Contact: Karie Patton
University and college students at all levels of study are being invited to apply for the United States Census Bureau's Summer Internship Program.
Last summer, Mississippi State University sociology students William B. Amos of Petal and Jeffrey T. Schulz of Indianapolis, Ind., traveled to Washington, D.C., to join nearly two dozen other interns from across the nation in a 10-week research and training program. Amos is pursuing a master's degree; Schulz, a doctorate.
The 2000 internships begin June 4. Interested sociology majors, as well as students in mathematics and statistics, geography, and political science, are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Internship program adviser Karen Woodrow-Lafield of MSU said the experience can provide students with invaluable training. Participants will have the opportunity to work in many areas, including racial and ethnic identification, immigration, child care, and economic status.
"This is an excellent way for students to learn the value of the census and population estimates for the nation, states and cities," she said.
An associate professor of sociology, Woodrow-Lafield is an internationally recognized immigration demographer who worked on 1980 and 1990 census coverage analyses.
For more information on the program, contact Woodrow-Lafield by telephone at (662) 325-7888 or e-mail at woodrow_lafield@soc.msstate.edu.