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Student Internship Experiences

Government Internships

Past examples of government internships

student standing in front of many different nations' flags

Deborah Jeong

Internship: Department of State

Major: International Studies - Political Science

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2019

student wearing a blazer and floral shirt smiling

Xiangdi (Emily) Zhang

Internship: Office of Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-24)

Major: International Studies

UCDC Cohort: Spring 2019

student looking overtop buildings with the Washington monument in the background

Jasmine Lin

Internship: Department of State

Major: Political Science - International Relations

UCDC Cohort: Winter 2018

 

student petting a brown and white husky

Jenna Goosen

Internship: Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA)

Major: Political Science - International Studies

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2018

student sitting on a raised dais

Mishelle Arakelian

Internship: House Judiciary Committee

Major: Political Science - American Politics

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2018

student pointing at the Department of Justice building

Nicki Guivatchian

Internship: Department of Justice

Major: Political Science 

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2018

student standing in a park with streetlights and a busy street in the background

Caroline Lee

Internship: Office of Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA)

Major: Communication

UCDC Cohort: Spring 2017

Letters UCDC, with UC on top of DC

Adán Chávez

Internship: Office of Congressman Jimmy Gomez

Major: Political Science and Spanish Literature

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2017

student in a blazer and tie smiling with the capitol building in the background

Jose Rosales

Internship: Office of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)

Major: Political Science - International Studies

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2017

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Nitzana Alzalde

Internship: U.S. Department of Justice

Major: Political Science - Ethnic Studies

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2017

Letters UCDC, with UC on top of DC

Olivia Young

Internship: Department of Commerce

Major: International Studies - Economics

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2017

Letters UCDC, with UC on top of DC

Justin Cole

Internship: U.S. Department of Commerce

Major: Political Science - International Studies

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2016
Letters UCDC, with UC on top of DC

Joshua Przepioski 

Internship: National Defense University - Engineering 

Major: 

UCDC Cohort: 2014

Social Justice & Law Internships

Past examples of social justice and law internships

two students smiling and standing on a balcony, pointing at the capitol building from a distance

Brenda Contreras

Internship: Casa Inc.

Major: Political Science

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2019

student with a colorful scarf with the White House in the background

Yasmine Berger

Internship: National Community Reinvestment Coalition

Major: --

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2019

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Mehrin Saleem

Internship: Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA)

Major: Pre-Law

UCDC Cohort: Spring 2017

International Affairs, Policy, and Politics Internships

Past examples of international affairs, policy, and politics internships

student standing on a balcony with a busy street in the background

McKenzie Richardson

Internship: Woodrow Wilson Center

Major: Political Science - Public Policy 

UCDC Cohort: Winter 2019

student standing in front of many stone columns

Cailin Liu

Internship: Woodrow Wilson Center

Major: Cognitive Science

UCDC Cohort: Fall 2018
student wearing a blazer and tie smiling

Bailey Marsheck

Internship: American Foreign Policy Council - Asia Research 

Major: International Studies - Economics

UCDC Cohort: Spring 2017

Science Policy Internship Program 

Past examples of science policy internships

student standing in front of the US flag, the CA flag, and the UC flag

Young Jae Jeong

Internship:  UCSD Government Research Relations Office

Major: Chemistry

UCDC Cohort: Summer 2019

student standing next to a sign for the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Susan Hou

Internship: American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Major: Bioengineering

UCDC Cohort: Summer 2018