In episode thirteen of Liberal Arts Voices, Associate Dean Long and Heather Summerlin are joined by CLA Internship Coordinator Ashley Tarbet and INTPL majors Eli Glazier and Amanda Craig. This episode focuses on Eli and Amanda’s experiences as interns in Washington D.C. over the summer.
Amanda starts off the program by describing her internship with lobbying firm Capitol Associates, Inc. She helps us to get a sense of the role that lobbying firms like Capitol Associates, Inc. play in Capitol Hill. Amanda talks about the variety of jobs she had during her internship, including preparing federal registers and attending congressional hearings and firm briefings.
Eli also discusses his summer internship with D.C. think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He talks about his main intern duties which culminated in the creation of a promotional video for PSU and CSIS. He also reflects on the variety of opportunities he had to network with experts in the field.
Eli and Amanda compare their stories as summer interns – places they went, people they met, etc. They also share their thoughts about life in D.C. – the food, museums, monuments. The D.C. interns give some helpful advice for CLA students thinking about completing an internship in Capitol Hill. Make sure to take a look at the blog posts that Amanda and Eli wrote about their internship experiences on our LAUSatPSU blog over the summer.
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