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POE gives students stipends for internships that are unpaid if the work experience is directly applicable to their academic studies and career goals.

Stefany Villanueva is a POE scholar who is a freshman in the Honors College at George Mason University and majoring in Accounting. She currently participates in Mason Dreamers, the Association of Latino Professionals for America, and the Hispanic Student Association. She also enjoys playing Intra-Mural co-ed soccer in her spare time. Stefany shared the following report about an important initiative in which she has been involved.

POE scholarship applicants are being encouraged to apply for more scholarships and even have a list for students to use to accomplish this. This list is meant for students from the Peninsula and South Bay.

POE Mid-Atlantic student, Marian Almanza, who is interning at Planned Parenthood in Washington, D.C. this summer, was thrilled to be able to attend Netroots Nation in mid-July in Philadelphia.

At a recent event attended by POE students and mentors, the question in the title was offered as a way to open up dialog when you are at a networking event.