With the aid of his supervisor at Berkeley TRiP, Stuart Holtzman, an economics and international relations major, designed a new system for matching people up for ride-sharing. This gets their foot in the door. Here's a chance to get some real-world experience. Some interns get so involved with the program and the projects they are working on that they stay a second quarter, according to Guber. He said he hopes that within the next year or two the program will be able to get work-study money allowing interns to be paid for the time they put in.
Experience is the biggest reward right now.
Interns learn a lot about government procedure, local administration and how to deal with people and problems in a work atmosphere. They also get a chance to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom. I have a positive feeling about it. All city officials interviewed said they enjoyed working with the students. University credit can be earned through the internship program.