Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship

Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship

RIPPAC Summer 2025 Internship Guide

LATEST PAGE UPDATE: 4/10/2025 

For the spring and summer of 2025, the Rowan Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship (RIPPAC) has compiled a list of the following offices offering summer internship opportunities throughout New Jersey.

This list, by no means exhaustive, offers an example of the range of internship opportunities available to Rowan students.

If you are interested in particular fields or internship opportunities for spring or summer 2025 that you do not see listed below, please contact Dr. Ben Dworkin, Director, Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship at (201) 820-5995 or dworkin@rowan.edu.

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Want to improve your resume?  The Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship can help!

Email Liz Dircks (dircks@rowan.edu) to set up an in-person, one-on-one meeting with Dr. Dworkin. 

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To receive academic credit:

Through your academic department -- Please contact your advisor for details.

Through the College of Humanities & Social Sciences (CHSS) Match Internship Program -- 

If you find an internship, you can receive academic credit from the College of Humanities & Social Sciences (CHSS) Match Internship Program. Students may receive either 2 credits for 85-100 internship hours or 3 credits for 130 hours in the internship.

Students also have the option of taking the credit in the semester following their internship.

To receive credit, simply complete the CHSS Match Application for Credit with your internship supervisor and submit it to Assistant Dean Stephen Fleming at flemings@rowan.edu prior to the semester in which you would like to receive credit.
 

Please check back frequently for updates to this list.

NJ Legislative District Internship Opportunities

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Name Party/District Location Where Student Will Work
Sen. Michael Testa R-1 Vineland Office
Sen. Vincent Polistina / Asm. Donald Guardian / Asw. Claire Swift R-2 Egg Harbor Twp. Office
Sen. Paul Moriarty / Asm. Dan Hutchinson / Asm. Cody Miller D-4 Laurel Springs Office
Sen. Nilsa Cruz-Perez / Asm. William Moen Jr. / Asm. William Spearman D-5

Camden/Woodbury/Barrington

Office
Asm. Louis Greenwald / Asw. Melinda Kane D-6 Voorhees Office
Asw. Carol Murphy D-7 Mt. Laurel Home/Office
Sen. Latham Tiver / Asm. Michael Torrissi R-8 Evesham Home/Office
Asw. Andrea Katz D-8 Mt. Holly Office
Sen. Vin Gopal / Asw. Margie Donlon / Asw. Luanne Peterpaul D-11 Tinton Fall Office
Asm. Robert Clifton R-12 Matawan Office
Asw. Tennille McCoy D-14 Hamilton Office
Asm. Wayne DeAngelo D-14 Hamilton Office
Sen. Andrew Zwicker D-16 Hillsborough Home/Office
Asw. Linda Carter D-22 Plainfield Office
Asm. Erik Peterson R-23 Clinton Office
Asw. Aura Dunn R-25 Morristown Office
Asm. Clinton Calabrese D-36 Ridgefield Office
Asm. Robert Auth R-39 Closter Office
Asm. Al Barlas R-40 Fairfield Office

 

Organizations, Campaigns & Other Elected Officials Internship Opportunities

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Name Location Where Student Will Work
Atlantic County Democratic Committee TBD Home/Office
Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Mays Landing Office
Aubrey Group (grant writing) Camden Home/Office
Camden County Clerk's Office Camden Office
Campbell's Soup - Gov't Affairs Office Camden Home/Office
Checkmate Strategies Red Bank Office
Duane Morris Government Strategies Remote Home
Garden State Initiative (conservative think tank) Morristown Home/Office
Gloucester County Democratic Committee Woodbury Office
Gloucester County Government Woodbury Office
Greener By Design (environmental) Elizabeth Home/Office
Hammonton First Campaign Hammonton Home/Office
Inspira Health Mullica Hill Home/Office
Jack Ciattarelli for Governor Turnersville Home/Office
Jersey 1st (grassroots campaign) Parsippany Office
MDA Public Affairs Trenton Home/Office
Monmouth County Democrats Lincroft Office
NJ Business & Industry Association Trenton Home/Office
NJ Chamber of Commerce Trenton Office
NJ Dept. of Community Affairs Trenton Office
NJ Utilities Association Freehold Home/Office
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (District Office) Fair Lawn Office
Rep. Donald Norcross (District Office) Cherry Hill Office
Sen. Cory Booker (District Office) Camden Office
South Jersey Democrats (LD4 & LD8 Assembly Races) *HIRING NOW* TBD Office
Steve Sweeney for Governor *HIRING NOW* Woodbury Office