New Co-Op Program at State Attracts Four H.U. Students

    Four Howard University students have won paid internships in the Department of State, which could lead to direct employment at State or in other federal agencies.
    Mr. Kevin McGuire, Diplomat-in-Residence at Howard, spearheads the program, which he believes will result in additional placements during the 1998-99 academic year. Applications are submitted at the Bunche Center.
    Howard thus joins American University in this new co-op program designed to "lend a hand" during the peak work season for the Consular Bureau at the State Department and, at the same time, acquaint capable students with some State Department functions. The students undergo a month-long training course in consular law and procedures, following which they are placed in professional level jobs to assist the Bureau in meeting heavy demands associated with the summer travel season, a time when resources devoted to the protection and welfare of American citizens overseas are severely taxed. Eight to ten Howard students are expected to be selected in 1998-99 from applications filed with Mr. McGuire in April 1998. "This is a great work/study opportunity for our students," Mr. McGuire said. "Perhaps some of these very bright young people will be attracted to diplomatic service through their assignments at State."

- Essay Contest Winners -


Writing on the subject, "Ethics in Public Service: Why should we care?"
the above students were winners in the Patricia Roberts Harris Essay Contest.
They are LaChanda Jenkins, Yolanda Wilson, Gary Vaughn Raspberry (undergraduates)
and Hayat Alvi, a graduate student.

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