[dropcap]A[/dropcap] recent Dripping Springs High graduate was selected to take part in a 2017 internship where she’ll be an integral part of the Legislative Affairs office at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
Kristina Dickinson, a 2015 Dripping Springs High alumna, was selected for the internship, which will take place this summer. Dickinson currently is an international studies and political science double major at Texas A&M University.
Dickinson is also one of only 21 students selected for a policy internship through the Public Policy Internship Program (PPIP) at Texas A&M. Her duties while in Washington will be monitoring legislation, attending hearings and briefings, preparing reports and researching policy issues for senior staff members.
Dickinson is the daughter of Lynne Dickinson, who is the Dripping Springs Ranch Park coordinator.
“The Public Policy Internship Program is one of few in the nation specifically geared toward transforming today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders,” said Stephanie McMillen, director of PPIP. “Through this opportunity, students will use what they have learned in the classroom in a professional work setting. Not only will this D.C. experience be attractive to future employers, but our students are also providing valuable assistance to the offices in which they intern.”
The program is in its 17th year of sending students to Washington D.C. to work in policy-related organizations.
Since its inception, almost 700 A&M students have worked in D.C. in the program. Each student receives course credit for his or her internship, as well as a housing scholarship.
