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Millersville Student Zeager to Participate in The Harrisburg Internship Semester

This semester, the senior is one of 14 students from across Pennsylvania participating in the program.

Since its creation in 1989, The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS) has provided more than 500 students from the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education universities with semester-long internships from a wide variety of academic majors. This semester, Millersville’s own Briana Zeager, a senior majoring in government and political affairs with a minor in English, is one of 14 students from across Pennsylvania participating in the program.

Briana Zeager

Zeager is an intern working for the state Board of Probation and Parole (PBPP). She and the other participants will attend a variety of seminars that, in addition to the hands-on experience they receive, will culminate in an end of the year research project.

Her internship at the PBPP allows Zeager to gain experiences including visiting state prisons, participating in “ride-alongs” with parole agents and communication with government officials and agencies regarding the status of offenders on parole.

“I’m grateful for the real world experience the internship provides,” said Zeager, who will be attending law school this fall.

Zeager aspires to eventually become a state or federal judge after focusing her studies on advocacy for victims of domestic violence.

While the internship program provides students with some real world experience in one of a variety of fields, THIS has proved itself to be mutually beneficial. Each semester policymakers in the various fields reap the benefits of a new point of view that each intern brings to the table.

For more information or to apply for THIS next semester, contact your local campus coordinator or visit http://www.passhe.edu/inside/asa/Opportunities/this/Pages/default.aspx.

 

One reply on “Millersville Student Zeager to Participate in The Harrisburg Internship Semester”

Congratulations to Brianna, the awardee of the 2013 Women’s Giving Circle Scholarship! We are proud of you!

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