Applications available for 2012 Legislative Intern program

Interested in politics and/or journalism? Want to learn about the legislative process through a hands-on experience while tracking bills and interacting with lobbyists, legislators, community activists, and others? Join the Mestizo Arts & Activism legislative internship where you can do all this, and possibly even earn high school credit (depending on your school).

The Mestizo Arts & Activism Legislative Internship Program provides high school students with a hands-on working and learning opportunity in a legislative environment. Students learn leadership responsibilities and develop an in-depth understanding of both formal and informal aspects of the legislative process. Students work with faculty and students from the University of Utah Honors College who will mentor them as they identify and track bills, work with community groups, write policy analysis briefs and journalism stories, and participate in committee meetings and other aspects of the legislative process. Student interns participate in bill analysis and tracking, spot and in-depth research, drafting of position statements, liaison work, and lobbying.

Student interns will meet at the capital on a regular basis during the legislative session from 9:00-10:30 am weekdays (this falls in the 2nd period slot for most schools in the Salt Lake Valley, so students will need to make arrangements for work release or an intern credit with their schools. We can assist with this if we do not already have something arranged with your school). Students may also need to attend specific committee meetings at 8:00 am or 2:00 pm as scheduled (as permitted by their regular school schedule). In addition they may also be required to attend community meetings or other community events as they relate to the bills that the student interns are tracking.

For more information, please contact Matt Bradley (mattbradley@honors.utah.edu, 792-5917)

Maa Legislative Intern App