Date: 09/19/2005

SJSU political science senior Michael Bernier is one of 24 students from the CSU and Santa Clara and Dominican universities, who are participating in the seventh annual Congressional Internship Program, sponsored by the Panetta Institute for Public Policy. Bernier is taking an intensive two-week orientation at the Institute, which will feature insight from noted experts and policy makers from Capitol Hill and the White House, as well as journalists, press office directors and campaign consultants. Afterward, he will begin a ten-week internship with a member of California's Congressional delegation in Washington, D.C. These interns were chosen by university presidents for their exemplary scholastic achievements as well as their interest in politics. For more on the program, see www.panettainstitute.org/intern.html.