{"218411":{"#nid":"218411","#data":{"type":"news","title":"D.C. Internship Program provides vital government experience","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe value of the D.C. Internship Program is best demonstrated by the experiences of the students who have participated. Two prime examples of this value are Gaelle Belhseine, IAML 2013, and Graham Goldberg, BA 2014, PUBP 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring her summer term in Washington,\u0026nbsp;Belhseine worked with the Committee on\u0026nbsp; Education and the Workforce in the U.S. House of Representatives.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDuring my time there, I worked closely with the committee staff and legislative assistants,\u201d she said. \u201cI conducted research on topics like healthcare, labor, and education on a daily basis to help prepare for committee hearings and briefings. After conducting research, I was responsible for briefing the staff and legislative assistants on my research. My position with the committee taught me a great number of skills that I was able to take with me to use in school and in other career endeavors. These skills included how to work with strict deadlines, work with minimal supervision, excel in a fast-paced environment, think on my feet, and respect the confidentiality of documents that I came across on a daily basis.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBelhseine said her work as an intern sparked an interest in education and education policy, a career and passion she is pursuing since her graduation this May.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile Belhseine worked with a congressional committee, Goldberg worked in the office of a House member, Representative David Scott, a Democrat representing Georgia\u2019s 13th congressional district.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the course of his internship, Goldberg attended briefings and committee hearings on behalf of staff members and wrote summaries of the meetings, wrote letters responding to constituent concerns and questions, led tours of the U.S. Capitol building for the congressman\u2019s constituents, and greeted constituents and guests at the congressman\u2019s office.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile in Congressman Scott\u2019s office, I learned how a congressional office operates and was exposed to many events and processes that one can only witness while working on Capitol Hill\u2014certainly things that cannot be learned from a textbook,\u201d said Goldberg. \u201cInterning for a summer on Capitol Hill (and in Washington, for that matter) certainly helped me build a network that can be utilized if I want to work in D.C. post-graduation. 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