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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>For all interested undergraduate students-<br><br>Each January the Washington State Legislature welcomes a cohort of passionate, inquisitive, and hardworking juniors and seniors to serve as non-partisan legislative staff. This is a full-time, five-days-a-week internship lasting through the whole of Winter quarter 2023. <br><br>Applications for the Winter 2023 internship will open on September 1, 2022, with a priority deadline of October 15, 2022 and a final deadline of October 20, 2022. Students must be enrolled juniors or seniors, in good academic standing, and receiving academic credit for the internship.<br><br>The Coordinators for the Internship Program will be offering two full days of information sessions for any interested students on May 24th (in person) and May 25th (on Zoom). There will be seven half-hour long sessions on the 24th, in Gowen 1A, and then seven half-hour Zoom sessions on the 25th. <br><br><u>In-Person Information Sessions in <b>Gowen Hall, room 1A</b></u><br> May 24th, 10:00-10:30AM<br> May 24th, 10:30-11:00AM<br> May 24th, 11:00-11:30AM<br> May 24th, 1:00-1:30PM<br> May 24th, 1:30-2:00PM<br> May 24th, 2:00-2:30PM<br> May 24th, 3:00-3:30PM<br><u><br>Zoom Information Sessions on May 25th, link:<a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/91849947136"> </a></u><a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/91849947136">https://washington.zoom.us/j/91849947136</a><br> May 25th, 9:30-10:00AM<br> May 25th, 11:00-11:30AM<br> May 25th, 1:00-1:30PM<br> May 25th, 1:30-2:00PM<br> May 25th, 2:30-3:00PM<br> May 25th, 3:00-3:30PM<br> May 25th, 3:30-4:00PM<br><br>In addition to earning academic credit, interns engage as part of a team, helping solve real world problems for the citizens of Washington. These interactions provide one-of-a-kind insights into the events and legislation that impact our state every day. <br><br>The Legislative Internship Program offers unparalleled access to Washington’s most influential leaders and policy makers, professional development to build transferable skills, and hands-on simulations to learn all aspects of the legislative process. This experience will encourage you to learn quickly, think critically, and develop professionally as you forge lifelong connections in public policy.<br><br>Political experience is not necessary, and <b>students of all majors are encouraged to apply</b>. <b>We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and political ideologies who are active leaders, engaged in campus communities, and excited to learn about government while gaining practical job skills.</b> Whether your interest is in law, business, communications, environmental policy, public health, or elsewhere, there is a place for you as a legislative intern. Interns are matched with legislators in the State House or the Senate based on interest areas and political ideology. The program also has opportunities for interns to serve as caucus staff, focusing on policy or communications. <br><br>Visit their<a href="https://leg.wa.gov/Internships/Pages/default.aspx"> website</a><br><br>The Washington State Legislative Internship Program Coordinators who will be running the info sessions are:<br><b>Leo O'Leary and Louis Lindstrom. They can be contacted at <a href="mailto:civic.ed@leg.wa.gov">civic.ed@leg.wa.gov</a>.<br></b><br>The contact person for the Washington State Legislative Internship Program in the University of Washington-Seattle is Mark Weitzenkamp (<a href="mailto:weitzen@uw.edu">weitzen@uw.edu</a>). Feel free to reach out with questions, particularly about how the credit requirement is fulfilled at UW-Seattle.<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>____________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Mark Weitzenkamp, PhD<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Academic Counselor for<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Political Science Major and<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Human Rights Minor<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Smith 215<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>University of Washington<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Political Science Department<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Box 353530<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Seattle, WA 98195-3530<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>(206) 543-1824 FAX: (206) 685-2146<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>______________________________<o:p></o:p></pre></div></body></html>