Deadline for spring session 1 internship applications: Feb. 1
From: Marites Velasquez
Date: Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 6:59 PM
To: Patrick H O'Neil
Hi Prof. O'Neil,
Happy New Year! Thank you for forwarding our internship information to
students and your colleagues last year. To give you the quick update,
in the fall 160 students went through our training program. Interns
across the country have organized events on their campuses from canned
food drives to support local food banks to collecting hundreds of
petitions to get National Geographic to clean up its paper mill to
preparing to registering students to vote in 2012. Maggie Allen from
Whitman College recruited 14 students and organized an event where she
and her volunteers canvassed local neighborhoods about sustainability
and distributed CFL lightbulbs to 55 households.
Due to increased interest and the success from in the fall we've
decided to hire more interns for our spring engagement internships.
Students go through a 5-week training program to learn how to organize
a campaign on campus and engage their peers on issues that matter to
them. The deadline to apply for the first spring session is Wednesday,
Feb. 1.
Can you make a quick announcement to your students again about our
program? Feel free to forward the info below.
Thanks again,
Marites Velasquez
Field Organizer
WashPIRG
WashPIRGs Activism Internships
If you want to make a difference and learn valuable skills, join our
team of interns and volunteers. We've got plans to take on the
problems our country faces - and with your help, we can win.
Spring 2012 Campaigns:
Energy Service Corps
Sustainable U
National Parks
New Voters Project
Hunger Clean Up
Find out more and apply for a WashPIRG internship at
http://www.washpirgstudents.org/internships
