{"165861":{"#nid":"165861","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Selects Five for Spring 2013 DC Internship Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Office of Government and Community Relations today announced five recipients of its DC Internship Program:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert Gordon\u003C\/strong\u003E, third-year chemical and biomedical engineering major from Gainesville, Fla.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPriya Verma\u003C\/strong\u003E, third-year international affairs and Spanish major from Alpharetta, Ga.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKatherine Mitchell\u003C\/strong\u003E, second-year public policy major from McDonough, Ga.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDonna Welles\u003C\/strong\u003E, first-year master\u2019s student in international affairs from Austin, Tx.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAmanda Shojaee,\u003C\/strong\u003E third-year international affairs major from Alpharetta, Ga.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow in its fourth semester, the program is designed to align with one of Tech\u2019s strategic goals to foster the fundamental characteristic of public service in all of its graduates. Selected students work full-time in offices in and around Washington, DC for 10 weeks in the summer or 16 weeks in the spring and fall.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe DC Internship Program empowers our students to engage in the federal policy process in ways that would not be possible on campus, while laying the groundwork for a future career,\u201d said Rafael L. Bras, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs for Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the program, students receive a stipend and mentorship from Georgia Tech government relations and professional practice staff. Once selected, students are required to secure a federal government position (with members of Congress, Congressional Committees or executive branch offices) that is aligned with their own interests and professional aspirations. Previous positions have been held in the Office of Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA); the U.S. Department of Justice-Law and Policy Section; and the Office of the Chief Medical Officer-Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, to name just a few.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWelles is continuing her studies at Georgia Tech after earning an undergraduate degree from the University of Texas-Austin in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies, and hopes to land an internship that will bring her one step closer to aspirations of becoming a government analyst.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMcDonough, Ga.-born Katherine Mitchell sees the DC Internship Program as a path toward influencing the nation\u2019s science and technology policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA lot of students only get involved [in policy discussions] when it\u2019s election season,\u201d Mitchell noted. \u201cI think it\u2019s important for us to stay involved in current events because, whatever you\u2019re interested in, there will be a policy issue around it.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech students are increasingly attracted to government career paths, in response to rising demand for \u201cproblem solvers,\u201d and for the variety of opportunities available. As one former Tech DC intern stated, \u201cYou can use your biology degree to conduct cutting-edge medical research, or use your engineering degree to improve national security.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cMany problems do not have a simple or correct answer,\u201d stated chemical and biomedical engineering major Robert Gordon. \u201cThe government faces some of the most complex challenges as it attempts to serve its people, due to the mere fact that they are attempting to serve exactly that, \u003Cem\u003Epeople\u003C\/em\u003E.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech DC Internship program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of all majors, and is eligible for course credit. Applications for summer 2013 and fall 2013 positions are being accepted until November 16, 2012. For more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gov.gatech.edu\/federal\/DCinternship.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.gov.gatech.edu\/federal\/DCinternship.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProgram mobilizes Institute\u2019s commitment to making public service a distinct characteristic of Tech alums.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2012-10-29 10:38:05","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:02","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-10-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"165871":{"id":"165871","type":"image","title":"Katherine Mitchell","body":null,"created":"1449178936","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:42:16","changed":"1475894804","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:44","alt":"Katherine Mitchell","file":{"fid":"195556","name":"katherine_mitchell.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/katherine_mitchell_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/katherine_mitchell_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3192251,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/katherine_mitchell_0.jpg?itok=b0eAj81y"}},"151171":{"id":"151171","type":"image","title":"Capitol Building - Washington DC","body":null,"created":"1449178848","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:40:48","changed":"1475894784","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:24","alt":"Capitol Building - Washington DC","file":{"fid":"195187","name":"capitol_dc.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/capitol_dc_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/capitol_dc_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":181105,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/capitol_dc_0.jpg?itok=QYkB9UaA"}}},"media_ids":["165871","151171"],"groups":[{"id":"47398","name":"GCR (Office of Government and Community Relations)"}],"categories":[{"id":"131","name":"Economic Development and Policy"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"48091","name":"dc internship program"},{"id":"8300","name":"Georgia Tech Office of Government and Community Relations"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:fatimot@gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EFatimot Ladipo, Assistant Director of Federal Relations\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}