Suryanka Thapa \u201920, Sarah Berube \u201921 offered roles through new marketing course<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Sarah Berube ’21, left, is spending the summer interning for PeacePlayers International, while Suryanka Thapa ’20 is interning for travel-booking site Wanderu.\n<\/p>\n
When Lawrence Norman ’94, MBA ’95, was designing the curriculum for his new course<\/a>, “Marketing to You,” the former Adidas executive-turned-professor wanted to introduce Clark students to strategies and tactics in the ever-changing field of youth marketing. To prepare the class for their next steps in a fiercely competitive industry, he helped the students become more confident presenters and get a foot in the door through internships and job opportunities.<\/p>\n For Suryanka Thapa ’20 and Sarah Berube ’21, the experience paid off quickly. After spending the seven-week course hearing from prominent business leaders, asking real-world questions, and sharpening their public-speaking skills through “Shark Tank”-like presentations, both students landed internships.<\/p>\n Thapa is spending the summer interning for travel-booking site Wanderu<\/a>, while Berube is working at PeacePlayers International<\/a>. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both students are working remotely.<\/p>\n “I’m an extra-extrovert,” Thapa says. “I do really well with people, and that was one of the reasons I wanted to take this class. I went in intending to network. The course was very discussion-based — [Norman] wasn’t talking at<\/em> us, he was talking to<\/em> us — and I thrive in a classroom where everyone is speaking and asking really great questions.”<\/p>\n Story continues after video<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n