Public Service Summer Internship (PSSI)
Program Dates: May 27- July 31, 2009
IMPORTANT INTERNSHIP INFORMATION
Franklin & Marshall College created the Public Service Summer Internship (PSSI) Program in 1994 in response to an institutional belief that a true liberal education includes making meaningful contributions to one's community.
This ten-week paid summer internship helps students secure full-time internships in Lancaster County in areas such as: human services, city and county government, law and justice, education, health care, economic development, and the arts.
Under the guidance of carefully selected mentors/supervisors, and with one day a week spent on campus with academic and administrative supervisors, interns learn invaluable leadership and work skills. In addition, interns study and discuss a wide range of issues and problems facing Lancaster County while developing skills and techniques to serve the community.
2009 PSSI Interns & their community internship placements
(Front L-R) Dr. Susan Dicklitch, Director of the Ware Institute, Kimberly Worcester '11 at SouthEast Lancaster Health Services, Megan Tomlinson '10 at Tabor Community Services, Jessica Moser '10 at the Lancaster Museum of Art
(Back) Martha Sassarossi '10 at LIVE Lancaster, Thomas DeMaio '10 at Lancaster Co. Adult Drug Court, Derek Pediford '10 at Lancaster Co. Planning Commission, Sam Schmader '12 at PA Immigration Resource Center, Alex Woodend '11 at Lutheran Refugee Service, Michael Juarbe '10 at Community First Fund, missing from photo: Sarah Veneski '10 Lancaster Conservancy.
PSSI is about learning and Lancaster!
Students apply for nine paid internships to work in the Lancaster community for 10 weeks in the summer. Each Wednesday, they gather at the Ware Institute for instruction, workshops and service projects.
Ware's community partnerships provide interns with meaningful job experiences and helps them to focus in on their future career choices.
