MANSFIELD, PA— Mansfield University senior Alyssa Krick is one of
13 college students participating in The Harrisburg Internship Semester (THIS) program for the spring semester.
The psychology-human resources management major is working for the Human Resources Department of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) as part of a 15-week internship sponsored by PASSHE.
Krick is from Milton, PA and is the daughter of Gregg and Crystal Krick. She is a graduate of Warrior Run High School.
THIS provides students with the opportunity to work in all area of state government while earning a full semester’s worth of credits. Krick and the other students participating in the program attend several academic seminars during their internship semester. Each student will complete an individualized research project as part of the program’s requirements.
More than 600 students from PASSHE universities have participated in THIS since the program began in 1989, each gaining valuable insight into the workings of state government at the policy-making level. Interns have worked with dozens of state agencies, as well as in the Office of the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Office of the Attorney General.
For more information on the program, go to passhe.edu/this
With nearly 110,000 students, PASSHE is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth. The 14 PASSHE universities offer degree and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study.
The state-owned universities are Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, and West Chester Universities of Pennsylvania. PASSHE also operates branch campuses in Clearfield, Freeport, Oil City and Punxsutawney and several regional centers, including the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg and Center City in Philadelphia.
For more information on PASSHE, check online at passhe.edu