Internship Opportunities
Doane students may participate in month-long or semester-long internships, gaining hands-on work experience for college credit. Plans for a large-scale D.C. internship program are currently being developed. Political science majors have completed internships at such locations as:
* Nebraska governor's office
* Nebraska Games & Parks Commission
* Nebraska secretary of state's office
* Lincoln Parks and Recreation
* Lincoln, Neb., mayor's office
* political campaigns
* state legislator's office
* law offices
* state attorney general's office
Experience Washington
The Experience Washington program is designed for juniors and seniors who wish to experience politics firsthand. For one semester, students live and work in the Washington, DC area, receiving a full semester's credit for their time there. Four days a week, students get the opportunity to learn about the political process firsthand at an internship of their choosing. One day a week they attend classes sponsored by the Washington Internship Institute, which also helps Doane find the internship opportunities. Students may pursue any type of internship that interests them, and need not be political science majors to participate in the program. Faculty approval is required. You can learn more about the Washington Internship Institute at http://www.wiidc.org. If you have questions about the Experience Washington program, please contact the program's director: tim.hill@doane.edu.