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Living History Farms, a historical education museum near Des Moines, offers summer internships for twenty to twenty-five students. Interns can earn $1,500 and six hours of history credit. The credit is offered through Graceland College’s department of history. Living History Farms pays all tuition costs associated with the summer internship. The internship program runs from May 17 through August 14. Interns may work as Historical Interpreters or Day Camp Counselors. For those of you interested in meseum studies and education, this program might help you get better sense of these fields. If you have any questions about about the program itself or wish to apply you should contact Joe Anderson (History & Interpretation Director) or Carol Wise (Day Camp Director) at (515) 278-5286. The application deadline is March 5, 1999.

Gabe Rodriguez, ’00 – He interned with a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. The divison allocates block grants for substance abuse treatment and mental health services. He worked specifically on policy issues and had a great time covering events on the Hill. He was asked to join the federal team that is currently putting together a series of hearings around the county and has managed press relations and registration at hearings in Hartford, CT, and Chicago, IL. He will continue working as a consultant to the hearing team throughout the fall.

Tyler St. Peter, ’00 – He spent the summer pumping gas, and took three classes at the University of Southern Maine, including a class entitled “Northern Ireland: History, Culture, and Conflict.”

Julian Zebot, ’00 – He worked for the Grinnell 2000 Foundation this summer as part of an internship program through Grinnell College’s Career Development Office. His official position was that of administrative assistant to the executive director of Grinnell 2000, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to quality of life issues in town. He got involved in a lot of different projects, helped coordinate and hold meetings/events, wrote press releases, did community relations work, and raised funds from both private and corporate sources. With the support of his faculty sponsor for the internship, Prof. Drake, he recently completed an analysis of current town-gown relations. At some point in the future, he will personally present his analysis to President Osgood.