{"id":2313,"date":"2017-12-04T15:39:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T15:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2313"},"modified":"2017-12-04T15:39:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T15:39:50","slug":"making-history-tstcs-first-state-representative-office-interns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2313","title":{"rendered":"Making History: TSTC\u2019s First State Representative Office Interns"},"content":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – Arelynn England and Montserrat Esquivel are making history as the first Texas State Technical College students to intern at a state representative\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Within the next couple of months, both women will begin their internship with Texas State Representative Oscar Longoria in La Feria.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a big deal,\u201d said Esquivel. \u201cNever in a million years did I expect to get this type of internship. It\u2019s a great opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

England added, \u201cI\u2019m so excited to have been given a chance to do something like this. TSTC has given me nothing but great experiences and opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Esquivel, an Agricultural Technology student and England a Biology student were recommended for this pilot internship program by TSTC Executive Director of Student Life and Engagement Adele Clinton for their leadership skills and active participation on campus and in their communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have so many outstanding students at TSTC and it was so difficult to only choose two,\u201d said Clinton. \u201cBut there\u2019s something really special about these two ladies and I knew they would be perfect for this internship.\"TSTC<\/a><\/p>\n

Clinton went on to mention that Esquivel has volunteered countless hours, even earning a \u00a0President\u2019s Volunteer Service Award from President Barack Obama and participated in numerous leadership trainings, while England is an articulate and professional leader who has done a fantastic job as a student orientation leader.<\/p>\n

Not only will this internship look good on England\u2019s and Esquivel\u2019s resumes, but they will have the chance to build upon and practice their leadership, communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills they have learned at TSTC. They will also get to learn about community advocacy and public policy, gain real-world experience and establish networking connections.<\/p>\n

\u201cI someday want to work for an agricultural government sector, maybe the USDA,\u201d said Esquivel. \u201cSo this internship is going to teach me what I need to be successful in my future career.\u201d<\/p>\n

This internship pilot program is spearheaded by TSTC\u2019s Executive Vice President of Governmental Affairs Javier Deleon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time something like this has ever been done at TSTC,\u201d said Deleon. \u201cThese types of internships usually go to university-level students, but we have high-caliber students right here who deserve these types of opportunities also.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deleon explained that this program is the vision of TSTC Chancellor Mike Reeser and Senior Vice Chancellor Roger Miller to build better relationships among the legislators in the Rio Grande Valley and throughout the state and to show how TSTC, technical students also possess the skills to succeed in these types of internships.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen this program takes off, our goal is to have interns in legislator\u2019s offices across the state from our 10 campuses,\u201d said Deleon. \u201cThis will help us showcase our students and the importance of a technical education. After all, it\u2019s our students that are graduating and filling the skills gap in Texas and nationwide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both women, who went through an interview process for this internship, know that they are opening doors for other students as the first to be selected for this program and said they will work hard to represent TSTC and Longoria\u2019s office positively.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to make a great impression so that other students can also have the same opportunity,\u201d said England.<\/p>\n

Esquivel added, \u201cOur bar has been set high. We have a lot to prove and I\u2019m confident that we can make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Esquivel and England look forward to learning what it takes to run a state representative’s office and being there for its constituents.<\/p>\n

As for Deleon, he said he is looking forward to seeing these students flourish as leaders and seeing these partnerships grow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank those at TSTC who support this initiative and Representative Longoria and his office for welcoming our students,\u201d said Deleon. \u201cI look forward to the future of this program and all it has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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(HARLINGEN) – Arelynn England and Montserrat Esquivel are making history as the first Texas State Technical College students to intern at a state representative\u2019s office. Within the next couple of months, both women will begin their internship with Texas State Representative Oscar Longoria in La Feria. \u201cThis is a big deal,\u201d said Esquivel. \u201cNever in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alltstc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2316,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2313\/revisions\/2316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}