Coker College Student Austin Shockley Selected for Washington Center Internship

HARTSVILLE, SC (02/28/2012)(readMedia)-- Coker College student Austin Shockley, of Lexington, S.C., was recently selected for an internship with The Washington Center. Shockley is a sophomore psychology major at Coker.

Shockley will spend the spring semester interning with INTERPOL. Most of the work she is completing as an intern is considered confidential, but it involves working on cases that are backlogged by INTERPOL analysts.

The Washington Center is an independent, non-profit organization serving hundreds of colleges and universities in the United States and other countries by providing selected students challenging opportunities to work and learn in Washington, D.C., for academic credit. The largest program of its kind, The Washington Center has 70 full-time staff and more than 50,000 alumni, many of whom are in leadership positions in the public, private and non-profit sectors.

Established in 1908, Coker College readies undergraduates for personal and professional success through a distinctive four-year program that emphasizes a practical application of the liberal arts as well as hands-on and discussion-based learning within and beyond the classroom. Coker is ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South by U.S. News & World Report as well as The Princeton Review. Located in Hartsville, S.C., Coker is within two hours of the cultural, financial and recreational resources of Charlotte, Columbia, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.