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The Center for the Study of Democracy: Exploring issues in global democracy in a hands-on environment
It has been over 165 years since three County representatives rode to the House of Delegates in Annapolis to present their plans for a school that would one day become known as St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
It has been a little more than a year since Anya Katrinic ’07, a student from the school, made the same journey. Anya is a recent recipient of The William Donald Schaefer Internship Program for Government Service in Annapolis. Created by William Donald Schaefer in 2004, the internship is designed to encourage students to pursue future careers in public service by granting them a hands-on, undergraduate experience in public policy.
“I assumed I would be assigned menial tasks, but that was not the case at all,” said Anya. “I helped to prepare trip itineraries, an organizational newsletter, and a tax publications survey. I also shadowed the Deputy Press Secretary from the Governor’s Press Office.”
The internship is one of several coordinated by the Center for the Study of Democracy to provide students with the learning opportunities that will help them in their life after St. Mary’s.
Drawing together the sectors of campus, classroom, and community, the Center sponsors education about the roots of democracy in colonial Maryland and its link to contemporary issues. Established in 2003 as a collaboration between Historic St. Mary’s City and St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the Center offers a visiting scholars program and lecture series; international study opportunities for students from St. Mary’s and from abroad; internship programs in the State of Maryland government; specially designed course offerings; voter registration; and publication of white papers.
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The Center for the Study of Democracy, a collaboration between St. Mary's and Historic St. Mary's City, works to build upon St. Mary's legacy as a living memorial to America's democratic traditions.
Your support will provide special programs, research projects, and internships to current St. Mary's students who are concerned about our society and the world in which they are living and working. The Center's programs are designed to help shape future leaders who will take their St. Mary's experience with them as they contribute to the vibrancy of the democratic system.
Visit the CSD's Website at: http://www.smcm.edu/democracy/
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