Senator Erpenbach Announces the 2007 Senate Scholar Program

(MADISON)—State Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) announced today that applications for the 2007 Senate Scholar Program are now available. High school juniors and seniors with an interest in politics and the inner-workings of the Wisconsin Legislature are encouraged to apply for this week-long, intensive program in Madison. One student from each of the thirty-three Senate districts will be selected to participate.

The Senate Scholar Program’s curriculum has two parts. First, the students are introduced to the varied aspects of the legislative process. They meet with legislative support agencies, legislative aides, the Governor’s staff, a Supreme Court Justice, the media, lobbyists and political observers from the University of Wisconsin’s LaFollette School of Public Affairs.

The second part of the program gives students the opportunity to take what they have learned and use it in a practical setting. When the Senate is on the floor, Senate Scholars will staff the session under the direction of the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms’ office. The week’s events culminate in a Senate Scholar committee hearing on a bill that the students have drafted.

Students interested in applying for the Senate Scholar Program should contact Senator Erpenbach via phone at: 608-266-6670 or via email at: Sen.Erpenbach@legis.state.wi.us. The application deadline is January 1, 2007.