Release Date: May 18, 2006
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Six Community College Students Join State Summer
Internship Program
RALEIGH -- Six community college students throughout North Carolina
will participate in the North Carolina State Government Internship
Program. The program is run by the Youth Advocacy and Involvement
Office of the North Carolina Department of Administration.
Only two community college students participated in the program in
2005. Officials at the System Office and the Youth Advocacy and
Involvement Office worked together to increase awareness of the
program on the campuses of the state’s 58 community colleges.
H. Martin Lancaster, system president, said he is pleased by the
increase in student participation. “I feel that it’s important for
community college students to make the most of the opportunities
available to them,” he said. “The state’s internship program is a
good way for students to learn about different careers.”
According to the Governor’s office, 600 students from 82 counties
and 79 post-secondary institutions applied for this year’s
internships, an increase from 440 applications last year. Through a
competitive selection process overseen by the North Carolina
Internship Council, a total of 80 students were selected to work in
projects in 18 departments and 41 divisions. Students are paid $8.25
an hour for their jobs, which take them across North Carolina to
perform a wide range of important tasks.
Lisa Cook of Montreat is a student in the college transfer
program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
She will be a sea turtle research and education specialist at
Hammocks Beach State Park in Swansboro. The internship is through
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Tina Mortier of Weaverville is a student in the criminal
justice program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
She will be an intern at the Marion Correctional Institute at
Marion. The internship is through the Department of Correction.
Kathleen Collado of Charlotte is a student in the hotel and
restaurant management program at Central Piedmont Community
College. She will be working at the North Carolina National
Guard Lodge in housing management at Kure Beach. Her internship is
through the North Carolina National Guard and the Department of
Crime Control and Public Safety.
Meredith Smith of Charlotte is a student in the criminal
justice program at Central Piedmont Community College. Her
internship is with the Unauthorized Substances Tax Division in the
Charlotte office of the North Carolina Department of Revenue.
Michelle Vargas of Hertford is a student in the college
transfer program at College of The Albemarle. She will be a
research assistant at the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City.
Her internship is through the North Carolina Museum of History and
the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
Connie Hedrick of Morganton, is a student in the therapeutic
recreation technology program at Western Piedmont Community
College. She will work in the exceptional equestrians research
program at the J. Iverson Riddle Development Center in Morganton.
Her internship is through the North Department of Health and Human
Services.
Internships are offered in virtually all areas of state government
through the North Carolina Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office.
Contact Lisa Flint at (919) 733-9296 or lisa.flint@ncmail.net for
more information.
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