Internships

• Missouri Government Internship Program
  • Interns will work as full-time staff assistants with a legislator or state public official and expand knowledge of state government, build a diversified professional network and establish a basis for future professional positions
  • For more information visit: http://www.truman.edu/majors-programs/internships-careers/internships/missouri-government-internship/

• The Washington Center Internship
  • Sharpen in-demand skills, learn how to navigate a professional environment and gain a clear edge in the competition for postgraduate employment by spending a semester or summer interning in the nation’s capital
  • For more information visit: http://www.twc.edu/internships/washington-dc-program

2017

• City Internships
  • Spring, summer, fall and winter programs in 12 locations: London, Paris, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Miami, Chicago, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sydney, & Hong Kong.
  • Internships in the areas of the following: Banking & Financial Services, Marketing, Advertising and PR, Consulting and Professional Services, Technology and Engineering, Entertainment, Media and Journalism, Law and Politics, Art, Fashion & Design, Charities, NFPs & NGOs, Start-Ups & Entrepreneurship
  • For more information visit: http://city-internships.com/

Spring 2017

• Senator Claire McCaskill’s Columbia Office
  • The internship is open to students interested in public service, politics, or communications.
  • For more information contact: Kyle Klemp
    • Send a resume and a cover letter explaining why you would like an internship
    • Application materials can be mailed to the Columbia Office or emailed to Kyle_klemp@mccaskill.senate.gov
    • Application Deadline: November 16th
• Capital Semester: International Affairs + Public Policy Internships in Washington, DC
  • Offers undergraduates a first-hand look at international affairs and public policy through: an internship, courses in international economics and government, exclusive lectures and professional development, and housing right by the Supreme Court and Capital building.
  • Deadline: November 10, 2016
  • For more information visit: http://www.dcinternships.org/?programs=cs-pp&details=true

Summer 2017

• Institute on Political and Economic Systems in Washington, DC
  • Spend your summer in DC and prepare for your future! The 8-week program allows students to intern in the field of public policy while earning academic credit in economics and government.
  • Types of internships include federal agencies, congressional offices, policy groups and think tanks, government relations offices, and non-governmental organizations
  • For more information visit: http://www.dcinternships.org/?programs=public-policy-and-economics&details=true
• History and Museum Studies Internships:
  • All internships are seeking interns who possess strong communication skills, organizational skills, and basic computer skills, as well as an ability to work independently on multiple tasks.
  • For applications email Jason McDonald at jasonmcd@truman.edu
  • Application Deadline: December 1, 2016
  • Truman Presidential Museum and Library in Independence 
    • Students can earn between five to eight credit hours, and while the internship is an unpaid position, the Truman Library internship offers a five-hour (in-state) tuition scholarship.
    • Areas of work include the following: archives, public relations, marketing, educational programming, museum development, visitors services
    • For more information visit: http://www.truman.edu/majors-programs/majors-minors/history-major/history-internships/truman-internship/
  • Missouri History Museum in St. Louis
    • This is an eight-week, 20-hour-a-week unpaid internship and students can earn between three and five credit hours. Job assignment will be based on intern’s abilities/interests and the Museum’s needs.
    • Fore more information visit: http://www.truman.edu/majors-programs/majors-minors/history-major/history-internships/missouri-history-museum-st-louis/
  • St. Louis Mercantile Library
    • This is an eight-week, 20-hour-a-week unpaid internship and students can earn between three and five credit hours.
    • Areas of work include the following: collections processing and organization, collections digitization, exhibition research or installation, and event planning and support.
    • For more information visit: http://www.truman.edu/majors-programs/majors-minors/history-major/history-internships/st-louis-mercantile-library/
  • National World War I Museum in Kansas City, MO
    • This is an eight-week, 20-hour-a-week unpaid internship and students can earn between three and five credit hours.
    • Areas of work include the following: archives, public relations, marketing, educational programming, museum development, visitors services
    • For more information visit: http://www.truman.edu/majors-programs/majors-minors/history-major/history-internships/national-wwi-museum-kansas-city/
  • Duane G. Meyer Library in Springfield, MO
    • The internship provides an opportunity to work in the Special Collections and Archive. This archive houses a large collection of books, journals, and manuscripts related to the history of Southwest Missouri and the Missouri Ozarks region.
    • Areas of work include the following: collections processing and organization, collections digitization, exhibition research or installation, and event planning and support.
    • For more information visit: http://www.truman.edu/majors-programs/majors-minors/history-major/history-internships/meyer-library-msu/
  • Judicial Archives Project in Kirksville
    • Students prepare public records from northeast Missouri for preservation. Typical projects include cleaning, repairing, processing, and indexing nineteenth-century records from county courthouses.
    • Offered each semester and semester; students can earn one hour of credit for every 40 hours worked during an academic term.
    • Instead of participating in the project for credit, students may also participate to fulfill work-study or scholarship-hour requirements.
    • For more information visit: http://www.truman.edu/majors-programs/majors-minors/history-major/history-internships/judicial-archives-project/