Dear Kimmerly Piper-Aiken, Do you have students still looking for summer opportunities? The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) has openings in our Summer 2019 Journalism + Communication Academic Internship Program in Washington, DC, and we hope you’ll share the announcement below with your students seeking an educational and professional experience this summer. As a reminder, our programs include:

• An internship placement in journalism, communications or public relations

• Courses for credit in ethics and economics for journalists

• Exclusive lectures with top journalists + editors, briefings and professional development seminars

• On-campus housing in the heart of Washington, DC

The special extended application deadline is April 3. More information on our program may be found at www.DCinternships.org/JComm. Thank you for your time and consideration! Sincerely, Mary Stankus Director, Recruitment and Admissions U.S. Programs The Fund for American Studies (TFAS)

Journalism + Communications Program Alumnus Profile

Jackson Barnett, a student at the University of Colorado Boulder and a 2018 participant in the Journalism and Communications Program, said his TFAS internship gave him the experience which helped him land a fall internship with The Denver Post and a stringer position with the New York Times. “The opportunities with my internship at Homeland 411 magazine were unlimited. I would spend days bouncing between Capitol Hill, meeting with State Department officials, the White House and everything in between. I got to write about topics all over the world and be present for some of the biggest breaking stories.”

Check out a few of the pieces he wrote through his internship as well as one from his fall internship at the Denver Post:

• https://homeland411.com/how-to-stop-radicalization-of-children-on-global-scale/ • DHS Cyber Strategy Faces Staffing, Vulnerability Tests

• Colorado drought report: Southwest faces long road back to normal; Front Range dry but better off

TOP 3 REASONS TO INTERN IN DC WITH TFAS

Dreaming of travel this summer but also want to make it count toward your degree? Looking for a way to expand your mind? Need professional experience through an internship program before graduation? TFAS DC Summer Programs give students the unique opportunity to live, learn and intern in Washington, DC, where they can gain real-world experience while exploring new ideas and earning college credit. The Special Extended Deadline to apply for a Summer 2019 program is coming up on April 3. Here are three reason why TFAS alumni think you should do TFAS D.C. Summer Programs this summer:

1. Live in the Nation's Capital

A graduate of the University of Georgia, Evan Gold attended the Business + Government Relations program track in the summer of 2010. Gold said one of the reasons he decided to attend a TFAS program was the opportunity it gave him to travel. “For me, I think it was the chance to live, work and study in the nation’s capital. I had never spent much time outside of my hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, prior to the program, and my experience in D.C. cultivated a love of travel, exploration and of challenging myself in new environments.”

Evan Gold (right) talks to another TFAS student during a

seminar for their internship program.

2. Build a Network

Vanessa Scott, a current student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said the most impactful part of her experience in the Public Policy + Economics program program track was building life-long friendships and professional connections.

Vanessa Scott (center) attends a site briefing at the Longworth House Office Building to hear from a communications director with her fellow classmates.

“TFAS isn’t simply a program that you go through to add to a resume, it is a worthwhile investment into a growing network of excellence-driven alumni, internship hosts, professors and mentors who want nothing but to see you succeed. Through TFAS, I not only developed a sense of belonging in Washington D.C., but I did so surrounded by some of the closest friends I have made to date – ones who I still keep up with today.”

3. Launch Your Career

Hannah Winters (left) takes a photo of herself and some of her TFAS classmates in front of the White House. Hannah Winters, a graduate of Ball State University and the current deputy scheduler for Rep. Mike Braun of Indiana, said her TFAS internship program set her on the path to success. She participated in the Leadership + the American Presidency program. “TFAS was the launching pad that set me up for my current career. Following my summer at TFAS, I got really involved in Indiana politics where I got my first two jobs on U.S. Senate races. After winning the 2018 U.S. Senate race, I was able to return to D.C. and start working on Capitol Hill,” she said. “If it wasn’t for TFAS, I never would have gotten involved at the state level, which ended up bringing me back to Washington.”