CAL U JUNIOR INTERNS IN HARRISBURG
Posted on January 28, 2011
Tamara Alkhattar of
South Park, Pa., is working for the state Independent Regulatory Review
Commission (IRRC) as part of a 15-week internship sponsored by PASSHE, the Pennsylvania
State System of Higher Education. Alkhattar is a junior international studies major and political science minor
at Cal U. She is one of 14 students participating in The Harrisburg Internship
Semester program, which provides students the opportunity to work in all areas
of state government while earning a full semester’s worth of credits. THIS
invites students from each of the 14 PASSHE universities to participate.
Alkhattar, the daughter of Aref and Nariman Alkhattar, is a graduate of South
Park High School. She and the other students participating in the program will
attend several academic seminars during their spring semester internship. Each
of the students also will complete an individualized research project as part
of the program’s requirements.
More than 500 students from PASSHE universities have participated in THIS since
the program began in 1989, each gaining valuable insight into the workings of
state government at the policy-making level. Interns have worked with dozens of
state agencies, as well as in the offices of the governor, the speaker of the
House of Representatives and the attorney general.
Students interested in participating in THIS in a future semester may obtain
information about the program by contacting the Cal U Internship Center, or by
calling the Dixon University Center at (717) 720-4089. More information on the
program also is available at: www.passhe.edu/this <http://www.passhe.edu/this>
.
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is the largest provider of
higher education in the Commonwealth, with nearly 120,000 students. The 14
PASSHE universities offer degree and certificate programs in more than 120
areas of study. Approximately 500,000 PASSHE alumni live and work in
Pennsylvania.
