DSM Intern Connection
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The DSM Intern Connection event series returns to Greater Des Moines (DSM), fully in-person for the 2023 summer. The series will feature opportunities for interns and college-aged students to connect with community leaders and executives, as well as opportunities to network with fellow students while learning about what makes DSM unique and truly the place to be.
DSM Intern Connection is also exploring additional social opportunities, which will be added to the below schedule as they are finalized. The current 2023 calendar is:
- Tuesday, June 6 | 5:30 – 7 p.m. | DSM Intern Connection Kick-Off | REGISTER
- Tuesday, June 20 | 5:30 – 7 p.m. | Networking Not Working | REGISTER
- Tuesday, July 11 | 5:30 – 7 p.m. | Young Professionals Panel | REGISTER
- Thursday, July 13 | 5:30 – 7 p.m. | DSM USA Intern Bash presented in conjunction with WDM YURtern at Big Grove Brewery & Taproom | REGISTER
- Tuesday, July 25 | 5:30 – 7 p.m. | What Young Professionals Should Know About Benefits | REGISTER
- Tuesday, Aug. 1 | 6:30 p.m. | I-Cubs vs. Toledo Mudhens* | REGISTER
*Event does not count toward fulfillment of Community Leadership Certificate
Program Highlights:
- Opportunities to network with other students and young professionals in the area while also learning about personal finance management, mental health care tips and how to leverage your own strengths in your job and everyday life.
- Students who complete three of the four events receive a Community Leadership Certificate (an excellent resume booster) and are invited to attend the Executive Luncheon event August 8th at the Embassy Club Downtown.
- All events are free for students to attend.
For anyone interested in additional information, contact Anne Lowder, Education and Talent Coordinator.
Past Interns
Past interns have come from these organizations in DSM:
- All Iowa Can Be
- Altar'd State
- Ames Chamber of Commerce
- Ames Tribune
- Athene USA
- Aureon
- Baker Group
- Banana Republic
- Bankers Trust
- Beauty Brands
- Berkshire Hathaway Energy-Renewables
- Blank Park Zoo
- Blueprint Strategies
- Bluestone Engineering
- BNIM Architects
- Boys & Girls Club of Central Iowa
- Brick Street Market and Cafe
- BTC Capital Management
- Businessolver
- CenturyLink
- Charming Charlie
- City of Pleasant Hill
- City of Urbandale
- Clemen Wilcox & Associates/Everything Spanish
- Cognizant
- Compressor Controls Corporation
- Confluence
- Cre8tv Qn
- Critical Labs
- Cultivation Corridor
- Current RE
- Davita
- Deloitte & Touche, LLP
- Delta Dental of Iowa
- Democracy Matters
- Des Moines Area Community College
- Des Moines Downtown Chamber of Commerce
- Des Moines East and South Chamber of Commerce
- Des Moines Playhouse
- DLR GROUP
- Drake University
- DuPont Pioneer
- EMC Insurance Companies
- EMC Risk Services
- Environmental Law & Policy Center
- Eurofins
- FBL Financial Group
- FEH Design
- Financial Architects
- First National Bank
- Forbs Export Services LLC
- Galen Kurth Remax Real Estate Concepts
- Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute
- Gremler Financial
- Healthiest State Initiative
- Hubbell Community Management
- Hy-Vee
- Intoxalock
- Iowa Department of Revenue
- Iowa Speedway
- J.F. Ahern Fire Protection
- Jones Lang LaSalle
- John Deere
- Lakeside Engineers
- Life Care Services
- LifeServe Blood Center
- Lorenz & Jones
- LS2group
- LWBJ
- Mack McClain & Associates
- McClure Engineering Co.
- MidAmerican Energy
- Midwest Family Lending
- Nate Sammler State Farm
- Nationwide
- Newbury Living
- Northwestern Mutual
- Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
- Patty Judge for Iowa
- PepsiCo
- Principal Financial Group
- ProSky
- QuikTrip
- R&R Realty Group
- RSM
- Sammons Financial Group
- Simonson & Associates Architects L.L.C.
- Stine Seed Company
- Strategic Elements
- Substance Architecture
- Sunglass Hut
- Tastes of Brasil
- Telligen
- The Baker Group
- U.S. Bank
- UnityPoint Health - Des Moines
- UPS
- Vermeer Corporation
- Waddell & Reed
- Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield
- Wells Fargo & Co.
- Whitfield & Eddy Law
- Wooly's
- World Food Prize Foundation