From the development of oneâs professional aptitude to the strengthening of personal character, Texas Tech students share their experiences of the importance of internships. Lauren Beach, a junior architecture major from Houston, said although her internship was unaffiliated with Tech, one of the firmâs partners was a Tech graduate. This architecture firm was the prestigious Fitzpatrick Architects, which Beach said she was scheduled to intern with, in the summer of 2020 were it not for COVID-19. Although she was disappointed with the delay, Beach said she was especially upset about not being able to earn money because she started looking for internships to give herself a summer job.