Panetta Institute Congressional Internship in Washington, D.C.
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Application Deadline: April 24th, 2009
The Panetta Institute for Public Policy on the campus of California State University, Monterey Bay offers a golden opportunity for university students to experience first-hand the workings of the U.S. Congress and Washington politics.
This Congressional Intern Program begins with an intensive two-week course at California State University, Monterey Bay with instruction in how the legislative process actually works. Then each intern is assigned to a Capitol Hill office of a member of the California congressional delegation (both Democratic and Republican members sponsor interns) to work for two and a half months.
Offered during the fall semester, the intern program is open to students who are appointed by the presidents of each of the twenty-three CSU campuses, as well as Santa Clara University and Dominican University. The academic course is held at the Panetta Institute beginning September 13th and ends on December 12th. Participants live and work in the Washington D.C. area after the initial two-week training in Monterey.
The cost of the program is fully funded. Student benefits include CSUMB fees, food and housing, a stipend, a text-binder and other academic materials for the two-week program at CSUMB. The Institute also funds travel, housing, and a stipend for the interns? time in Washington, D.C.
Required Criteria
- Exemplary maturity and leadership abilities;
- Willingness to take on assigned tasks and work hard;
- A demonstrated ability to be a good team member;
- Superior academic achievement;
- Advanced written and verbal skills, and clarity of speech appropriate for a congressional setting;
- A written essay from the applicant stating the reasons for her/his interest in the Panetta Institute?s Congressional Internship Program;
- Have a demonstrated commitment to community and public service;
- Enrollment in junior or senior year, or in a graduate program, at the time when the program begins at the Panetta Institute for the fall term;
- Registration for the fall term, either junior or senior year, or in a graduate program, concurrent with the Congressional Internship Program, at the CSU campus he/she represents?this is a credit-based program and no audits are allowed;
- A student who has never been sanctioned under the California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Article 2 (Student Discipline), Section 41301; and
- A student that has not taken part in this program during previous years.
Applications are available in the C.L.A.S.S. Dean’s Office (Bldg. #5, Room 158)
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Download Panetta Institute Congressional Internship Application [PDF]
Application Deadline: April 24th, 2009
For information on the internship contact:
Jonnie Owens at (909) 869-4689 or jjowens@csupomona.edu
Finalists for the internship will be interviewed during the week of April 27th
