Medfield Resident Lindsey Smith Selected by NBC as Intern for Summer Olympics

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ITHACA, NY (07/06/2012)(readMedia)-- Medfield resident Lindsey Smith has been selected by NBC Sports as an intern for the 2012 Summer Olympics. A junior majoring in television-radio at Ithaca College, Smith is among 35 students from the college who will be serving an essential behind-the-scenes role for the world's biggest athletic event, taking place July 27–August 12.

Ithaca is one of only a handful of colleges and universities nationwide with which NBC partners to recruit interns for its Olympics coverage. Thirty-three of the interns are from the Roy H. Park School of Communications, with one each coming from the School of Music and School of Health Sciences and Human Performance.

"Our students are consistently recognized by internship sites for their ability to immediately enter into professional environments and begin making significant contributions," said Diane Gayeski, dean of the Park School. "The opportunity for 34 of them to intern at the Olympics this year is yet again a wonderful affirmation of our students' level of preparation and engagement. Working side-by-side with professionals on a major international event will be the latest of many achievements that these students can add to their portfolio of experiences."

Half of the students, including Smith, will be based at NBC's 30 Rock headquarters in New York City, while the rest will travel to London for their intern assignments. Some will be working at specific events, including the high-profile sports of basketball, gymnastics, swimming and track and field. Others will handle tasks such as reviewing video for what's known as the Highlights Factory, which the network developed to package and distribute coverage through multiple media platforms.

Ithaca College students have previously interned at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy; 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China; and 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. To read more about the history of the IC-NBC Olympics partnership, visit www.ithaca.edu/olympics2010.

From day one, Ithaca College prepares students for personal and professional success through hands-on experience with internships, research and study abroad. Its integrative curriculum builds bridges across disciplines and uniquely blends liberal arts and professional study. Located in New York's Finger Lakes region, the College is home to 6,100 undergraduate and 400 graduate students and offers over 100 degree programs in its schools of Business, Communications, Humanities and Sciences, Health Science and Human Performance, and Music.