Kelsie Torrenti Paul is the manager of interpretation & engagement at The Frick Pittsburgh Museum and Gardens. The below comments were obtained shortly after the completion of her undergraduate degree. 

“The skills I have gained as a history major at the University of Illinois have already proven invaluable, particularly in my recent internship at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois.  As an intern for the Lincoln Collection, my responsibilities included everything from organizing and cataloging parts of the collection to researching patron queries regarding a wide variety of historical topics.  Experience and skill in primary source analysis, library research, critical thinking and writing all played key roles in my responsibilities at ALPLM; all of which I either gained or strengthened as a history major.  I will soon be furthering my education as a history major in graduate school, and I am confident that the abilities I gained at the University of Illinois will continue to serve me in the future.”