UW-Madison student Andrew Parkhurst says his summer internship in southern California’s movie mecca is essential to his future career. But it wouldn’t have been possible without an alumni-funded scholarship arranged through the University of Wisconsin.
“It was the only way to make it out here, considering tuition and loan costs. I was unable to take on more debt,” said Parkhurst, 23, of Waukesha, whose scholarship organized by the Communication Arts Department and the UW Foundation enabled him to accept the internship with Columbia Pictures in Culver City, Calif.