Jefferson Dedrick has accepted an internship with the Office of Federal Relations at the State University of New York in Washington, D.C. for the Spring 2016 semester.
Jefferson is a History and Social Studies Adolescence Education major and is current president of the Student Association. For the internship, Jefferson will be assisting the office in representing SUNY's interests before Congress and the Executive Branch on topics ranging from student financial aid, scientific research, education policy and the federal budget. Jefferson's routine responsibilities will include attending and reporting on Congressional hearings, federal agency briefings and helping to plan the annual SUNY Day D.C. event.
The SUNY Office of Federal Relations, a component of the Office of Government Relations, is responsible for representing the interests of the University System and its 64 SUNY campuses before Congress and the federal government, and coordinates SUNY's response to federal legislation, fiscal matters, and policies of interest to SUNY.
