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Internships and Academic Seminars
Tis way in
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I you’re serious about getting ahead and making a dierence,Te Washington Center puts you on the inside.
Based in Washington, D.C., Te Washington Center gives youan insider’s view o how the world really thinks, and how itreally works.
It all happens through our unique internship program:a ully integrated mix o proessional experience, academiccoursework and real-lie challenges ound nowhere else.
Tis intensive “proessional semester” will put you in touch with important people and important issues in one o the world’s most important places.
You’ll get a better understanding o how organizationsreally operate.
And you’ll get a better understanding o yoursel.
Who you really are. What you really want. What you’re good at. What you’re not.
So when you leave Te Washington Center, you’ll beequipped with the confdence, skills and sense o purpose tothrive in your academic lie.
You’ll be better prepared or a highly competitive marketplace.And, ultimately, you’ll be able to make a real dierence in yourcommunity and society at large.
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Te Washington Center or Internships and Academic Seminars is a leading nonprofteducational institution headquartered in Washington, D.C. It provides undergraduates,graduate students and proessionals rom the U.S. and abroad academic seminars onspecial topics and internship-centered academic terms. Oered primarily in Washington,D.C. and selected cities abroad, the internship programs consist o a substantive work
experience tailored to the student’s interests, academic coursework, and civic andleadership programming.
Te Washington Center enables students to gain the experience needed or entry-levelemployment and to prepare or lives o achievement, engagement and leadership;universities to extend their reach programmatically and geographically; organizations toconnect with a new generation o talent; and its many supporters and alumni to shapethe next generation o leaders.
36 years o leadership
140 proessional sta, associate aculty and resident assistants
1,600 interns plus several hundred seminar participants each year
3.3 average GPA (minimum 2.75)
Several thousand internship sites
More than 50,000 alumni
75% o U.S. participants receive nancial assistance
98% o current interns say the program signicantly strengthens
their career prospects
Students have come om all 50 states and more than 25 countries
Nearly 500 afliated colleges and universities
Supported by corporations, oundations, state legislatures, ederal agencies, alumni and individual donors
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Headquartered in a turn-o-the-century mansion (upper right)fve blocks north o the White House, Te Washington Centeroers challenging academic and proessional programs thatgive you access to the resources o the nation’s capital andselected cities abroad.
In these pages you’ll meet some o our interns and other program participants. Interns have many dierent majors and careerinterests, and come rom diverse regions and institutions.Te Washington Center is helping al l o them fnd their way in,their way ahead.
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Te Washington Center
Te way in. Te way ahead.
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tudents are enrolled inn internship programased on their interests andheir academic status. Eachrogram has one or moreroessional program advisors
who counsel, place, supervisend help evaluate studentss well as organize activitiesuring the day or hal-day
when they are not at their
nternship.
We oer the ollowing Washington, D.C.-based programs:Advocacy, Service and Arts
usiness and Global rade
Cordova/FernosCongressional Internshipor Puerto Rican students)
ord Motor CompanyGlobal Scholars*
Governors Internshipor Mexican Students)
nternational Aairs
aw and Criminal Justice
Media and Communication
olitical Leadership
ostgraduate ProessionalDevelopment
rudential FoundationGlobal Citizens
cience, echnologynd Society
ending Funding or 2012
ull program descriptions can beound at www.twc.edu/internships
A great way to launch
a career Tere’s no better way to launch your careerthan with a proessional internship.
In act, interning is becoming a crucial stepin landing that all-important rst job.
Tese days, nine out o ten entry-level hireshave completed an internship. So it’s nosurprise that over 80% o U.S. undergraduates
are making it a priority to complete aninternship by the time they graduate.
But an internship is only o value i it’s theright internship. And no one is better able to provide that than Te Washington Center.
Our connections to the world o Washington, D.C., are broad, deep andenduring. We know not only where placements are available, but which ones
oer the best experiences.
And we provide a wide range o opportunitiesorganized around more than a dozen major program areas that will give you a chance toturn academic theory into practice.
So whether you’re into public policy,international aairs, broadcast journalism,business, the arts—you name it—you’ll getaccess to an internship that ts your interests.
Plus our substantive internships give you thechance to do real work.
You may assist attorneys during a trial.Evaluate capital markets. Help in a radioor television production.
You could be conducting scientic research.Advocating policy positions. Or writing a business plan.
And throughout your internship, you’ll bedocumenting, analyzing and evaluating it allin your internship portolio, which providesuniversities and prospective employers with impressive evidence o what you’veaccomplished.
Without a doubt, you’ll be challenged.
Stretched. At times you’ll be exhausted.And—i you’re like most o our students— you’ll enjoy every minute o it.
Because an internship through Te Washington Center will open your eyes.
In getting the chance to “test-drive” a possiblecareer, you’ll develop new strengths. You’lluncover talents you never knew you had.
You’ll discover new ways o thinking.
New ways o communicating.
You’ll get an inside understanding.
You’ll also get a chance to make mistakes.And learn rom them.
Because Te Washington Center providesa comprehensive system o eedback andsupport through a dedicated programadvisor, you’ll understand what you’re doing
right and what you could do better.At the end o it all, you’ll be not only in amore secure position in today’s marketplace,but much more condent about your owntalents and clear on your own direction.
It’s a great way to launch a career.
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Larissa LuckelUniversity o Iowa
nternship site:CentroNía
At my internship site,ve had the opportunityo work in an extremelyiverse community with
multicultural and bilingualhildren and sta. As aevelopment intern, I’ve beenble to assist in corporate,oundation and governmentrant writing processes as
well as sit in on meetingswith the CEO and the rest o he executive team.
m truly learning the innerworkings o a nonprot
evelopment oce. Tehings I’ve learned here
will make me much moreppealing to potentialmployers.
t is rare to have thepportunity to acquirehe skills I’m gaining now,nd none o this would
e possible without mynternship throughTe Washington Center.Te entire D.C. experience
as been invaluable to me inhe development o both
my personal and proessionale, and I eel more condent
n both areas as a result.”
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Nick Catanzarorogram Advisor,
Te Washington Center
tudents receive one-on-onementoring not only rom theirnternship supervisors butrom their WC programdvisor as well. As a programdvisor, I help students createangible learning goals or theemester as well as enhanceheir proessional developmenthrough activities and othercademic assignments.”
An internship with a or-prot organization will introduce you tothe private sector, the country’s and the world’s great engineo economic growth. Whether you’re with Merrill Lynch, a law orlobbying rm, or the U.S. Chamber o Commerce, it will
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help you understand the way business is done (and, oen, howrelated policy is made). It will help you determine whether or notthe or-prot arena is or you.
Here, Rudyard Rocque (University o Calgary) and Sarah Heinz(University o Iowa) coner with Brad Queisser, their supervisor atthe lobbying rm mCapitol Management. Queisser is an alumnuso Te Washington Center
Brad QueisserVice President,Managing DirectormCapitol Management
“Having students join our
team here at mCapitolManagement or a semestgives us the chance to expthem to policy makers another organizations that play a role in the politicalarena. We ensure that inteat mCapitol Managemenbecome a crucial part o toce’s daily unctioning give them the opportunitoversee and work on projo their own.”
Jon MayerVillanova University
Internship site:mCapitol Management
“I have been able to provemysel by doing legislativresearch and analysis and
making recommendationI routinely delve into the language o bills and guout what the bills will truaccomplish and how theyaect our clients. My moimportant duty is schedu
Washington, D.C., eventsone o our newer clients, international accountingI call Congressional oceset up meetings. Tese tahave allowed me to learn
lot—rom basic workplacetiquette to how the Amelegislative process works ireal world.”
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aimee MayfeldWashington State University
nternship site:Double R Productions
My internship atDouble R Productions
as given me the condencend experience I need toenture out and nd a job
er graduation.Double R has treated me as
art o their team and not astypical intern. As a public
elations major, I have hadhe opportunity to gainands-on experience not only
with writing press releasesnd creating public servicennouncement concepts,ut also with video editing,roduction work, media
ogging and helping at videohoots. I could not ask or aetter internship!”
Sample InternshipsCouncil o StateGovernments
mbassy o Mexico
nstitute o
nternational Education
nternal Revenue Service
Merrill Lynch
National Deense University
National Institutes o Health
ave the Children
mithsonian Institution
U.S. Congressional Oces
U.S. Department o Justice
USA oday
Voice o America
White House Oce o National Drug Control Policy
nd thousands more
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Te Washington Center serves students in all majors, withinterests in a wide variety o elds. Tese include the government,nonprot and business arenas eatured on these pages as well asmany others that may partially overlap with them—the worlds o media and communications, science and technology, lawand criminal justice, and international aairs.
Let us know your interests, whatever they are. We’ll probably be able to nd you substantive and exciting internship options to help you on your way.
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Carey CarpenterWake Forest University
nternship site:Woodrow Wilsonnternational Center
or Scholars
Dr. Alicia Campi’s coursen U.S.-China relations inhe 20th and 21st centuriesas given me a wonderulackground on U.S. oreignolicy toward an emerging ower that promises to bet the oreront o nationalecurity and economic talksn the years to come. Troughhis course and through my
nternship with the WoodrowWilson International Centeror Scholars, I’ve had therivilege o exploring the
ntricate dynamics o U.S.elations with leading nationsn the post-Cold War era.”
Sample Coursesorensic Psychology
rom Ideas to Action: Te
Anatomy o Entrepreneurship
Global Markets andnternational Businesstrategies
nternational Organizationsnd Humanitarian Law
Nonprot Leadershipnd Management
eaceul Solutions:An Alternative to Violence
Te Congressional Arena:ractical Problems and
mpact Strategies
candalous Washington:Uncovering D.C. History
cience, echnologynd Society
nd many more
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One o the many things that make
Te Washington Center special is itsunique integration o academics withreal-world experience.
We oer a wide variety o classes tocomplement your internship. Youselect one.
Tese are serious academic courses that,combined with the internship, can help you earn credit at your home college
or university.
Tey have in many cases a direct and practical relationship to the work you’redoing throughout the week, and rangerom politics, business and economics toanthropology, the arts and humanities.
Classes meet or 3 hours a week and aretaught by an excellent aculty—typicallyexperienced university teachers with the
highest degrees in their elds.
Te aculty are passionate about theirsubjects and devoted to helping you learn.
But coursework is only part o the story.You’ll also take part in our Leadership Forum.
Te Washington Center Leadership Forumgives you the chance to listen to and engage with distinguished speakers, including
cabinet members, ambassadors, journalistsand members o Congress.
Speakers have included ormer Secretaryo State Madeleine Albright, legendaryABC journalist Sam Donaldson and India’sAmbassador, Ronen Sen.
You’ll get direct access to the perspectives
and experiences o important leaders romthe business, nonprot, media, governmentand diplomatic communities.
You’ll go to Capitol Hill in a small groupto meet and discuss policy issues with amember o Congress or senior sta. You’llhave other exciting opportunities, too. Teymay include, or example, visiting embassiesand learning about international conficts
rom people who know them rst-handor hearing oral arguments at the SupremeCourt. You’ll have an inside look at current public policy debates and the organizationsand people who shape them.
And you’ll get the chance to discuss issuesthat aect your lie and your community.
As part o the Leadership Forum, you’ll alsohave the opportunity to get engaged in
the community around you and make a realdierence right now.
You might secure donations o books,crayons and toys rom local stores anddistribute them to homeless children.Organize a simulation o Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations at a local high school.Or take part in a get-out-the-vote drive.
It’s all part o our educational philosophy.
One that integrates proessional work,classwork and special programming in anoverall learning experience unlike any other.
We know it’s something you’ll enjoy and prot fom or the rest o your lie.
A great way to learn
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An academic course is an integral part o your WashingtonCenter experience. You’ll be able to choose rom approximately30 courses typically oered each semester or summer term.Below, Proessor Alicia Campi leads her class, U.S. and China inthe 20th and 21st Centuries. ypical o the aculty we se ek out,
Dr. Campi has both a strong academic background(Ph.D., Indiana University; M.A ., Harvard University; A.B.,Smith College) and relevant practical experience (years serving as a U.S. State Department Foreign Service Ocer in Asian
posts, including Singapore, aiwan, Japan and Mongolia).
Dr. Alicia CampiProessor
Course:U.S. and China in the 20and 21st Centuries
“I teach Washington Cencourses related to East Aand Chinese history andChinese-U.S. economic
relations. Te opportunito work with WashingtoCenter students romdierent backgroundsand schools has been astimulating intellectualchallenge or me over th
years, and this act, toget with the ever-changing no the U.S. relationship wAsia, keeps the topics reand relevant. I am happysay that I still hear rom o my ormer students nout making their own ca
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• Secretary Madeleine K. Albright,Te Albright Group
• Anna E. Cabral, U.S. reasurer• Mike McCurry, White House Press Secretary
• Sheila Johnson, President and Managing Partner, Women’s National BasketballAssociation’s Washington Mystics
• Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
• Dr. Klaus Scharioth,German Ambassador to the United States
• Carlos Gutierrez, Secretary o Commerce
• Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC),House Majority Whip
• James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary o State• John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
• Dennis Hastert, Speaker o the Houseo Representatives
• Kevin Klose, National Public Radio Presiden
• Bob Schieer, Chie Washington CorresponCBS News and host o “Face the Nation”
Te Leadership ForumTis set o activities helps students expandnd enrich their academic knowledge throughractical applications and critical refection.ome o these activities are described below.
Public Policy Dialogues
n Capitol Hill
You’ll meet in a small group with a member o Congress or senior sta on Capitol Hill or a
iscussion o current issues.
Career Services
You’ll be exposed to multiple workshops thatwill enhance your proessional development, such
s networking tips, how to improve your resumer how to get a job in the ederal government.
Civic Engagement Project
You’ll have an opportunity to be involved inrojects where you learn and apply skills neededo make a positive dierence in the community.
Small Group Sessions
Troughout your Washington Center program,ou’ll benet rom activities—panels, siteisits, briengs—especially designed or students
with your proessional interests.
Internship Portfolio
ach intern completes a portolio thatocuments, analyzes and refects on the
nternship experience. Te nal product providesome institutions, prospective employers andraduate and proessional schools with impressivevidence o what you have accomplished.
Te Alan K. Simpson-Norman Y. MinetaLeaders Series
On selected Monday aernoons (two to siximes each term) you’ll hear the perspectives andxperiences o distinguished leaders rom theusiness, nonprot and government sectors as
well as the diplomatic community. Each sessionrovides ample opportunity to ask questions.
Roundtable on Philanthropy and Social
Responsibility
Tis event highlights how the public and privateectors, individual philanthropists and non-overnmental organizations work together toddress pressing social challenges in the Unitedtates and around the globe.
Recent and Upcoming Speakers
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Yasue IwakiriCaliornia State UniversLong Beach
Internship site:
Atlantic Council o theUnited States
“Te Washington CenterLeadership Forum is desin a way that encouragesstudents to get involved be proactive. Among all our assignments, I oundinormational interview part o the portolio—tobe the most useul. Hear
personal stories rom the
individual I interviewedas well as other speakersthroughout the semesterhas impacted me more threading material rom atextbook ever could. I amcertain that the experienI’ve had in D.C. will redithe ocus o my studiesand change my attitudedramatically when I go bto my home university.”
Te Washington Center produces not only uture leaders in their proessions, but also well-inormed citizens who are engaged withtheir communities and their world.
Below, Madeleine Albright, ormer Secretary o State, speaksat the President’s Lecture Series.
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At the Washington Center, you not onlyget a great work experience and a greatlearning experience.
You also get a great life experience.
Because living in Washington, D.C., is likenothing else in the world.
First o all, the city is beautiul, lled with amazing people, impressive architecture and monuments,and vast fower-lled green spaces.
Ten there are the incredible museums, suchas the Smithsonian and the Corcoran andPhillips galleries.
A great way to live
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Jennifer Durham
Bradley University
Internship site:Sutter’s Mill Fund Raisin& Strategy
“For my summer internshD.C., I stayed in WashinCenter housing located just outside the District iRockville, Maryland. Tnearby area had enough and restaurants to satisytaste. I was able to develolasting riendships withmany other interns throuthe program, and togeth
we had a once-in-a-lietimexperience in the nation’capital.
One o my avorite D.C.attractions was the Newsan impressive museumdedicated exclusively tothe media. Another plachighly recommend visitiArlington National Cemin Virginia. Te changinthe guards is breathtakin
Tere are world-class perormances o theater,music and dance at places like the Kennedy Center.
And, o course, there’s sports. Washington, D.C.,boasts a number o proessional teams, including the Redskins, Wizards, Nationals, Capitals andD.C. United. What’s more, Washington, D.C., issimply a ascinating city to wander around in andexplore, whether as part o our scheduled groupexcursions or on your own.
And Washington, D.C., has a great nightlie.Te atmosphere on a Saturday evening inneighborhoods such as Adams Morgan andDupont Circle is electric, with everything rom Latinlounges to punk to clubs to independent theater.
And i you enjoy good ood, Washington, D.C.,is the place to be. Tere are hundreds o greatrestaurants oering cuisines rom all over: French,Italian, Spanish, Indian, Moroccan, Ethiopian—the list goes on and on.
But best o all is where you’ll actually live. We don’t house you in dormitories.
Instead, you’ll share an apartment with other Washington Center interns in either our newResidential and Academic Facility near Capitol
Hill, or in one o a ew careully selected buildingsin Northern Virginia or suburban Maryland.All acilities are convenient to a Metro station.So rather than living at arms-length rom the world, you’ll be right in it, amid the people andenergy that make Washington tick.
Your neighbors could be government ocials,artists or writers, or corporate leaders. Tat guysitting next to you on the Metro could bea high-powered policy maker or someone making a dierence in the nonprot world.
You’ll be in the heart o it, but you won’t be letotally on your own. Resident assistants, assignedto each building, are available should youneed assistance.
And on that rare occasion when you just might want to take a break rom D.C., the beacheso Maryland and Delaware, the Blue RidgeMountains, Williamsburg, Baltimore Harbor andthe cities o New York and Philadelphia are all justa ew hours away.
All in all, at Te Washington Center you’ll beable to experience the people, places andopportunities o Washington, D.C., rom atrue insider’s perspective.
It’s a wonderful place to call home.
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Te D.C. experience. It’s about being at the center o things,launching your uture in a place that’s prominent on the nationaland international stage. It’s about getting experience with some o the most respected organizations in their elds.
Amisha AminWashington Centeresident assistant (RA).
As an RA, I serve as aesource, peer counselor,
ctivities director and rolemodel to students living n Te Washington Centerpartments.
When the students arriveach term, I ask a handul
what their time in D.C. willo or them. Most guess thatheir internships will helpurther their studies andllow them to get real-worldxperience. As the semester
omes to an end, however,most always nd theirnswer has evolvedeyond the academic androessional realms.
Whether it was going to aalsa or Bollywood night,ttending a baseball gamer picnic, volunteering t a shelter, talking withheir RA or spending time
with their roommates
nd ellow residents, thetudents have learned andhared perspectives, oundommonalities, discoveredew interests and ormedtrong relationships.”
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You’ll be struck by how young and motivated the workorce is, andhow quickly real responsibility fows to those who can handle it.Te city’s energy is remarkable too, at both work and play.
In Washington, D.C., there’s so much to be accomplished, and so muchto see and do. It’s all at your doorstep as a Washington Center intern.
Getting Aroundon the D.C. MetrTe Washington, D.C.,Metro system can help yget anywhere you need tgo. You’ll be commutingto your internship site ona daily basis, to and rom your evening course, andLeadership Forum event your spare time, you’ll likexplore the D.C. area witellow interns. Te Metr provides service 20 hourday on weekends, so youget where you want to be your own schedule.
Metro Center
Pentagon
L’Enfant Plaza
Chinatown
Farragut North
Dupont Circle
Adams Morgan
Cleveland
Park
Union
Station
Fort Totten
Stadium-Armory
Rosslyn
Arlington
Cemetery
Potomac
RiverJefferson
Memorial
Lincoln
MemorialWhite House
SmithsonianMall Capitol
Federal Triangle
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Admiral Michael MullenChairman o the Joint Chies o Sta
Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman Joint Chies Sta addresses “Inside Washington 2010”eminar participants:
really applaud what you are doing and whatou are tied into here in trying to understandur government in these enormously challenging imes …. One o the reasons I ocus on you isecause you will lead, in the very near uture,
n ways that I think many o you probablymay not know.”
And later rom Admiral Michael Mullen’switter account:
ome smart questions this morning romtudents @ Te Washington Center. Future in
ood hands.”
Trough the Washington Connections program,Te Washington Center can also work with individual
aculty members and institutions to provide specializedrogramming as well as logistical and event supportor class study trips to Washington, D.C.
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Academic SeminarsTe Washington Center oers several 1-to-2-week intensive learning seminars ocusedon topics ranging rom public policy to international aairs. Tese seminars provide
participants with the opportunity to learn in-depth rom expert speakers. Participantsalso gain understanding through small group discussions, experiential eld work, model
simulations, interviews, readings and written work. Te seminars include site visits togovernment agencies, embassies, think tanks, media companies and other infuentialorganizations. Trough this immersive learning experience, students get unique insight intothe inner workings o national and international institutions. Te academic seminars areopen to students rom the reshman to graduate level, as well as recent graduates and aculty.
By attending these seminars, students are able to get a better grasp on a broad range o topics while meeting other students who share the same interest. Tese programs are structured ina way that, through the student’s home institution, students will be able to receive academiccredit or their participation. Most academic institutions award anywhere rom two to ourcredits or completion o the academic components o these programs; however, studentsare not required to receive academic credit or these seminars.
Recurring Seminar opics• Politics and the Media
• Congress and the Presidency
• Te Middle East Confict
• National Political Conventions
• National Security
• Presidential Inauguration
Sample Programming • Attend White House policy briengs
• Join lectures with notable speakers and expertscovered by C-SPAN
• Participate in issue discussions moderated byassociate aculty members
• Visit organizations in small groups
Past Speakers• Gov. Howard Dean, Chairman o the
Democratic National Committee
• Sam Donaldson, ABC News
• Husain Haqqani, Ambassador o Pakistan
• Brian Lamb, C-SPAN
• John Brennan, U.S. Deputy NationalSecurity Advisor
• Clarence Page, Chicago ribune
• Dana Perino, White House Press Secretary
• Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA)
• Justice Antonin Scalia, U.S. SupremeCourt Justice
• Bob Schieer, CBS News
• H.E. Samir Sumaida’ie, Ambassador o Iraq
Past Site Visits• Capitol Hill• CNN
• Embassies
• Executive branch oce
• Federal Bureau o Investigation
• Floor o Te U.S. House o Representatives
• Lobbying groups
• Policy think tanks
• National Counterterrorism Center
• National political party headquarters
• Te National Press Club
• Newseum
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For more inormation on Washington Center Academic Seminars visit www.twc.edu/seminars or email [email protected]
Campaign 2012 Academic SeminaDuring the last presidencycle, nearly 1,400 studerom more than 115schools participated inTe Washington Center
various campaign prograTis year, we are proud tannounce the opportuni participate once more. Ycan select rom our arrayoerings. Select one or sthem all!
• Inside Washington 20
• Republican NationalConvention Simulatio
• Democratic and
Republican NationalConvention Seminars
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Intern Abroad Sample
Internship Sites*
London
• British Museum
• British Water
• Forward UK
• Labour Party
• Liberal Democratic Party
• London Middle East Institute
• Marriott
•
ransport or London
Sydney
• Children’s Starlight Foundation
• Edge Custom Media
• Greenpeace Australia
• HIV/AIDS Legal Centre
• New South Wales Attorney General’s Oce
• New South Wales Parliament
• NMG Consulting
• Sydney Harbour Authority
*Te Washington Center cannot guaranteethe availability o any particular internship site.
Included in Each Program
• 10-day predeparture seminar in Washington, D.C.
• 2½- to 4½-day-a-week tailored internship in your destination city
• wo to three academic courses
• Programming that encompasses site visits,guest speakers, events, group travel and more
For more inormation about Te WashingtonCenter’s Intern Abroad programs—including the semesters and terms when the programs are
oered—visit www.twc.edu/abroad
Amara NwaigweUniversity o Michigan
nternship site:Quay West Suites
You’ll be amazed at the number o things youan squeeze into 10 days. We had everything rom guest lecturers and mock interviews tooee at the Australian embassy. Our D.C.eminar combined education with experience.”
David Biblisndiana University o Pennsylvania
nternship site:Vibe Wire Youth Incorporated
have already begun to eel comortable in myew surroundings. I have even met a ew local
Aussies [who] have taken me around to some o he local restaurants and bistro hotspots. I haveearned much about the little things that mattero the average Aussie by asking simple questions.ound that they have just as many questionsor me. It’s a really cool learning experience…”
Intern Abroad Want to go abroad? Learn about and experience the excitement o another country?Get the kind o international work experience that’s increasingly prized in today’s globaleconomy? Te Washington Center oers summer- and semester-long Intern Abroad
programs in two cities, as described below.
London, England
Europe’s largest city, a business, nancial and cultural center and a major global crossroads.
Sydney, Australia
Australia’s largest and oldest city, a center o the new Asia Pacic, known or its temperate weather, natural attractions and easy-going ways.
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For details on interning abroad, visit our website: www.twc.edu/abroad
Dylan Kwapy University o Indianaat Bloomington
Internship site:
UK rade and Investmen“Well, aer three monthsthe incredible city o LoI’m sitting in my windowseat on the fight back toStates. It was a good amoo time to live and work the city, but it really fewby. Interning in Londonle me with a good sensethe business culture in aninternational city, but th
a lot that I will take romthe past ew months besi just work experience. I’vmade some great riendsmy fatmates, my co-worand a ew Londoners. I’vcome in contact with manew cultures, languages oods, all converging in oever-changing city. raveto a new place or a ew dor a week can be a goodexperience, but in order
really get a eel or its culand daily lie, you just havlive there. I eel quite luckhave been able to do just
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Stephen JohnstonUniversity o Maryland Baltimore County
Washington Center Alumnus, 2003 and 2005
nternship sites:Constituency or Arica andU.S. Department o Deense
Current Job:Research Leader, Tomson Reuters
Te Washington Center is a great investment.attended twice—helped each time by some
cholarship. My rst internship, as a sophomore,was at Constituency or Arica, a nonprot. It
xposed me to international trade and steered meoward a major in economics. My second, twoears later, was at the Department o Deense.
Tere I used what I’d since learned aboutconometrics to assist government economists
who were tackling major national health caressues. On the strength o that internshipxperience, I decided to do graduate work inealth economics—and was oered a researchssistantship that paid my way. oday, I oversee aeam o analysts at Tomson Reuters doing arge-scale statistical research projects andublishing studies in the health care eld. I’mlso nishing a Ph.D. in public policy. Tat I’mble to be doing this at my age is due largelyo the opportunities I had at Te Washington
Center. Tey helped me nd my direction. Andhe credentials, skills and contacts I picked upave been really valuable.”
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For details on cost and nancial assistance, visit our website: www.twc.edu/nancialaid
A striking eature o Washington’s magnicent architecture is its manyarches and gateways. Tey rame and open onto broader horizons,and they provide vantage points and access. Te Washington Center
can be an important gateway or you—your way in, your way ahead.
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A great way to
transform your lifeYour time at Te Washington Center is all about getting the chance to experience the real world rom the inside.In so doing, you’ll have the opportunity to change your liein a big way.
Your academic studies can suddenly be brought to lie.
Your ambition can become a real sense o purpose.
And your potential can be activated and transormed intoreal achievement.
By test-driving your career and meeting new people rom allover, you’ll get to know the world better, and get to know
yoursel better.
Ten, o course, there are the immediate practical benets.You’ll receive academic credit toward your degree. You’lldevelop marketable skills. And you’ll be connected to peopleand institutions that can open up doors to a ullling andmeaningul career.
As an alumnus o Te Washington Center, you’ll be part o
a very special community that can be a source o inspirationand opportunities or years to come.