Naperville resident Jordan Glover, 21, editor of the College of DuPage student newspaper, the Courier, has been selected by the National Cooperative Education and Internship Association as the top Two-Year Program Student Achievement winner.
Glover earned the award based on a journalism internship she completed under the guidance of College of DuPage journalism professor Cathy Stablein, who also serves as adviser to the Courier’s staff of student journalists.
Glover will receive a plaque of recognition and a $500 honorarium during an award ceremony in March held by the National Cooperative Education and Internship Association in Myrtle Beach.
“I was shocked to even become College of DuPage’s nominee,” Glover
said. “I never really thought about the national competition because
I knew I didn’t stand a chance. I still can’t believe I got it.”
Glover said that plans to transfer to Roosevelt University in Chicago following
graduation this spring.
“I will use the award money to continue my education in Chicago, or perhaps to put money down on an apartment, I am not sure yet,” Glover said. “People keep telling me to use it to buy myself something big, something expensive.”
Glover said that she intends to continue looking for internship opportunities
at Chicago publications.
“I never knew getting into this internship how beneficial it was going
to be for me,” Glover said. “The opportunities this internship
has given me are endless, both for my resume and real-life experience.”