FSU APPLE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO ELEVATE STUDENT LEADERS FROM TALLAHASSEE TO WASHINGTON WITH FIFTH COHORT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news release:

Four years after Florida State University's Department of Political Science launched the Applied Politics and Policy Learning Experience (APPLE), the program is welcoming its fifth cohort with a growing record of student achievement, community impact and partnerships stretching from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C.

The milestone follows another summer in the nation's capital, the final stage of APPLE's three-semester journey through local, state and national government. Students gained firsthand experience in national policymaking through internships in Congress, government relations and advocacy organizations while connecting with FSU alumni working...