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The UNH-IOL High School Internship Experience: That I’m Still Living!

By Anthony Pilotte - Wednesday, May 9 2018

I admit when I walked into the IOL on my first day as a HighTech Bound Intern, I was nervous. When my technology teacher informed me of the internship during my junior year of high school, I had no idea that my decision to apply would help shape many of my future college decisions and life experiences.

I was eager to start my position as soon as I had discovered my acceptance. I walked into a room surrounded by...

Meet our High School Summer Interns!

By Mara Johnson - Wednesday, June 21 2017

We are excited to share the big news, we have officially hired 12 interns for the upcoming 12th year of our HighTech Bound Program. Their first day is Monday, June 23rd. We couldn't have done anything without the support of our 2017 Sponsors .

Aaron Hill

Aaron attends Hollis Brookline High School located in Hollis, NH. He has experience in JIRA and has worked on several projects on github using different...

Breaking Barriers: My experience at the UNH Girls Technology Day

By Stephanie Lo - Thursday, April 20 2017

The STEM field, especially engineering and computer science, has been historically populated by men. This is caused by years of stereotyping and while the percentage of women in the field is slowly increasing, the ratio of men to women in the workforce is still severely unbalanced. Today, only about 20 percent of STEM jobs are occupied by women. To help combat this and spark interest in technology-based careers, the NH Department of Education, in partnership with the NH Community College...

The Problem is Always the Cable: My 2015 High School Internship

By Daroc Alden - Wednesday, February 15 2017

It always feels friendlier, in my opinion, to write essays and articles as though I were in conversation with my readers. 1

So hello! I’m Daroc Alden, a freshman at the University of New Hampshire and a Test Technician in the IOL’s AVnu Testing Services. 2 I was recently asked to write a blog post about my internship experience during the summer of 2015. Although I am writing this 18 months after my internship, and so my memories might...