Specific activities that AAU interns will be engaged in include:
· Completing one or two major substantive projects relating to science and/or higher education policy. These projects will vary depending upon the intern’s skills and specific interests and the various needs of the AAU office staff at the time
· Attending and reporting on congressional hearings and meetings pertaining to the higher education and scientific communities;
· Tracking legislation and congressional committee hearings and schedules;
· Drafting correspondence to Congress, briefing papers, and other written
materials;
· Using the Internet to conduct research on and analysis of science and higher education policy issues;
· Shadowing AAU federal relations staff in their daily activities and assisting
them as deemed appropriate — to gain exposure to the work of Congress, other
higher education and scientific associations, university government relations
representatives, the executive branch, and federal agencies.
AAU is confident that these responsibilities will provide students with a solid understanding of the association's federal relations activities and help them gain practical and real world work experience in Washington, DC. For additional info or if you have specific questions about the AAU internship, please contact Christopher O’Leary at chris_oleary@aau.edu or 202-408-
7500.
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