Perdue, Bev. Press Release, 2012-05-28, Gov. Perdue Announces 56 Students Selected for Summer Internships with State Agencies

Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor May 28, 2012 Contact: Mark Johnson Office: (919) 733-5612 State of North Carolina Office of the Governor 20301 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-0301 Gov. Perdue Announces 56 Students Selected for Summer Internships with State Agencies Program is Coordinated by Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office RALEIGH - Gov. Bev Perdue today announced that 56 North Carolina college, graduate and law students have been selected for summer internships with state agencies. Now in its 42nd year, the State Government Internship Program is coordinated by the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office in the Department of Administration. “This program brings three great benefits to North Carolina,” Gov. Perdue said. “It gives our best and brightest students invaluable real-world experience in public service; it gives our state employees a helping hand; and it provides North Carolina citizens with extra services and important work throughout the summer.” Internships will begin on Tuesday and provide students hands-on training in a wide range of state government workplaces, creating opportunities for students to work in their chosen field and to consider careers in public service. “I was very happy not to be running copies and making coffee,” said one recent intern. “I was given challenging, meaningful responsibilities throughout my time here. I gained a whole new perspective on the interplay between politics and economic development that I could not get in the classroom.... This internship was the perfect fit.” Interns will be paid S8.25 an hour and will work 10 weeks. More than 3,000 students have participated since the program was established in 1969. This summer’s interns represent 27 counties, 20 public and private colleges/universities, law schools and community colleges, and more than 30 different majors ranging from accounting to therapeutic horsemanship.