The Class Executive Committee has approved a Class Project to sponsor from one to three Dartmouth students per year for a public policy internship in Washington, D.C. Interested students apply for internships through Dartmouth's Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, which coordinates the available positions from offering organizations and reviews and selects the applicants. Funding for these internships costs between $2,500 and $3,500 per term. There are more student applicants than there is available funding. Our class has decided to assist up to three students per year. The first Intern is Jason Ballet '04. Click HERE to see a thank-you letter from Jason.
Dale Eickelman '64, Professor of Anthropology, assisted by Bill Craig and Bob Bartles, will coordinate pre- and post- internship activities on campus. As the number of interns involved in the program grows, these on campus sessions will develop into creative enrichment programs for new and returning interns. Interns are expected to write a report of their experience and will be available to meet with '64s during our annual meeting on campus. John Topping '64, Director of the Climate Institute in Washington, D.C., will chair a committee of other '64s to develop an enrichment program for Dartmouth student interns while they are in the Washington, D.C. area. Initial committee members include Lou Goodman, Dean of the International School at American University, David Shipler, noted author and a Dartmouth Trustee, and David Plavin, President of Airport Councils International of North America.
To fund these interns, we are asking supportive classmates for a supplementary dues contribution of $36 for the Class of 1964 Public Policy Intern Program. Contributions to this program are tax deductible. The class will advance the necessary funds to sponsor the initial intern during the January - March, 2003 term. As contributions come in, additional interns can be sponsored in succeeding terms.
Your generous support of this program to help students is greatly appreciated.
For the Executive Committee,
Steve Blecher, President