Mary Catherine Olive has been chosen by President Bonita Jacobs to be the 2016-17 UNG Fellow to the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. This is the second year in a row that a political science student has been selected (Erica Barker was the 2015-16 fellow). Mary Catherine Olive is a junior political science major, who is concentrating in American politics. She previously served as an intern in Governor Nathan Deal’s office. Olive is currently co-authoring the revised “Georgia Public Policy” chapter supplement with Maria Albo, senior lecturer of political science). The chapter supplement will be appear in the 2017 edition of the Basics of American Government published by the University Press of North Georgia.