By Sydney McCallister, freshman English and History major from Greeneville
Nicole Wilkerson, a senior at Tusculum, has been accepted into the Walt Disney Company’s Disney College Program as an intern.
Wilkerson, a graphic design major from Loudon, applied for and was accepted into the Disney College Program, a five to seven month program in which college students gain on-the-job experience in their preferred area of expertise and create a network of leaders and companies from all over the world. Graphic design will also be her focus in the Disney College Program.
Nicole Wilkerson
“Just apply, you never know what will happen,” said Wilkerson, who encourages others to make the attempt to apply for something that they dream of doing.
Robin Lay, director of Career Services at Tusculum, has helped students prepare for the application process since 2013. Lay’s advice to students interested in applying for a Disney internship is “research the website, prepare well and meet the deadlines for application.” Lay continued, “I recommend that students don’t wait until the last minute. The preparation process usually takes longer than they expect, but they can do it.”
“Nicole is a very self-directed person and it was pretty clear what she wanted to do,” said William Bledsoe, visiting assistant professor of visual communications and design. “Students should go above and beyond what is asked of them in class. If I asked Nicole to do one project, she’d do three.”
Wilkerson will be moving to Florida in August to begin her work at Disney as a photo pass photographer.