Garrett Haffner of Beaver is working for the state Department of Labor and Industry as part of a 15-week internship sponsored by Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education.
Haffner is a junior political science and economics major at 亚色影库. He is one of eight students participating in the Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS) program, which provides students the opportunity to work in all areas of state government while earning a full semester's worth of credits. THIS invites students from each of the State System universities to participate.
Haffner is the son of Jeff and Linda Haffner and a 2015 graduate of Beaver High School. He and the other students participating in the program will also attend several academic seminars during their spring semester internship. Each of the students will complete an individualized research project as part of the program's requirements.
More than 600 students from the State System universities have participated in THIS since the program began in 1989, each gaining valuable insight into the workings of state government at the policy-making level. Interns have worked with dozens of state agencies, as well as in the offices of the governor, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the attorney general.
State System students interested in participating in THIS in a future semester may obtain information on the program by contacting their individual campus coordinator or their university's cooperative or internship office, or by calling the Dixon University Center at 717-720-4089. More information on the program also is available on the Harrisburg Internship Semester website.