By Amanda Giglio
If she is not running from meeting to meeting on campus, you can probably catch Lucy Koehler sporting business casual attire while on her way to her internship in Manhattan. A sophomore in the Gabelli Business Honors Program, Lucy is pretty busy with classes and her various clubs, but she still finds time to give back.
Lucy is the communications director on the E-board of the Residence Halls Association, getting the word out about events happening on campus and works with the various social media outlets RHA utilizes, including Twitter and Instagram.
Lucy is especially excited for the Fordham Dance Marathon, a fundraiser for the B+ foundation, an organization that supports the fight against childhood cancer, which takes place this Saturday, Feb. 7. The second annual FDM event will be even bigger and better, with more activities all day, according to Lucy.
“By our students, for the children,’ that’s what the B+ Foundation’s slogan is,” said Lucy. “The thing that impacted me most and piqued my interest about this organization is that many kids ultimately die from the effects of treatment. It is so sad, and I am so excited to be as involved as I am in this event.”
Since it is her second year with RHA, Lucy is more involved in the planning aspect of FDM, focusing on finding vendors, donations and activities to happen throughout the day. FDM is not the only event Lucy is helping to plan as part of RHA. She is also working on creating events for philanthropy month this February as well as planning Under the Tent. Her involvement in Rose Hill Society and Smart Woman’s Securities also keeps her busy and up-to-date with what Fordham has to offer.
Given all Lucy’s commitments on campus, one has to wonder if she has time to get into Manhattan. Luckily, her twice-weekly internship at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management allows her to get into the city. This is her second semester interning at the corporation, and she has moved up in the ranks.
“I made a lot of copies at first, but now I have gotten more trust and can open new accounts and do due diligence,” said Lucy.
One thing this internship has taught her is to explore all of her options. As an applied accounting and finance major, Lucy has many options open to consider.
“Coming into college, I really thought I wanted to do exactly this, through my internship. It’s been advantageous, but I’d like to try other fields first before choosing one for the rest of my life.”
This is the life of a Gabelli Honors student, and it has its perks. Last summer, Lucy was able to travel to London for the business school, and she has Chile to look forward to for this spring break. Besides work and corporate visits, she will be able to delve into and learn about the rich culture behind Chile, about which she is very excited.
Her love of traveling has even led her to want to study abroad next year in Lille, France through an exchange program. While I know she will have a great time in her travels, Fordham will definitely be missing an active member of the community in the fall.
