Congressional Internship Open To HSU Students

Panetta Institute fosters “dialogue” and “public service”

Humboldt Sentinel
3/3/09
By Sentinel Staff

ARCATA -- A California think tank invites Humboldt State University students to enter a one-semester internship program with the U.S. House of Representatives, September-December 2009.

The Panetta Institute for Public Policy was established December 1998 on the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay. The institute is a bipartisan study center that fosters dialogue on issues of state and encourages public service.

The cost of the program is fully funded. Student benefits include CSUMB fees, food and housing, a stipend and academic materials for the two-week program. The institute also funds travel, housing and a stipend for the interns’ time in Washington, D.C.

The congressional internships are open to undergraduates in their junior and senior years or in graduate standing when the program begins in September at Monterey. During the two-week orientation, a cadre of professionals will share experiences and insights and teach the intern orientation course. Interns are then assigned for two and a half months to the Capitol Hill office of a member of the California delegation to the House.

Lawmakers from both parties partner with Panetta Institute interns.

Application forms for are available online from Student Affairs and from the Department of Politics, Founders Hall, Room 180 and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Nelson Hall East, Room 216.

Eligible students must be first-time participants and registered for the Fall 2009 semester, concurrent with the internship.

Deadline for application, resume and essay is 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, in the Department of Politics at Founders Hall, Room 180. Details can be downloaded at www.panettainstitute.org or ascertained by calling (707) 826-4494.