Internship Opportunities
Why internships?
To lead in a democratic society, citizens must be able to tolerate ambiguity and manage multiple standards of inquiry comfortably. The political science faculty at IWU encourage students to use their off-campus experiences — internships, study abroad, and other opportunities — to cross and bridge the multiple learning domains they master in the classroom. The internship seminar brings students and faculty together to facilitate research projects in partnerships that serve the community and enhance our quality of life.
What is the place of the internship in the liberal arts education?
As a political science department at a liberal arts college, we focus on starting our students down the path of general education. They become specialists in their major, but through the general education program they also become generalists able to make connections between and among all the major areas of scholarly research and artistic endeavor. The ability to bridge multiple domains of learning is essential to developing a meaningful philosophy of life. It is also essential for effective leadership and action in the sphere of civil society. The internship program in political science provides students with opportunities to work in multiple domains on projects that benefit the community. In this sense, when students participate in internship seminar projects they fulfill the highest ideals of a liberal arts education.
IWU /Bloomington-Normal Programs
Illinois Farm Bureau Legislative Affairs Internship
State of Illinois Programs
Environmental Law and Policy Center Internship
Graduate Public Service Intern Program
James H. Dunn, Jr. Memorial Fellowship/Vito Marzullo Internship
Illinois Legislative Staff Intern Program
The Michael Curry Summer Internship Program
Paul Simon Fellowship, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
Semester /Summer Programs in Washington D.C.
Timothy V. Johnson Congressional Internship Program
National /International Programs
American Kurdish Information Network
Associated Colleges of Illinois' Career Path Project
Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands Policy Analyst
Center for International Policy
Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Council on American-Islamic Relations in Chicago
Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC
Foundation for Middle East Peace
Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
National Immigrant Justice Center
National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago
Research Experience for Undergraduates - UT Austin