• Campaign Corps (a project of Emily's List) is a national grassroots organization dedicated to politically empowering young people. They recruit, train, and place recent college graduates as paid staffers on targeted, progressive Democratic campaigns throughout the country.

Each year, 30-40 staffers will be selected to participate in the program with all expenses paid. The program kicks off with an intense, week-long Campaign School in Washington, DC, in July. During the day, participants learn about all aspects of campaigns--voter targeting, field organizing, fundraising, media strategy, and more--from the best political professionals in the business. At night, participants work in teams and apply their knowledge hands-on in a 'real-world' campaign simulations. Participants are then placed on targeted campaigns as paid members of the campaign staff for the last three months before the election. Staffers have held positions from field operative to fundraiser to researcher, press secretary and even campaign manager.

Immediately following Election Day, they fly participants back to Washington, DC, for a debriefing and retreat. They help participants find their next job by tapping in their network of alumni--who have gone on to work in a variety of organizations and careers, including Capitol Hill, issue based organizations, political consulting firms, and numerous national Democratic campaigns. For more info, please see www.campaigncorps.org

Apply online at www.campaigncorps.org/apply and send two letters of recommendation by April 14, 2008.

• Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, a nonpartisan federal institution operated by the National Archives and Records Administration, is seeking talented and energetic undergraduate students to work as paid interns from June 2, 2008, to August 1, 2008.

Interns will assist with substantial and meaningful projects, such as researching the Nixon administration and the second half of the twentieth century, participating in the organization and release of an extensive video oral history program, and creating content for the Web site and museum exhibitions. Interns will also participate in discussions with experts in fields such as the Cold War, espionage, presidential history, and museum administration and take part in seminars and other learning opportunities throughout the summer. Interns will contribute to the work of a major national center for the study of the presidency, American history, and the life and times of Richard Nixon.

They are seeking mature, driven candidates with a demonstrated record of accomplishment. In choosing interns, we are not guided by an applicants’ major field of study but by their commitment to a serious and impartial inquiry and discussion. Familiarity with research using electronic databases such as ProQuest, JSTOR, and EBSCOHost is welcome.

To apply, please send a current resume, two letters of recommendation, a current transcript (a photocopy or other informal version is acceptable), and a cover letter explaining why you would like to be an intern at the Nixon to:

Dr. Timothy Naftali
Director, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
18001 Yorba Linda Blvd.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886

or email the application to paul.musgrave@nara.gov.

Applications must be postmarked or emailed no later than March 31. Late applications will not be considered. Finalists will be interviewed in person or by telephone. Please direct any questions to Paul Musgrave at paul.musgrave@nara.gov or 714 983 9119. Learn more about the Library online at www.nixonlibrary.gov

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The above is information that the Political Science Department has received about training and internship opportunities. We believe it to be accurate and represent a legitimate opportunity. However, please note that the Department is not endorsing or promoting any particular non-Carleton program, political viewpoint, party affiliation, or set of values.