PRINTER'S NO. 1386
No. 93 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY COY, MASLAND, READSHAW, L. I. COHEN, YOUNGBLOOD,
SCHULER, CORRIGAN, LESCOVITZ, COWELL, E. Z. TAYLOR, BELFANTI,
HERSHEY, TIGUE, BISHOP, BATTISTO, TULLI, ROONEY, STABACK,
GEIST, BROWNE, STEELMAN, GIGLIOTTI, TRELLO, ITKIN AND
RICHARDSON, MARCH 20, 1995
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 20, 1995
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the efforts and achievements of The Harrisburg
2 Internship Semester also known as the "THIS" program.
3 WHEREAS, The Harrisburg Internship Semester, known as THIS,
4 an internship program coordinated by the Dixon University Center
5 for the fourteen universities of the Pennsylvania State System
6 of Higher Education began internship placements for the best and
7 brightest State System students during the 1990 spring academic
8 semester; and
9 WHEREAS, THIS participants are placed with a State
10 legislative or executive office to assist that office with the
11 performance of its duties and to explore the public policy
12 dimensions of their respective majors; and
13 WHEREAS, During the program's five years of existence, 111
14 students from 28 different majors have provided many high-level
15 State government officials with excellent research assistance in
16 numerous major projects and policy initiatives; and
1 WHEREAS, Nine past program participants have completed or are
2 attending law school, eighteen past program participants have
3 gone on to graduate school to pursue master degrees in
4 economics, public administration, environmental planning,
5 communications, labor relations and higher education
6 administration; and
7 WHEREAS, Many past program participants have remained in
8 State government on a full-time basis; therefore be it
9 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
10 recognize the outstanding achievements of the THIS program and
11 its participants and express its appreciation to past and
12 present participants and faculty coordinators.
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