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CAPC EVENTS
October 11, 2011 CAPC Career Seminar
October 27, 2011 CAPC Guest Lecture Series
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Center for American
Politics and Citizenship
1127 Tydings Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
(301) 314-2736 tel
(301) 314-2532 fax
CAPC@umd.edu
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Education
At the Center for American Politics and Citizenship we recognize that it is important to reach out to the leaders of today and the leaders of tomorrow. Through our educational programs we educate undergraduate and graduate students about politics and citizenship and inform citizens and political decision-makers about critical issues related to campaigns, elections, and other policy areas.
Maryland Internship Program -- Click here to apply for spring 2012 -- due October 28, 2011
Are you a capable and motivated undergraduate student looking for an internship in Annapolis? The Center for American Politics and Citizenship (CAPC) coordinates the Maryland Internship Program (MIP), a comprehensive program focused on State government that allows students to integrate what they learn in the classroom with real world experience in the political process.
This competitive program places 15 to 20 highly-qualified undergraduate students in internships where they work with and learn from officials in state government. Possible internship placements include the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, members of the General Assembly, state agencies, and courts.
Participants earn course credit and stipends during the semester-long program by attending weekly seminars and completing various assignments, aside from their internship duties. Alumni of the Maryland Internship Program will also take with them invaluable experiences, skills, and networking that will help them find, and succeed in, careers in government, politics, or any other field.
Capitol Hill Internship Program -- Click here to apply for spring 2012 -- due November 18, 2011
The Capitol Hill Internship Program is an experiential course that combines a weekly seminar and regular classroom assignments with the opportunity to participate in the workings of Congress. Undergraduate students intern for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate. Students who have taken the class state that the time and energy they spent on Capitol Hill was well worth the effort. Many students return to Capitol Hill after graduating to work for a member of Congress.
Public Policy Internship Program -- Click here to apply for spring 2012 -- due December 13, 2011
The Public Policy Internship Program is designed to integrate experiential learning in state and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and private political groups, with a theoretical understanding of the public policy process. Open to Government and Politics juniors and seniors with high GPAs, PPIP is a competitive program that facilitates allows students with interests outside of the other two programs to gain experience, experiential learning credits and course credit. Like our other programs, participants typically commit between 18 and 20 hours per week in local, state, national, regional, or global political institutions, where they learn first-hand about the policy process, as well as develop professional and networking skills. The accompanying weekly seminar furthers participants’ understanding of their internship experience, placing it into the larger contexts of local, state, national or global politics.
Congressional Elections Seminar
The Congressional Elections seminar is part of the University of Maryland's Undergraduate Honors Program. Students perform in-depth research about a specific congressional race, following its progression from the primary through Election Day. Students research elections using campaign finance data, press clippings, interviews with candidates and campaign aides, and resources available on the Internet. They write detailed papers on the district's demographics and history, and the primary and general election. Their papers analyze each campaign?s fundraising and strategy, and explain the factors that led to the election?s outcome.
GVPT 170: Introduction to American Government
Students in Professor Herrnson's Intro to American Government class learn the theoretical and practical considerations that inspired the founding of the American political system and informed the government?s structure. They examine the factors that support and perpetuate the political system and analyze the structures, functions, and activities of the major political institutions the Presidency, Congress, the judiciary, the bureaucracy, political parties, and interest groups. Students discuss the evolution of fundamental political rights and liberties and examine different forms of political participation, including elections and nonmainstream forms.
   
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