Internship

Some of the local internship opportunities available
to students are at the following organizations or agencies:

Pisgah Legal Services

Public Defenders Office

District Attorney's Office

Asheville City Government

Land of Sky Regional Council

Offices of Asheville Councilwoman Terry Whitmire,
U.S. Senator John Edwards and U.S. Representative Charles Taylor

Asheville City Schools:
     Foundation Board
     Communities in Schools
     Drop-Out Prevention
     Drug and Alcohol Prevention Efforts

UNCA Project CREED

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Amnesty International

Life on Lifes' Terms

Juvenile Evaluation Center

Hospitality House

Students interested in conducting a summer internship program may opt to work in the Washington D.C. or Raleigh in offices of state or nationally elected officials.
Other options have included study abroad experiences.
Political Science encourages majors to look creatively at internship opportunities and to discuss these possibilities with the Internship course instructor, Dr. Dolly Jenkins-Mullen at djmullen@unca.edu or stop by during office hours.