Letter to CP

 

 

To Whom it May Concern,

 

The person forwarding this letter is a student in my State and Local Government class at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA. As part of this class, the student will complete a 45-hour internship project with a state or local government office; an organization that does work for a state or local government office; an organization that supplements the work of a state or local government office (i.e. fills in gaps that exist due to absence of services); or an organization involved in lobbying or protest relating to state or local policies.

 

The 45-hour requirement includes no more than 30 hours of preparation, training, travel, reading and reflection time. Please feel free to recommend reading or other study that you feel would enhance the student’s performance and/or understanding of the work involved. The student must spend a minimum of 15 out of the total 45 hours working with his or her partner organization. Due to the pandemic, all work must be virtual / online… no in-person contact is currently allowed by the University.

 

If you would like to participate in the evaluation (grading) of the student’s performance and/or attend our final presentations by Zoom, you are very welcome to do so; however, out of respect for your time, it is not mandatory that you do so.

 

During the second half of the semester, the student will engage in a primary research project relating to your organization and/or its work. You may, if you wish, participate in developing the student’s research ideas.

 

My hope is that, by interacting with you on this level, my student will learn about some aspect of the operation of state and local governments from experience rather than learning solely from our textbook.

 

Thank you for taking the time to help create a meaningful and mutually beneficial experience. Please “reply-all” to this email so I know you’ve received it, and let me know how you would like to be contacted in the event I need to communicate with you. And please do feel free to contact me at any time if problems arise or you have a question about this project.

 

Patti Andrews

Dept. of History and Political Science

Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, CA 94002

pandrews@ndnu.edu

(650) 339-0904 (cell)