The Maine Government Summer Internship Program is accepting applications for the summer of 2017. The internship provides an opportunity for students to spend 12 weeks in full-time, paid positions in Maine state, local or county government positions. The application deadline is March 1. Students must be in at least their second year of college. Students […]
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State Offers New Consumer Booklet Free to Maine Residents: “On the Money – A Young Person’s Guide to Personal Finance” Maine’s Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection announces the release of a new consumer publication, “The Downeaster Common Sense Guide: On the Money – A Young Person’s Guide to Personal Finance.” The booklet is one of the […]
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The Maine Government Summer Internship Program placed 39 students in full-time internship positions with state, local, and regional agencies in Maine this past summer. Student projects included communications, GIS, bridge engineering, transportation planning, city administration, education research and more. The report on this year’s program is now available. Supervisors praised the work of their interns […]
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This summer 39 student interns are serving in state, regional, and municipal government offices in Maine. The interns recently convened in Augusta to each discuss their summer internship position and tasks. Hosted in a wide range of government agencies and offices, the internships vary greatly in content, with topics ranging from communications, geographic information systems, and education policy to traffic design and wildlife monitoring. The interns heard […]
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Thirty-nine interns are taking part in the Maine Government Summer Internship Program this year. The internships are full-time for 12 weeks, with placements in ten different agencies of Maine state government and five municipal, regional, or quasi-governmental organizations. Internship topic areas range from engineering, environment, and GIS to public relations, education, law, and planning. The […]
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The project of a summer intern with the Maine Government Summer Internship Program, administered by the MCS Policy Center, highlights the experience of migrant farmworkers who contribute to the harvests in Maine each year. Treva DeMaynadier, a 2015 summer intern placed in the Maine Department of Labor, interviewed migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Aroostook and Washington […]
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The Maine Government Summer Internship Program began its 2015 session on Tuesday, May 26. A group of 35 student interns will spend the summer working in professional internships within agencies of state government. The students’ majors range from political science and economics to engineering and environmental science. Most study at colleges and universities in Maine, […]
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Under the Maine Government Summer Internship Program there will be a student internship offered for summer 2015 in the City of Caribou. The City Manager’s Office will be hosting a Public Administration Intern. The intern will work with local businesses to expand their market share as well as working with the city code enforcement office. […]
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The Maine Government Summer Internship Program is now accepting applications for summer 2015. Positions will be available in agencies of the Maine state government and in municipal government. Paid summer internships will run May 26 through August 14, for a total of 12 weeks. Students may apply online, submitting a cover letter, resume and transcript. State and […]
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The Maine Government Summer Internship Program opened its 2014 internship season on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. There are 29 student interns this summer hosted in state and local government positions. The Maine Government Summer Internship Program, administered by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, is a full-time, 12 week, paid work experience. The program offers […]
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