Course Description:
The Panetta Institute for Public Policy is a nonpartisan center for the study of public policy, founded by Sylvia Panetta and former member of Congress, Director of the CIA, and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. The Institute’s mission is to develop the country’s future leaders while helping it meet the challenges of the 21st Century. Each fall and spring term, the Panetta Fellowship Program gives a select number ofSanta Clara Law students the opportunity to work with Secretary Panetta and other Institute faculty on a proposal to solve a contemporary public policy challenge. With a multi-disciplinary approach, students are educated about the most pressing contemporary issues facing government and the history and origins of those issues.
Under the supervision of Institute faculty, students will also create a detailed proposal for a realistic solution to a selected policy issue. Students must complete 150 hours of field work, most which will be on site at the Panetta Institute in Monterey; and concurrently register for and successfully complete the Externship Workshop (706). Graded credit/no credit only.
