Welcome Employers!
This page is designed to help employers build meaningful partnerships with the La Follette School, our staff, faculty, and students.
Below you will find resources and guidance on how to share opportunities with our students, recruit at La Follette, conduct an info session or host a site visit to your organization, and so much more! Explore this space to strengthen your talent pipeline and engage with our vibrant academic community.
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WHAT: A Project Assistantship (PAship) is a paid position that provides a stipend, benefits, and tuition remission to a La Follette School student for a contracted period of work. Rates of pay and other budget matters are set by university policy
- Employing a La Follette School (LFS) Project Assistant (PA) is a cost‐effective means to accomplish special projects and increase productivity
- LFS partners with agencies and organizations in all sectors, linking them with highly qualified students eager to supplement knowledge learned in the classroom with practical experience
- Employers run the hiring process, but the La Follette School handles administration of a contract between the School and employer, and it pays the student through the University
- Selection of candidates is a highly competitive process. PAships are typically viewed as among the most valuable opportunities offered through the La Follette School
WHO: La Follette students can hit the ground running. Through a rigorous curriculum spanning several disciplines and a professional development program that hones job readiness skills, students:
- Acquire academic knowledge and practical skills in statistical analysis, microeconomic policy analysis, public management, policy analysis, and performance management
- Gain contextual knowledge in the U.S. policy process or international governance
- Build the writing and presentation skills that are critical to their careers; and
- Choose from La Follette School courses that include budgeting, advanced statistical methods, benefit‐cost analysis, program evaluation, macroeconomic policy, and personnel administration
HOW: Contact Associate Director Steve Kulig at skulig@lafollette.wisc.edu or 608-262-8631
Our students partner with public, nonprofit, and private sector organizations to address real-world challenges. These partnerships provide research and analytic support to organizations and experience for our students
- Submit a project proposal – for our Cost Benefit Analysis or Capstone courses
- Interested in working with our students? Contact us with any questions or to determine if your project is a good fit for our courses at outreach@lafollette.wisc.edu
