The Ithaca College Politics Department attempts to serve its students by providing a broad, interesting, and rigorous academic program. Part of our mission is also to offer opportunities for our students to participate experientially in various spheres of political life. Thus, as a department, we try to encourage students to move away from the sometimes too comfortable surroundings of South Hill and into nearby local communities. We are fortunate to live in an area that is rich with public and non-profit organizations that provide all kinds of services to the citizens of Tompkins County. Thus, students have a numerous options for receiving academic credit for local internships. This academic credit can be applied toward completion of both a Politics major and minor.
The Politics Department also likes to encourage students to move beyond the confines of the local community to pursue internship opportunities. The Assembly of the State of New York offers one of the most comprehensive and well-respected internship programs in the United States. Assembly Internships involve a semester's long commitment in Albany. They are competitive and also paid. Students apply for the internships early in the fall semester for participation in the spring. For information about these internships, contact Don Beachler [beachler@ithaca.edu] or visit the Assembly's Webpage.
Ithaca College also recently began its own Washington Semester Program. Again, students are required to spend a semester in Washington, D.C., and are given access to all the resources that the city has to offer. Students interested in this program should also contact Professor Beachler.
Here are a few links to possible jobs for Politics majors:
