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HBCU Utah Fusion is a unique internship opportunity that offers more than just a summer job – it’s a fully paid, immersive experience designed to help you grow both personally and professionally.

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Competitive Pay

Earn while you gain invaluable experience, with covered flights so you take home more.

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Paid Housing

Enjoy comfortable accommodations at Lassonde Studios, right on the University of Utah campus.

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Mentorship

Get guidance from experienced professionals who are dedicated to your success.

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Professional
Development

Sharpen your skills and expand your knowledge through tailored workshops and training sessions.

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Cultural
Experiences

Immerse yourself in Utah’s unique culture with a variety of activities and outdoor adventures.

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Networking
Opportunities

Connect with a cohort of like-minded interns, forming relationships that will last a lifetime.

Internship Opportunities

Okland Construction Company
Okland Construction Company
Large Commercial General Contractor in the Rocky Mountain region.
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CHG Healthcare
CHG Healthcare
CHG Healthcare is a leading healthcare staffing company that pioneered the locum tenens staffing model to deliver medical care to rural areas in the western United States.
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National Black Bank Foundation
National Black Bank Foundation
The National Black Bank Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on the promotion of community welfare, elimination of the effects of historical and current racial prejudice and discrimination, and combating the deterioration of minority communities in the United States.
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Utah Jazz / Utah Hockey Club
Utah Jazz / Utah Hockey Club
The Utah Jazz are the NBA team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They compete in the NBA’s Western Conference Northwest Division and play their home games at the Delta Center. The Utah Hockey Club is a professional ice hockey team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Established in 2024, the team emerged from the relocation of the Arizona Coyotes.
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Extra Space Storage
Extra Space Storage
Extra Space Storage is the largest operator of self storage facilities and the largest third-party self storage management company. Since being founded in 1977, it has grown to include more than 3,500 locations across the country from the headquarters in Salt Lake City, UT.
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Interested in becoming a partner?

Connect with exceptional intern talent, get nationwide brand exposure, and make an impact on your community and Utah’s culture.

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Advisors

Tiffany Baffour

Tiffany Baffour

Tiffany Baffour has more than 25 years of experience in teaching, research, and higher administrative leadership. At the University of Utah, Dr. Baffour serves as the Graduate School’s Associate Dean for Graduate Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion while advancing her research agenda in the areas of anti-racist and inclusive higher education environments, mental health/health disparities, and community-based research. She is also a tenured Associate Professor in the College of Social Work. Baffour is a strong advocate for the value of the HBCU experience as a second-generation graduate of Howard University.

Sui Lang L. Panoke

Sui Lang L. Panoke

Sui Lang L. Panoke is a visionary leader and social entrepreneur with a passion for empowering today’s leaders to rethink. create. and innovate. As Senior Vice President of Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. at Zions Bank, she is responsible for directing the bank’s strategic vision to champion diversity, equity and inclusion across the bank and the communities that it serves. Sui Lang is also the founder of Rethink International, The Rethink Tank, and Women Politics Media. She has trained thousands of leaders around the world leading in politics, business, government, higher education, nonprofits, and the media on a wide range of global leadership, corporate diversity, and communications topics. Sui Lang earned a BS in political science from the University of Utah and an MPA from American University’s Women & Politics Institute. She serves on numerous community and nonprofit boards and was awarded the 2022 Pathfinder Leadership Award by the Salt Lake Chamber.

Dale Favors

Dale Favors

Dale Favors is an executive coach and strategic business leader. He spent 26-years as a financial professional working in sales and sales management for firms such as Morgan Stanley, Bloomberg, Royal Bank of Canada, Piper Jaffray and Thomson Reuters, where he built relationships with some of the world’s largest hedge funds, asset managers, corporations, and public pension plans. Favors is the Managing Partner at Adaptive Growth Leadership, a professional services firm focused on sales and leadership training, coaching and strategy business initiatives centered on customer engagement, Inclusion, Diversity, and corporate culture development.

Zachary Smith

Zachary Smith

Mr. Smith joined Crescent Capital Group (CCG) in 2018 as a Managing Director on the Investors Relations team. He is responsible for developing and managing strategic relationships with institutional investors, specifically financial institutions for Crescent. Prior to joining Crescent, Zachary was a Managing Director at Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) within their Insurance Asset Management Practice. Mr. Smith spent 18 years at WFAM in a variety of roles including business development, relationship management, and portfolio management. Mr. Smith is a graduate of the Eccles School of Business (University of Utah).

Emma E. Houston

Emma E. Houston

Emma E. Houston currently serves in the role as Special Assistant to the Vice President of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at the University of Utah and leads strategies for community outreach, staff engagement and program development. A longtime community member and social justice advocate, Emma is the former director of Diversity Affairs for Salt Lake County Government, former chair of the Utah MLK Jr., Human Rights Commission, and currently serves on the Utah COVID-19 Task Force, the Pastor France A. Davis Scholarship Board, PBS Utah and a member of the local chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®. Emma is the owner and CEO of Brighter Day Productions, LLC and holds a BS in Business Management and an MBA in Business Administration.

Morgan Williams

Morgan Williams

Morgan Williams is CEO of Blendyd Studios, Inc. a software firm bringing automated solutions to recruiting in the trucking industry. Blendyd Studios is an evolution of EverWoke Inc. where Morgan served as CEO after her late-twin brother, Cameron Williams, passed away. From published genomics researcher, to science teacher, to merchandising analyst, and national education reinvention leader, Morgan’s 12 year career has been grounded in disrupting conventional troupes in conservative industries. Morgan, a philanthropist, speaker, and author, holds a B.A. from Spelman College, M.Ed. from University of St. Thomas-Houston, and will graduate May 2023 with a Master of Business Creation from the University of Utah.

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Simone Lawrence

HBCU Utah Fusion Program Manager
 simone.lawrence@utah.edu