Congressional staff training and development is one of the Stennis Center for Public Service’s focal points. The core of this effort is a unique bipartisan, bicameral training and development program for senior-level staff, known as the Stennis Congressional Staff Fellows Program. Since the program’s inception in the 103rd Congress, programmatic activities have expanded to include a mentoring program for junior staff, known as the Emerging Congressional Staff Leaders Program, and a program for interns on Capitol Hill, known as Stennis Program for Congressional Interns. The Stennis Center also conducts programs that connect congressional staffers and members of Congress with military leaders, in addition to various other learning opportunities presented to congressional staffers each Congress.