“I learned about the internal and external communication strategies of a state-government agency and the importance of communication with employees and various stakeholders.”
Internship summaries: graduate
Summaries written by master’s degree students about their internships.
Center for a New American Security
“I read through every national defense strategy document released since the Clinton administration, a multitude of novels, and speeches pertaining to the “Asia Pivot” that was formally announced in 2011.”
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Office of the Secretary
“Over the course of the internship, I rotated between the policy team, legislative affairs team, communications team, external affairs team, and the executive team which included shadowing the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and the Assistant Deputy Secretary.”
Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Forensic Sciences
“I managed internal communication projects such as the DFS newsletters and copy-editing of internal documents. I also managed different administrative projects such as open records requests that involved working with analysts from the three different Wisconsin Crime Labs and the Office of Open Government.”
Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
“The position as a Financial Examiner at Wisconsin’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance required knowledge of accounting since much of the work involved reading through and analyzing financial statements.”
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
“I interned with the Division of Digital Access, Consumer and Environmental Affairs (DACEA) as a Non-profit Grant Analyst and Storyteller.”
Michael Best Strategies
“Using the policy-oriented writing skills that I developed in Public Affairs 873 and 878, I wrote several memos and other research-based documents that succinctly analyzed both current and proposed state policy.”
Department of Health Services- Division of Medicaid Services- Bureau of Children’s Services
“The teamwork and collaboration across the entire bureau created such a safe learning environment in which I could apply the skills learned at the La Follette School. I greatly appreciate all the experience I gained interning with the Bureau of Children’s Services.”
The Breakthrough Institute (BTI)
“I utilized the knowledge about the legislative process I gained in Dr. Teodoro’s Policy Making Process class as I tracked a congressional bill called the AQUAA Act.”
University of Wisconsin-Madison, College of Letters & Science
“As a SOAR Graduate Advising Intern, I helped UW-Madison’s College of Letters & Science with their summer orientation sessions for incoming freshmen and transfer students.”