Fisk University News April 20, 2023 In August of 2022, Erika Morris was selected to be a part of the first inaugural class of interns for the Biden-Harris Administration. After two years of no interns, the White House reinstated its White House Internship Program and allowed 127 current or recently graduated college students to embark on an opportunity of a lifetime. Erika was one of the youngest of the group at 18 years old. She was placed in the Office of the First Lady to support Joining Forces, a White House initiative that supports military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors. She assisted with stakeholder engagement and completed special projects that focused on Joining Forces' lines of effort including economic opportunity, childhood education, and health and well-being. She also had the opportunity to engage in several annual events like Halloween, Veteran's Day, and Christmas at the White House. Most importantly, she was one of many interns assigned to the South Lawn of the White House on September 13, 2022, when President Biden signed the Historic Inflation Reduction Act. She states that her most memorable experience working inside the White House was meeting the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, and talking to her about Fisk University, which she described as "my amazing Historical Black College". Erika felt that the internship was impactful and extremely helpful as she is a double major student in Business Administration focusing on Financial Economics and Data Science. Upon graduation, she plans to work in government relations for a Fortune 500 Company. LaTasha Denard Executive Assistant at HBCU Library Alliance<http://hbculibraries.org/> Phone: (678) 210-5801 ext. 102 Web: hbculibraries.org<http://hbculibraries.org/> Email: ldenard@hbculibraries.org<http://mailto:ldenard@hbculibraries.org/> Follow us on our social media: [cid:image001.png@01D9778D.DB418AA0] [cid:image002.png@01D9778D.DB418AA0] [cid:image003.png@01D9778D.DB418AA0] [cid:image004.png@01D9778D.DB418AA0] Sandra Phoenix Executive Director at HBCU Library Alliance<http://hbculibraries.org/> Office: (678) 210-5801 ext. 101 Mobile: (404) 702-5854 Web: hbculibraries.org<http://hbculibraries.org/> Email: sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Seek justice, honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. [cid:image005.gif@01D9778E.35FB3FE0]<https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/> [cid:image006.gif@01D9778E.35FB3FE0] <https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance> [cid:image007.png@01D9778E.35FB3FE0] <https://www.instagram.com/hbcu_library_alliance/> [cid:image008.gif@01D9778E.35FB3FE0] <https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/>