Rebecca Rumptz

A University of Kansas student veteran has been chosen to participate in the selective U.S. Foreign Service Internship Program with the Department of State, KU announced Tuesday.

Rebecca Rumptz, a senior majoring in global and international studies and in journalism, is one of 24 students selected from a pool of about 600 applicants for the program, according to KU.

Rebecca Rumptz

She completed the first portion of the internship over the summer in Washington, D.C., primarily with the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, according to KU. During summer 2017, she’ll complete the second portion, 10 weeks at a U.S. embassy abroad, with Warsaw, Poland, as her first choice of location.

Rumptz describes herself as a nontraditional student, according to KU’s announcement. Originally from a small town in Michigan, she joined the Army right after high school and was deployed three times during her seven-year stint. She worked two years as an intelligence analyst in Washington, D.C., before enrolling at KU.

After graduation, she’s considering pursuing a master’s degree in international studies and a government communications or public affairs role.