-04:00\">April 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p>by<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Lisa Chinn Marvashti<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Mary Washington received statewide recognition this month for its internship program \u2013 and for its students, who bring classroom knowledge into the workplace and, in turn, gain on-the-job experience in the Fredericksburg region and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) named UMW to its <em>2026 Top Virginia Employers for Interns<\/em> list early this month, recognizing the University\u2019s efforts to establish high-impact, career-launching opportunities across the Commonwealth. A week later, SCHEV shared its Top 50 list of Virginia interns, which includes Mary Washington students Matthew Clinton, Miranda Herd, MacKenzie Martin and Sarah Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to celebrate the University of Mary Washington and our students during National Internship Awareness Month. We\u2019re in excellent company with the other organizations being recognized in our region and across Virginia,\u201d said Career and Workforce Director of Regional Partnerships Devin T. Fedor. \u201cUMW is proud to serve as a role model for expanding work-based learning opportunities and boosting student career readiness, both key goals of the Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"109871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/umw-and-four-students-receive-top-billing-statewide-for-internships\/img_8648\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_8648-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1737117431&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000232991612302&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Matthew Clinton&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_8648-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_8648-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_8648-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of UMW student Matthew Clinton\" class=\"wp-image-109871\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_8648-1024x768.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_8648-300x225.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_8648-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_8648-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_8648-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Matthew Clinton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"109872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/umw-and-four-students-receive-top-billing-statewide-for-internships\/img_7039\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_7039.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1422,1520\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Miranda Herd&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_7039-281x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_7039-958x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_7039-958x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of UMW student Miranda Herd\" class=\"wp-image-109872\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_7039-958x1024.jpg 958w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_7039-281x300.jpg 281w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_7039-768x821.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_7039.jpg 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Miranda Herd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Matthew Clinton of Ireland is a communication and digital studies major who\u2019s interning as a video production content creator for University Communications. Senior Miranda Herd, who hails from Manassas Park and is a double major in business administration and data science, is working in research and data analytics for the Center for Career and Professional Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MacKenzie Martin, a studio art major with a double minor in business administration and entrepreneurship, works to assist her fellow Mary Washigton students as an intern in UMW\u2019s Career and Workforce Division. And Sarah Moon of Loudoun County, a junior majoring in English and minoring in professional writing, currently holds internships running social media for the Department of English and Linguistics, and contributing to media and public relations efforts within the Office of University Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" data-attachment-id=\"109873\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/umw-and-four-students-receive-top-billing-statewide-for-internships\/img_2866\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_2866.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1284,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;MacKenzie Martin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_2866-300x199.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_2866-1024x680.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_2866-1024x680.jpeg\" alt=\"Headshot of UMW student MacKenzie Martin\" class=\"wp-image-109873\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_2866-1024x680.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_2866-300x199.jpeg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_2866-768x510.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_2866.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MacKenzie Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"109874\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/10\/umw-and-four-students-receive-top-billing-statewide-for-internships\/img_4485\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_4485.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1620\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R50&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1775851615&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sarah Moon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_4485-200x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_4485-683x1024.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_4485-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Headshot of UMW student Sarah Moon\" class=\"wp-image-109874\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:300px\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_4485-683x1024.jpeg 683w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_4485-200x300.jpeg 200w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_4485-768x1152.jpeg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_4485-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/IMG_4485.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sarah Moon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVirginia\u2019s top interns are making meaningful contributions \u2013 examples of why Virginia is the top state for talent,\u201d said SCHEV Executive Director Scott Fleming. \u201cThey are applying their learning in real time, adding value to employers and building the skills that will define Virginia\u2019s future workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selected from a competitive pool of 121 nominees who worked at Virginia-based organizations, these interns distinguished themselves through initiative, leadership and results, and are making a difference for their employers, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schev.edu\/Home\/Components\/News\/News\/768\/263\">SCHEV release<\/a> says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese interns are not just participating, they\u2019re excelling,\u201d said SCHEV Assistant Director of Innovative Work-based Learning Initiatives Alisha Bazemore. \u201cThey bring fresh ideas, a strong work ethic and real impact to their roles, demonstrating the value of investing in Virginia\u2019s next generation of talent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UMW was named among top performers for employing interns for&nbsp;Go Virginia Region 6, which includes Fredericksburg, as well as the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck areas. The University\u2019s<em>&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/qep\/life-after-mary-washington\/\">Life After Mary Washington<\/a><em>&nbsp;<\/em>initiative weaves the concept of career readiness into the fabric of the UMW experience. By the time they graduate, more than 30 percent of all UMW students have completed some type of internship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, the University received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/23\/umw-awarded-250000-for-fredericksburg-region-internships\/\">a $250,000 grant<\/a> \u2013 part of the&nbsp;Commonwealth Innovative Internship Fund and Program&nbsp;\u2013 &nbsp;by SCHEV for the creation of the Rappahannock Work &amp; Learn Collaborative. In 2024, UMW was awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/28\/umw-receives-200000-in-v-top-grants-for-growing-internships\/\">$200,000 in&nbsp;Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership&nbsp;(V-TOP) grants<\/a> to enhance internship and work-based learning opportunities. And last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/26\/umw-tops-the-list-for-internships-making-an-impact-as-one-of-the-best-values-in-the-princeton-review\/\">The Princeton Review ranked UMW No. 18 for internships<\/a> among public schools nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This year\u2019s Top 50 Virginia Intern honorees will be recognized on July 30 in Richmond during Virginia Intern Day, a statewide annual celebration of student-interns, employers and higher education partners advancing work-based learning.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by The University of Mary Washington received statewide recognition this month for its internship program \u2013 and for its students, who bring classroom knowledge into the workplace and, in turn, gain on-the-job experience in the Fredericksburg region and beyond. 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