UNDERGRADUATE SPOTLIGHT
Nevada Legislature hosts record number of Liberal Arts interns this legislative session
Over 30 students got the opportunity to work with legislators in Carson City through the Legislative Internship Program.
ANGELA RUDOLPH AUTHOR
Students from the University of Nevada, Reno enrolled in the Nevada Legislative Internship Program are working directly with Nevada State Legislators in Carson City during the state’s 83rd legislative session. Through the program, interns are paired carefully with legislators based on shared interests. From helping with research, writing speeches, assisting with presentations or testifying about bills in front of the legislature, the experiences are exciting and unique for each student involved. This year, a record 31 students are interning through the program, the highest number since the program began in 1968. “Thanks to the generosity of the legislators, more interns than ever have been able to see the legislature in action this year,” Amber Joiner, Ph.D., adjunct faculty in the Department of Political Science in the College of Liberal Arts, who leads the internship program said. “We are lucky to have a longstanding relationship with the legislature that allows our students to participate. Not all states allow student interns access, either due to geographic or academic credential constraints.”
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