FOR RELEASE: July 30, 2009 |
Contact: John White, Press Secretary (202) 401-1576 or john.white@ed.gov |
More than 150 college and graduate students have answered President Obama's call to service while interning at the U.S. Department of Education this summer. The 158 interns are from 93 different colleges and universities and are working in 21 different offices throughout the Education Department.
"Having vibrant college and graduate students interning at the department over the summer is invaluable. They bring innovative ideas along with the enthusiasm and vigor that college and graduate school fosters," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. "They are our next generation of educators and leaders. We are proud to have them here and we encourage others to serve."
"United We Serve" is a summer service initiative running from June 22 to September 11, focusing on promoting service in communities across America. In response to the president's call to service, the U.S. Department of Education implemented its "Read to the Top" program.
Throughout the summer, Secretary Duncan has been hosting cabinet secretaries and White House officials in weekly sessions in front of the Education Department building, reading to children, both to encourage summer reading and to help curb summer reading loss. Interns have been instrumental to the success of this program, developing, implementing and improving the program week after week.
Interns have also helped organize other service initiatives aimed at reducing summer reading loss. Along with Education Department staff, interns are visiting recreation centers, Boys and Girls Clubs and public libraries, reading to and tutoring a mix of children ranging from 5-year-olds to preteens. Regardless of the age of the child, the goal is the same: to maintain or improve their reading skills before they return to school.
The interns are not only learning how the federal government runs, but also helping improve the efficiency of their offices and actively participating in this historic opportunity to advance the quality of education for every student.
For service opportunities visit Serve.gov or for those interested in an internship with the Department of Education visit ed.gov.
Interns and School Attending
An-Li Herring
University of Michigan
Jin Kim
Georgetown University Law School
Timothy Argetsinger
Dartmouth College
Danielle Combes
American University
Alicia Johns
Brigham Young University
Corey Argust
Georgetown University Law School
Cattleya Concepcion
Georgetown University Law School
Anthony Barnes
Townson University
Carola Conces
Georgia Institute of Technology
Katherine Walker
Georgetown University Law School
Henry Mills
Williams College, MA
Ricki Meyer
Northwestern University
Shavon Holland
University of Maryland College Park
Sam Nayman
NorthWestern University
William Packer
Brown University
Erica McMillian
Prince George's Community College
Emily Roessel
University of Michigan
Kyle Condon
University of TN
Anna Gregory
Princeton University
Andeneshea Kemp
University of Okalahoma
Jessica Kurtz
Washington College of Law, American U.
John Siadak
Washington College of Law, American U.
Raj Tiwari
University of Michigan
Luke Cunningham
Middleburry College
Katie Decker
University of IA
Jessica Peng
Vassar College
Antynese Boswell
University of D.C.
Jasmine Welch
The University of the Dirstrict of Columbia
Erika Brodis
Prince George's Community College
Tenesa Brown
Marymount University
Calvery Cooper
St. Augustine's College
Alisha Gibson
Salsibury State
Talia Harris
Case Western Reserve University
Andrew Harris
University of Chicago Laboratory High School
Kourtney Hill
Shaw University
Rachelle Matthews
Philadephia University
Brandi Jefferson
Strayer University
Warren McNair
University of Maryland Easter Shore
Janay McPherson
Johnson C. Smith University
Tyesha Mitchell
University of Phoenix
Sparkle Murray
Fort Valley state University
Marcia Nealy
Bennett College for Women
Jermaine Perrier
University Of DC
Zewiditu Ruffin
Eugene Lang New School for Liber Arts
Bianca Talley
Johnson C. Smith University
Brianna Townsend
Virginia Common Wealth University
Elijah Turner
University Of DC
Le'Mia Tyree
Prairie View A&M Univ.
Yoeona Villatora
University of DC
Angela Walker
Morgan State Univ.
Michael Wu
Washington University St. Louis School Of Law
Anthony Adragna
Middlebury College
Elise Hanks
Middlebury College
Emma Moros
Middlebury College
Julian Reid
Yale University
Nia Winslow
Hofstra University
Ronald Wright
Clark Atlanta University
Shirley Co
George Washington University
Zeest Haider
Barnard College
Rocky Kno
George Washington University
Nicole Long
University of MD
Melanie Bennett
Washington College of Law, American U.
Ariel Murphy
Dartmouth College
Kara Tanaenbaum
Emory University
Kevin Todd
University of Michigan
Quana Hogan
Prince George's Community College
Adam Thomas
Stanford Law School
Kimeka Campbell
Pennsylvania State University
Anthony Reid
Bowie State University
Bernice Jauregui
New Mexico State University
Danielle Gill
Georgetown Univerisity
Alicia Burns
Harvard Law School
Samuel Ryan
DePaul University
Nikhil Phadnis
University of Michigan
Clifton Jones
U of Maryland
Soumya Sathya
George Washington Univ.
Laura Quinn
George Mason University
Paul Schneider
Ursienus University
Victor Kirk
Winson-Salem State University
Stephen Buckley
National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Yalowitz Adam
Northwestern University
Alana Biden
Harvard University
Lauren McDade
Towson University
Deirdre Smith
Indiana University Mauer School of Law
Evan Wright
Brown University
Antonio Ellis
Howard University
Jerome Newton
Howard University
Aaron Nobles
Clark Atlanta University
Anthony Hughes
University of Maryland
Mykeia Garrett
Norfolk State University
Marcus White
Bowie State University
Ebony Davis
Frostburg State University
Evan Atkinson
Elon Univeristy
Alexa Burr
Georgetown University
Emily Cregar
Michigan State University
Oliver Dolan
University South Carolina
Bernard Harmon
Southeastern University/UDC
Akisha Townsend
Georgetown University Law School
Kelly Hughes
Richard Kurtz
Hope Huynh
Georgetown University
Jackson Jordan III
North Carolina A & T
Archie Cubarrubia
George Washington Univ.; Graduated 5/17/09
Stephanie Kreusser
Georgetown University
Erin McDermott
John Hopkins
Nyasha Tate
University of MD
Lea Lopez
University of DC
Tarika Mason
Prince George's Community College
Ian Mason-Smolka
University of Baltimore
Darryl McFadden
Virginia State University
Brandon Middleton
East Carolina University
Krishna Nambisan
George Mason University
Cheron Pearson
Bowie State University
Chelsea Smedley
Montogomery College
Erica Greenberg
Stanford University (School of Education)
Jamal Steward
Bowie State University
Kevin Suyo
Georgetown University
Cameron Washington
North Carolina A & T
Robert Wiese
Georgetown University
Lauren Williams
Bowie State University
Delaunte Allen
Wayne State University
Jeffrey Anderson
North Carolina A&T
Asher Bartch
Harvard University
Muriel Broussard
Johns Hopkins
Alan Pryor
University of Georgia
Sarah Camp
West Springfield High School
Alexander Colbert
Strayer University
Kabreya Ghaderi
Richard Montgomery Highschool
Dennis Zeveloff
Dartmouth College
Sharese Guest
Hampton University
Katie LeCapitaine
University of Michiganchigan
Hillary Harner
Georgetown University
Alisha Jackson
North Carolina A&T
Alisha Johnson
Virginia Union University
Mark Johnson
Montgomery College
James Jones
University of Maryland Easternshore
Meghan Binford
Rice University
John Lamm
Mercyhurst College
Megan Ibbotson
George Mason University
Valerie Peters
Patricia Guard
Phavy Phan
George Mason University
Brandie McCormick
George Washington Univ.
Annie Ropeik
Boston University
Jaime Valentine
North Carolina A&T
Chrystal Vaughn
North Carolina A&T
Brooke (Allyster) Blanks
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Bryce McKibben
University of Washington
David Soo
University of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Hughes
Clemson University
Susannah Cannon
NVCC
Julia Mayer
Boston University
Tanya Moorehead
University of Central Florida
Michael O'Neal
University of Central Florida
Scott Filter
George Washington Univ.
Danielle Kim
Smith College
Jingye (Peter) Zhou
Syracuse University
Katie Walker
George Washington University Law School
Taylor Henschel
University of Cincinnati
Erika Okehie
Howard University
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