Student Intern Spotlight - Malvika Shriwas
June 29, 2020
51风流官网 computer science junior, Malvika Shriwas, is a intern working for this summer.
Culture Story is an Anchorage-based media and education company informing and celebrating the vitality of indigenous cultures today, and inspiring individuals to learn about and embrace their culture and heritage.
Founder and host Alyssa London, says 鈥淲e started in 2015 selling 鈥榗ulture boxes,鈥 and have since pivoted. Our biggest accomplishment as a brand so far is our series, that is broadcast on FNX, a PBS affiliate, in front of an audience of ~73 million households.鈥
Through S2S, Shriwas is helping with Culture Story鈥檚 website development, launching the 鈥淥ur Culture Story鈥 podcast, and more. The first podcast will be available soon.
Shriwas first heard about Students2Startups when she and her friends were working during Startup Weekend together. Her friends mentioned that they had previously been interns through the S2S program.
鈥淪ummer was approaching and I was applying for internships and then COVID-19 happened so I didn鈥檛 really get any internship answers. I went through some interviews and didn鈥檛 hear back from them, and some got canceled,鈥 says Shriwas. She saw an S2S poster on Facebook and thought she鈥檇 apply.
Shriwas didn鈥檛 have any real-world work experience, and she thought this internship would be a good place to try out her skills.
Shriwas, an international student from India, says 鈥淚 am someone who likes to learn about other cultures, so I thought this would be a great place for me to start. It鈥檚 a passion plus professional thing for me at Culture Story.鈥
As far as whether London would work with S2S interns again, 鈥淐ulture Story would love to have more interns; it has been such a positive experience,鈥 she said.
Beyond computer science Shriwas enjoys painting, and lately she has been trying to go camping and participate in other Alaska outdoor activities. She won鈥檛 be in Alaska for long, but plans to make some memories here before she leaves.