Announcing the 1996 Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission Summer Internship Program The Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission (SPHPC) has created an innovative regional project which matches the expertise of student interns with the needs of a wide variety of non-profit and governmental organizations within the nine county region which it serves. Interns are placed in organizations throughout the region to take on projects which build community and agency strength in heritage tourism, encourage economic revitalization, and seek to improve the quality of life in southwestern Pennsylvania. Regional organizations compete for the opportunity to sponsor an intern and SPHPC selects projects which are the most significant, useful, well-defined and educationally meaningful. Projects Require Wide Variety of Students SPHPC seeks students in fields such as: Architecture, Cultural Tourism, Economic Development, Education, Historic Preservation, Historical Administration, History, Hospitality, Journalism, Landscape Architecture, Library and Archival Science, Marketing, Museum Studies, Public Administration, Public History, Public Relations, Urban Planning and others. The program is open to graduate students and to individuals who have a Bachelor's of Arts or who are rising undergraduate seniors. All internships last 12 weeks. Graduate students receive a stipend of $2000 or $1500 and free housing and senior undergraduates receive a travel allowance and either $500 cash or free housing. SPHPC will assist in locating housing for all interns, whether they are responsible for their rent or not. Application Requests for applications should be addressed to: T Allan Comp, Ph.D. Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission Summer Internship Program P.O. Box 565, 105 Zee Plaza Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 Phone: (814) 696-9380 Fax: (814) 696-9569 E-mail: [log in to unmask] The application deadline for students is February 23, 1996. Applications will not be accepted by e-mail.