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As a staff assistant for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, I continue to draw on what I learned as a political science major at the University of New Haven. I’m grateful for the relationships I developed with my professors and classmates at the University, as well as the meaningful opportunities I had to learn and grow.
July 14, 2022
Looking back, my journey at the University of New Haven began at Accepted Students Day when my mom and I visited campus for the first time and met students and professors from the Political Science Department.
After talking with some students and Professor Chris Haynes, my mom and I were sold. They did a good job showing how the program would be worth the time, money, and experience. It was the best decision I could’ve made at the time, and the next four years were worth it.
Growing professionally and in the classroom, I met students who always made conversations worth having during a very interesting time in our country. My favorite part of the political science program was the speaker series run by Dr. Haynes. I’ve always enjoyed politically driven conversation and learning from different perspectives. Interacting with people from different backgrounds made me a more well-rounded person in the field as well.
Overall, the people I met at the University gave me the best four years of my life, and I learned a lot from my classmates and folks in the Myatt Center for Diversity and Inclusion. They gave me professional advice to present my best self and helped me get to where I am today.
After receiving my bachelor’s degree in political science and spending a couple months in the Washington, D.C., area I realized a lot of the things I did in school were all put to use in the real world. I was told U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, who chairs the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, loved my resume because a lot of it dealt with the groundwork that relates to the committee I currently work for.
I encourage students to take advantage of the opportunities that get you into the community, because it really prepared me when it was time to talk about my experience during the interview.
Jordan Harris ’21 is a political science graduate who now serves as a staff assistant for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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