The 2009 Legislative Internship Class with Governor Sarah Palin
Spend the spring semester working in the Alaska State Legislature in Juneau, earn $5,000, get airfare and a relocation allowance (except Juneau students), and earn 12 hours of upper-division credits. You'll have a first rate academic and practical experience plus you'll make valuable contacts.
This program is open to qualified students from all academic disciplines--not just political science--and any University of Alaska campus (UAA, UAF and UAS), from Alaska Pacific University (APU), and the University of Utah (UU).
Since it began in 1988, the program has graduated more than 200 interns. Many of these have gone back to work in the legislature, gotten a job in Congress, in a federal, state or local government agency, or used the experience to advance their educational goals or their careers.
Here's what former interns say about the program:
"I was not a political science major and found out about the legislative
internship by taking Intro to American Government. The internship
helped me see how Alaska and its politics fit into the national scene.
Plus, I got a first-hand practical experience and can now see the
relationship between theory and practice in politics."
--Chris Reid
(Legislative Internship class of 2009)
"The Legislative Internship program is a unique opportunity to learn about the legislative process by being a part of it. The fast paced working environment of the legislature combined with the rigors of the academic seminar make for a very challenging yet extremely rewarding experience. If you take the program seriously and really apply yourself, you will come away more confident and better prepared to meet the academic and life challenges you will face in the future."
--Chris Birdsall
(Legislative Internship class of 2008)
"Combining the classroom experience with real life exposure to a working environment really increases your appreciation for politics, and what an education can do for you."
--Makayla Saito
(Legislative Internship class of 2006)
"The Legislative Internship Program provides a great mix of academic and hands-on work experience. The internship will teach you a lot about politics and Alaska politics in particular, about Alaska, and about people--including yourself."
--Ryan Jager
(Legislative Internship class of 2005)
"It's a hands-on experience. It's stepping outside the classroom. You're getting real-life experience in a situation where it can only benefit you."
--Lola Savatgy
(Legislative Internship class of 2001)
"Even if you're in the sciences, being a legislative intern helps you understand people better and how projects are funded. Anything you are interested in, the legislature has something to do with it."
--Former Alaska Representative Mary Nelson
(Legislative Internship class of 1996)
