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Student Success Stories
Help us celebrate our student successes! Below are just a few of our most recent success stories. We’d love to hear about the students YOU connect with and their stories. Contact
careercenter@stcloudstate.edu to share!
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What Our Students Have Been Doing
Steve Yang, Recreation and Sports Management
Minnesota Vikings Training Camp Intern
After interning at the Minnesota Lynx in the summer, Steve Yang began his Training Camp Fan Engagement Internship with the Minnesota Vikings. Steve had responsibilities of interacting with fans through fan engagement activations, set-up and tear-down of training camp, assisting with vendors, and assisting with NFL player and fan interactions. The highlight of Steve's internship was learning about youth marketing and being voted MVP by his fellow intern cohort.
Emily Staedy, Recreation and Sports Management
Minnesota Wild Marketing Intern
Emily served as a B2C (business-to-consumer) Marketing Intern for the Minnesota Wild during the spring semester. Her responsibilities included writing and editing copy for marketing initiatives such as radio and TV ads, as well as creating and proofing content for Wild.com and email marketing communications using HTML coding.
She supported the marketing team with in-arena promotions, community activations, and events, including ticket pack activations, giveaways, and graphic requests across multiple campaigns, including playoffs. Emily also collaborated with internal partners and communicated with external partners to organize paid media planning and trafficking, ensuring campaigns effectively reached fans.
A highlight of her internship was working alongside senior leadership and presenting her accomplishments and contributions directly to the CEO and CFO of the Minnesota Wild.
Steve Yang, Recreation and Sports Management
NBA Player Development Intern
Steve had the incredible opportunity to intern with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in New York City. He worked in the Player Development department, a division within Social Responsibility and Player Programs. This department focuses on providing resources and building programs to help athletes succeed beyond basketball, creating space for their aspirations to thrive.
As an intern, Steve took on a variety of responsibilities and assisted wherever needed, gaining valuable experience in both life and a corporate work setting. One of the highlights of his internship was being nominated by his fellow intern cohort to deliver a capstone speech about his experience with the NBA.