FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Purdue University Students Awarded $8,000 Fellowships for Washington, D.C. Summer Internships
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN – December 9, 2023
The Brian Lamb School of Communication and the Department of Political Science at Purdue University proudly announce the award recipients of the inaugural D.C. Intern Fellowship, a program designed to foster hands-on learning experiences and professional growth for outstanding students in Communication and Political Science.
This prestigious fellowship grants each recipient a substantial $8,000 stipend for their immersive summer internships in the nation’s capital. Coupled with dedicated guidance from faculty mentors, these students will undertake a transformative journey, culminating in the development of a capstone project that integrates their internship experience.
The 2023 D.C. Intern Fellowship Awardees represent a cohort of exceptional talent.
Brian Lamb School of Communication
Wil Courtney, Junior, Communication and Political Science
Maura Struckhoff – Junior, Communication, Political Science, Law and Society
Department of Political Science
Lynlee Rice – Junior, Political Science, Applied Statistics
Emily Widdis – Junior, Political Science & Communication
These outstanding scholars will participate in the 2024 Boilers Go to D.C. Summer Scholars Internship Program, benefitting from comprehensive career development resources and personalized coaching. Furthermore, each fellow will be paired with a distinguished D.C. alumni mentor, aligning with their field of interest, to further enrich their experience.
The D.C. Intern Fellowships, a collaborative endeavor between the Brian Lamb School of Communication, the Department of Political Science, and the Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement (CCSE), signify a commitment to nurturing impactful experiential learning opportunities for students pursuing on careers in Washington, D.C.
For more information about the D.C. Fellowship program, please contact Andrea Langrish, Managing Director, at alangris@purdue.edu or visit the CCSE website.
This initiative heralds a new era of career ready, immersive and empowering educational experiences for Purdue University students, empowering them to drive meaningful change through knowledge, practice, and firsthand engagement.
Contact:
Andrea Langrish
Managing Director, Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement
Email: alangris@purdue.edu
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About Purdue University:
Purdue University is a public research institution with excellence at scale. Ranked among the top 10 public universities and with two colleges in the top 4 in the United States, Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, with 50,000 in person on the West Lafayette campus. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue’s main campus has frozen tuition 12 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap, including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business and Purdue Computes, at . https://www.purdue.edu/president/strategic-initiatives.
About the Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement:
The Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement (CCSE) at Purdue University is housed in the Brian Lamb School of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts. The mission of the CCSE is to broaden awareness, expand access, and increase utilization of the C-SPAN Video Library in higher education through initiatives that support research, learning, and engagement. Since its founding, the CCSE has continued to promote the use of the C-SPAN Video Library in research and class instruction and provides training and course-ready video clips to faculty, researchers, graduate students and undergraduate students. The C-SPAN Video Library includes over 275,000 hours of content including video, audio, and text. You can learn more about the Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement on our website; https://cla.purdue.edu/communication/ccse/.