Truman Students Selected for Missouri Government Internship

Fourteen Truman State University students will begin legislative internships at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City next semester as part of the Missouri Government Internship program.

The internship provides an inside look at state government. While in Jefferson City, the interns will be assigned to public officials based on compatibility and interests. The interns work with their legislator and his/her staff on a variety of jobs and tasks. The Truman interns will begin working with state representatives, legislators and in statewide offices with the start of the session Jan. 3.

The spring interns are Richard Boggs, a senior communication major from Hannibal, Mo.; Emily Gebhardt, a senior history major from Salisbury, Mo.; Ellie Glenn, a senior political science major from Louisiana, Mo.; Abbi Howe, a senior political science major from St. Louis; Dan Kleinsorge, a junior political science major from Middletown, Mo.; Ryan Lewis, a senior history major from Chesterfield, Mo.; Mindy Maness, a junior political science major from Lee’s Summit, Mo.; Alyssa Mayer, a junior political science major from Kirksville; Chris Miller, a sophomore political science major from O’Fallon, Mo.; Colleen O’Brien, a senior political science major from Gladstone, Mo.; Warren Peebles, a junior political science major from Glendale, Mo.; Brittany Roebke, a junior political science major from Plainfield, Ill.; Aleksandar Udev, a junior business administration major from Sandanski, Bulgaria; and Joe Van Amburg, a junior political science major from Weston, Mo.