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Getting the "In" with Internships | Community Voices

By Randy Eccles

Published June 15, 2021 at 12:00 PM CDT

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An internship has been the beginning of many careers. A graduate internship can boost a student further. Sherrie Elzinga is the director of the Graduate Public Service Internship program and the Illinois Legislative Staff Internship Program (ILSIP) at the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership and discusses how the programs work to help the community.

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Randy Eccles

Randy Eccles enjoys talking with community members and joining them in becoming informed citizenry. Please reach out at randy.eccles@nprillinois.org.

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