Internship (expo)sure

Political Science Assistant Professor Dongkyu Kim informs political science sophomore Melanie Turner about the UTRGV Legislative Internship at the Texas Capitol. The Political Science department was one of many organizations that participated in the Internship Expo, held Thursday in the University Ballroom on the Edinburg campus. FERNANDO RAMIREZ/THE RIDER

Javier Cardenas, a UTRGV electrical engineering sophomore (right), speaks to Edward D. Saavedra Jr., area supervisor for the U.S. Department of Justice BureAau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, during the Internship Expo Wednesday afternoon in the Main Courtyard on the Brownsville campus. The event offered students an opportunity to network with nonprofit organizations, government agencies and businesses across the Rio Grande Valley. Also shown is Mariana Arreola, a criminal justice senior and ATF intern. LESLIE MEDRANO/THE RIDER

H-E-B Trainer Andy Pedraza talks to education senior Melissa Gudino about the internship programs with H-E-B. H-E-B was one of the employers that attended the event and offered students information about their internships. FERNANDO RAMIREZ/THE RIDER

Students attend the Internship Expo, where several employers, small businesses, nonprofits and government agencies provided information about internships. The event was hosted by the Career Center on Thursday in the University Ballroom on the Edinburg campus. FERNANDO RAMIREZ/THE RIDER

Alejandra Maldonado, an accounting junior, listens to Ruth Ann Ragland, a UTRGV lecturer, speak about the various internship opportunities in the political science field available across the Rio Grande Valley and state Wednesday afternoon in the Main Courtyard on the Brownsville campus. LESLIE MEDRANO/THE RIDER