Government and Policy

Kloeck-Jenson Social Impact Scholars

CURI

Svoboda Legal Scholars

Public Affairs Conversation (PACON)

Virtual State Department Internships

State Department Internships

Women Winning Internships

Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute 

Public Serve Weekends Exploration Program 

MN Capitol Pathways Program

Federal Government Pathways Program

Urban Scholars (City of Minneapolis)

Critical Language Scholarship

Met Council Internships
Learn more about internships, research opportunities, and fellowships or review the St. Olaf Internship Database to see where Oles have interned over the past five years.

• U.S. State Department Consular Fellows for speakers of Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, or Russian
• Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship Program
• White House Internship Program
• Department of Energy Scholars
• Pickering Fellowship
• Minnesota Attorney General Citizen Assistance/Consumer Analyst

• USAJobs – Most agencies of the U.S. Federal Government post opportunities at USAJobs.
• Sign up for job alerts with Hennepin County
• MN State Government Careers
• Tom Manatos (DC job search engine)
• username: piper.center@stolaf.edu
• password: pipercenter
• DC Daybook (DC job search engine)
• username: piper.center@stolaf.edu
• password: pipercenter

Seek out opportunities to explore your interests, gain valuable professional experience, and develop new skills through Student Employment. 

What types of roles are there for students?

Check out the Student Employment Guide to learn about roles students currently or have previously held at St. Olaf. There are a wide variety of opportunities! 

Here are a few examples:

• Leadership roles including Junior Counselor/Resident Assistant positions in Residence Life, Peer Educator in the Wellness Center, Peer Advisor in the Piper Center, TRIO Upward Bound summer staff, teaching assistant and tutor positions with the Center for Advising and Academic Support
• Gain experience in professional communication with stakeholders as a Student Development Officer in Annual Giving or as a Tour Guide with Admissions
• Event management roles in a wide variety of departments, including Admissions, Alumni & Parent Relations, Athletics, Theater, the Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion, and Camps, Conferences and Events
• Program or Office Assistant roles in Human Resources, Financial Aid and Student Accounts, the Government, Foundation & Corporate Relations Office, and through community-based work study with local nonprofit organizations

Student Employment Resources

Student Employment Job Board – this is the best resource for identifying current openings on campus. Occasionally, departments will also share opportunities on Handshake.

Student Employment Guide – this guide includes many of the positions that students currently or have previously held at St. Olaf. If you see a position you are interested in, but do not see it posted as a current opportunity on the Job Board you may wish to reach out via email or by stopping in to the office to learn more about the role and hiring process.

• Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (job and internship opportunities and career exploration resources)
• Policy Research Organizations and Think Tanks
• What can you do in International Affairs?
• “Making a Difference as a Public Affairs and Policy Professional” Article
• Dev Ex – resource for international development industry, includes job and internship search engine
• Navigating the search for federal government roles – a guide to using USAJobs
• Federal occupations by college major
• Go Government (by the Partnership for Public Service) – This site aims to make the federal government hiring processes more transparent and includes extensive application advice and resources for entry-level and student job-seekers.
• Sample federal government (USAJobs) resume
• Guide to creating a federal resume