Internship summaries: graduate

“Learning how to network and how to incorporate constructive feedback into all of the work I do are two key lessons that I am looking forward to building on in the future.”

“As a result of my supervisor, I gained more experience in environmental policy and was able to connect my social policy interests with the importance of education and awareness.”

“My academic pursuits have been primarily focused on healthy policy, so I was thrilled to be able to draft press release language related to reproductive health and Medicaid expansion.”

“My time with WEC has helped me learn how to effectively handle raw data, and I have gained a new level of appreciation for rigorous, quantitative inquiry.”

“Not only did this internship help me learn more about the legal system as it pertains to family court, but I was also able to connect many of the concepts from my course work to my internship.”

“My internship highlighted the importance of solid communication across departments and between my team and county staff to ensure we shared the most updated, accurate information.”

“I valued having a great supervisor who pushed my critical thinking, data analysis, research, presentation, and problem-solving skills. Also, I was able to work on a project I was passionate about which added value to my experience. This internship challenged me to combine my knowledge of public health and public policy and challenged me to use skills from my dual degree coursework.”

“…appreciated the opportunity to see the inner workings of a government organization and experience all of the complications that are typically associated with being a bureaucrat…My supervisors were great mentors, they helped me learn about a variety of health policy topics, and they frequently provided me with useful and informative feedback.”

“As the Policy and Government Affairs Intern, this has been an incredible opportunity to participate in the innerworkings of legislative process at the state level gaining in-depth knowledge about fiscal policy and the biennial budget, regulatory agency management, and about how important it is to have a voice early in the policy process.”

“Throughout the internship, although I was working for a political party, most of my work was not political but rather informative.”