A successful summer for Maine Government Summer interns

Maine Gov. Paul LePage recently congratulated the Maine Government Summer interns and their supervisors in a reception at the Blaine House. This year the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine placed 56 interns in Maine state and municipal governments for 12-week internships.

Forty-two students from colleges and universities in Maine worked in state agencies located in Augusta and Portland, while 14 worked in municipalities statewide, from Portland to Saco to Rumford. Internships ranged from engineering to communications, finance, GIS and more.

Each intern was hosted by an agency or municipality and worked on multiple projects with a direct supervisor. The hosts benefit from the skills, enthusiasm and fresh approach of the student interns, while the students benefit from the professional work experience and insight into the functions of state and municipal governments.

Several of the 2018 interns have been featured in the news for their work:

• Patrick Groening, UMaine student and intern in the Town of Union, was featured for his research on cemeteries.
• Lindsey Moran, UMaine graduate and intern in the Maine Department of Labor, was featured for her work in communications.

See the Policy Center’s Facebook page for more intern stories.