ANNOUNCEMENT
The Daniel C. Kramer Public Service
Internship Program is now accepting applications for funded summer internship
placements for 2017.
About the Program:
The Daniel C. Kramer Public Service Internship Program is
housed within the Legal Studies Institute (LSI) at the College of Staten
Island. Named after Dan Kramer, Professor of Political Science at CSI from 1967
to 2000, and made possible by Richenda Kramer, the program provides summer
stipends in the amount of $2,000 to qualified students for internships
in approved legal and policy settings. In return for a stipend,
students will agree to work in a non-profit legal or policy setting for
thirty-two hours each week for eight consecutive weeks over the
summer. In addition, summer interns will meet as a group with the
Director of the Legal Studies Institute twice over the course of their
internships.
Students receiving an offer of a summer stipend may
select from our menu of placement opportunities or propose their own placement
site. The Program’s placement sites include the Office of the Staten
Island District Attorney (prosecuting crime), Staten Island Legal Services, the
Legal Aid Society of Staten Island, Criminal Division (criminal defense work),
the Legal Aid Society of Staten Island, Civil Division, and various other
offices of elected officials and advocacy groups.
Application Deadline and Review Process:
Applications are due by 5 p.m. on April 20, 2017.
Applications must be submitted as a hardcopy to Ms. Michele
Callahan in the Division of Institutional Advancement and External Affairs, Building
1A, Room 401C.
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of three
faculty members comprised of the Chair of the Political Science Department, the
Chair of the Philosophy Department, and the Director of the Legal Studies
Institute. The LSI anticipates awarding stipends to two students this
year. Applicants will be notified about decisions on or before May
1, 2017.
Eligibility and Selection Criteria and Process:
Awards of stipends will be based on past academic
performance, a demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in public service in
law or public policy, and demonstrated financial need.
To be eligible to apply, students must be in their junior
or sophomore year at the College of Staten Island and have an overall GPA of at
least 3.2.
Please direct questions to: Professor Michael Paris,
Michael.Paris@csi.cuny.edu
To Apply: Submit an application:
· Kramer Program application cover page [form
included below];
· Unofficial transcript;
· Resume;
· One letter of recommendation from a faculty
member with whom you have taken a college-level course; and
· A one-to-two page personal statement of
interest.
· Completed submission of the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA);
The Daniel C. Kramer Public Service
Internship Program
Cover Page
Name: __________________________________________________________
Social Security Number or EMPL
ID: _____________________________________
E-Mail Address (please print legibly):
____________________________________________________________________
Current Home Address:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Overall
GPA: __________________________________
Number of College Credits
Completed: ________________________________
Major(s) and Minor Field(s) of Study:
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
About Daniel C. Kramer:
Daniel C. Kramer was born in Chicago but grew up in
Philadelphia. He earned a B.A. in Political Science from Kenyon
College, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and Ph.D. in Political Science from
the University of Pennsylvania. He taught at the University of Illinois for
three years before joining the faculty of Richmond College, which later became
the College of Staten Island, in 1967. Professor Kramer retired in 2000, after
thirty-three years of service to the College, but continued to teach courses.
He authored or co-authored eight books and numerous journal articles on
constitutional law, participatory democracy, and American politics and policy.
In addition, he was active in the Staten Island Democratic Association, the
American Civil Liberties Union, and Human Rights Watch. Professor Kramer died
in 2010. During his long tenure at the College of Staten Island, he was
renowned for his great teaching and personal warmth. He was mentor and friend
to hundreds of College of Staten Island students and graduates.
