August 8, 2008
For Immediate Release
For an Interview:
Marsha Haynes
(801) 863-6004
Some Utah Valley University students and alumni are wrapping up summer internships for a variety of government offices in Washington D.C., and have even landed jobs in the offices of Utah Congressmen.
Nathan Gambill from Provo, Utah who graduated from UVU in 2008 with honors in political science, is currently interning for Utah Senator Robert Bennett’s office doing legislative research. After his internship is completed, Gambill plans to go to law school. Gambill scored in the 98th percentile on the Law School Admissions Test and has been accepted to the University of Michigan Law School and Duke University School of Law.
A UVU accounting major, Rod King, from Orem, Utah is an auditing intern at the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General. This summer he traveled to Colorado, Delaware and New Jersey for field research. King also spent time working in the Pentagon and was offered a job upon graduation.
Karilyn Henshaw from Orem, Utah who graduated from UVU in 2007 in accounting, had applied for an internship in Utah Senator Orrin Hatch’s office, but afterwards was invited to apply for an open staff position in his Washington D.C. office. Henshaw was hired for the permanent position and now assists the Senator in responding to his constituents.
Other students in Washington D.C. this summer included UVU junior Trent Bennion, a business major from Orem, Utah who is interning at the Republican National Committee, and Sabrina Benally a UVU accounting major who is completing her second internship at the Department of the Treasury.
"It's a great experience for students to learn about a career to see if that's what they really want to do. It also gives students a chance to network and meet people in their field,” said Marsha Haynes, UVU director of internship services. “Internships are good for the employers also because they find excellent employees. The reports we get back from employers indicate they are very pleased with our UVU students." Haynes hopes many more students will take advantage of these internship opportunities in the future.
For more information or to schedule an appointment with Marsha Haynes, contact UVU career services & student employment at (801)863-6004 or csse@uvu.edu.
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