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Year after year, I prioritize the integration of our interns into our existing culture and environment. My ultimate goal is for our interns to feel as important and as involved as any one of our full-time staff members. Each term, I distribute an updated Intern Profile with each intern's basic information, fun facts, and photo. The profile has become a tool for our full-time staff that encourages intentional engagement by creating conversation-starters for the staff such as similar interests, special talents, and various things in common. Our staff have been great about browsing the information, identifying a conversation-starter, and striking conversation with our interns to connect with them and make them feel noticed and valued. It's also been fun seeing how excited our staff become when they discover that an intern studied at the same institution, played the same sport, or shares a hidden talent!