• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Texas A&M Forest Service
  • Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostics Laboratory
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
  • Texas A&M AgriLife Research
  • Texas A&M College of Agrculture and Life Sciences
Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy Internship Program
Internships Start Careers. Begin Yours Today.
  • Menu
  • Home
  • About
    • Locations
      • Austin, Texas
      • Rome, Italy
      • Washington, D.C.
    • Program Benefits
    • Current Interns
      • Austin, Texas
      • International
      • Washington, D.C.
    • Intern Testimonials
  • Become an Intern
    • Eligibility
    • Logistics to Consider
    • Application Process
    • Apply Now
  • Blog
  • Hosting Offices
    • Site Supervisor Eligibility
    • Registering Your Office
  • Alumni
    • Update Contact Information
    • Alumni List
  • Donors & Supporters
    • How to Give
    • Supporter Impact
  • Contact
    • How to Find Us
    • Program Staff

An Aggie Hill-tern

19Jun

Howdy! My name is Derek McKee, and I am currently interning for Senator John Cornyn on Capitol Hill.

As a fellow “hill-tern,” a term respectfully given to us by our peers, I have the pleasure of working in the capitol every day. Every morning, when I am walking past the Library of Congress, The Supreme Court, and The Capitol itself, I am plainly in awe. I think about the opportunity that has presented itself and how blessed I have been to be a part of the PPIP program – sister program to ANRP.

I also realized the sheer amazingness of the Texas A&M network. I have over six Aggies in my office alone. We are very present in the nation’s capitol, and I could not have asked for a more welcoming experience. Above, you can see the Capitol as I walk to work each day. The beautiful dome, also known as 8.9 million pounds of cast-iron according to my tour-guide training, stands far above all. It is a physical representation of the freedom we enjoy as Americans. I have loved every second of my time on the hill.

Who knows? I may never go back to Texas.

  • Compact with Texans
  • Privacy and Security
  • Accessibility Policy
  • State Link Policy
  • Statewide Search
  • Veterans Benefits
  • Military Families
  • Risk, Fraud & Misconduct Hotline
  • Texas Homeland Security
  • Texas Veterans Portal
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Open Records/Public Information
Texas A&M University System Member