Internships
Political Science majors and minors can earn academic credit for completing an internship. Students may take up to 10 hours of internship credit, but only 3 credits will fulfill the requirements of the Political Science major or minor. Our students have worked in internships in a wide variety of exciting and educational settings. For example, at the local and state level, students have interned with the Weld County Public Defender’s office, the Greeley Chamber of Commerce, the Colorado Governor’s office, U.S. Senator Mark Udall’s office, former-U.S. Congresswoman’s Betsy Markey’s office, the Colorado State Legislature, on local, state and national political campaigns, and at private law firms.
National and international internships have included placement at the U.S. State Department in Ireland, Italy and Argentina and at a multi-national mining company in Peru. Students have also interned at the national headquarters of non-profit organizations and in the offices of members of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Sources for Internships:
The city of Denver has a variety of internships with different city offices, including the Denver Mayor’s office. Internships are advertised periodically, so students should check the site frequently. www.denvergov.org/jobs
Click on “Search Jobs”
The city of Boulder also has internships throughout many city agencies and offices. Students also need to check this site frequently. www.bouldercolorado.gov/
Click on “jobs” and then on “internships, work-study and volunteer opportunities”
The National Conference of State Legislatures, with headquarters in Denver, offers policy internships. Check the site frequently for new internships.
www.ncsl.org
Under “Quick Links” click on “NCSL’s Job Clearinghouse”
U.S. Congressman Cory Gardner has both local and national level internships.
http://gardner.house.gov/serving-you/internship-opportunities
U.S. Senator Mark Udall hires interns for his Greeley office as well as for his Washington, D.C. office
www.markudall.senate.gov
Click on “Students”
The Greeley Chamber of Commerce offers interns the opportunity to track and research legislation at the local and state levels that would affect the business community. For more information about the Chamber’s activities, go to: www.greeleychamber.com
Contact Kim Barbour for more specific information about internships: 970-352-3566.
The Weld County Combined Courts are always looking for interns to either work in their main clerk’s office, with one of their problem solving courts or directly with a judicial officer in a division. Interested students should submit a letter of interest and fill out a judicial job application, which can be found at: www.courts.state.co.us
Click on “Careers” and you will find the application under “Documents”.
For more information, contact: Marci L. Hoffman, Specialist/Problem Solving Court Coordinator II, 19th Judicial District, PO Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, 970-351-7300, ext. 5502, marci.hoffman@judicial.state.co.us
The American Political Science Association offers many resources for finding internships. www.apsanet.org/content_11599.cfm
If you are interested in an internship in Washington, D.C., there are several websites with internship openings. For example, try www.dcinternships.org
Or do your own search on internships.
Funding:
Beginning in summer semester 2011, the Political Science Department will offer limited funding to defray some of the costs incurred by interning. This funding might be used for extra expenses such as travel.
For more information about the internship program, contact
Christiane Olivo
Associate Professor
Internship Coordinator
Department of Political Science
McKee 302
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
970-351-1566
christiane.olivo@unco.edu
