First Generation College Students

  • Win Coffee with POLS Internship Coordinator!

    As part of First Generation College Student Week, POLS will be holding a raffle (Oct. 31-Nov. 8) first gens can enter to win coffee with Dr. Bergendahl, POLS Internship Coordinator! 

    Add your name to our raffle form and you may win a chance to sit down with Dr. Bergendahl, who identifies as a first generation college student, to get answers to all your internship-related questions! 

    • Learn how to find an internship,
    • when you should be looking and when to apply,
    • what you need to know about the application process,
    • earning credit for an internship,
    • internship duties and professionalism,
    • and anything else you’d like to ask! 

    If you’re unable to get to Storrs, you can have a virtual meeting with Dr. Bergendahl. Either way, the coffee is on us! 

    (Limited to one entry per person. The meeting, whether in person or virtual, must be held no later than Dec. 15, 2024.)

    For more information, contact: Jess Hoffmann at jessamy.hoffmann@uconn.edu

Looking for internships or jobs in government? Check out negovjobs.com, a free regional job board built by a UConn professor that lists over 5,000 state and local government openings across New England and the Hudson Valley — including positions you won’t find on Indeed or Handshake. No login required, updated weekly, and great for anyone curious about a public-sector career.

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If you have any questions, please contact Jessamy Hoffmann at 860-486-0462.