Alumni, Nielsen Support Unpaid Public Service Internships
April 19, 2011
Hosted by the Harris School Public Policy Student Association (PPSA), the April 9 auction raised money for the Amy Bosman Memorial Fellowship. Created in 2004 in honor of late Harris School student Amy Marie Bosman, the stipend has since allowed first-year students to do pro-bono policy work all around the globe.
Former Bosman recipients have worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; the World Policy institute; the Illinois Department of Public Health; the Center for Micro Finance in Chennai, India; and the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority, studying and helping create policies that would enable the city to improve its post-Katrina development, among other organizations.
This year's event was emceed by Professor Don Corsey and featured a number of auction items that included a week-long stay at a Lake Michigan vacation home, baseball game tickets, and an Italian dinner prepared by a Harris School faculty member. By the end of the evening, auction and cash proceeds reached a total of $17,500 for the fund.
Also a part of the event, which featured a silent auction and raffle, the Nielsen Company agreed to sponsor one full Bosman scholarship.
“The Nielsen Company is committed to providing funding and mentorship support for higher educational institutions such as the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy Studies,” said Cheryl Pearson-McNeil, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs and Government Relations for The Nielsen Company and a Harris School mentor. “We are pleased to provide a $3,000 scholarship to Steve Stokes and wish him well in his endeavors.”
Stokes, a first-year student, will be completing a program evaluation of refugee resettlement in Idaho in conjunction with Artisans 4 Hope, the International Rescue Committee, and other resettlement agencies during the summer.
“Over the course of the internship, I hope to learn more about the resettlement process, and how it can be improved and streamlined,” Stokes wrote in his application for the funding. “I also hope to use the tools that I’ve gained at the Harris School to improve the lives of refugees not only in Idaho, but also throughout the country.”
Other recipients of the 2011 award will be announced later this spring.
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