Internships are an integral part of the curriculum at William Peace University, and one professor will serve a role with the state in that field.
Dr. Elizabeth Kusko, Associate Professor of Political Science and Program Director for Criminal Justice, Political Science, and Pre-Law, was recently appointed by the NC General Assembly to serve on the North Carolina Internship Council.
“We are proud of Dr. Kusko’s appointment to the North Carolina Internship Council,” said Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Lynda Szymanski. “Her dedication as a faculty member is evident in her unwavering support for students both inside and outside the classroom. She will be an outstanding representative of William Peace University and our internship program, highlighting one of the many ways we provide students with meaningful immersive learning experience.”
The role appointed by state Senator Phil Berger will advise state government agency internships.
“We get to see all the hundreds of state agency internships for college students,” Kusko explained. “There are hundreds of amazing internships sponsored by the state in everything possible, like every area possible.”
Kusko’s first meeting with the council will be in February. The position is non-term, so Kusko could stay on the council as long as she likes. When the council meets, they review thousands of internship applications and make assignments. The students do their internships during the spring and summer, and the council assesses them in the fall.
“A super amazing opportunity for us just to have knowledge of everything,” Kusko said.
Kusko was most enthusiastic about the position because she saw what kind of opportunity it could be for the students at William Peace University. Every William Peace University student must have an internship before graduation.
Kusko alerted everyone at the Center for Student Success, which oversees students’ internships.
“I see it absolutely as a huge door opened for all our students,” Kusko said. “I think having a connection, having the knowledge, that’s the strength of the size of the school. That’s the strength of our relationship building, and those connections are great.”
