ir affiliation brochure private su2011 web

8/4/2019 IR Affiliation Brochure Private SU2011 Web

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An invitation

to afliate

Internships and Academic Seminars

For Priate Collegesand Uniersities


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Council o Presidents

Phillip AustinPresident EmeritusUniversity o Connecticut

William G. DurdenPresidentDickinson College

Mark A. EmmertPresidentNational CollegiateAthletic Association

Nathan O. HatchPresidentWake Forest University

William E. KirwanChancellorUniversity o Maryland System

Sally K. MasonPresidentUniversity o Iowa

Michael B. Smith

President

Ambassador Alan J. Blinken

Chairman

Dear Colleagues:

Do your institutions priorities include:

Recruiting and retaining strong students?Providing students o all majors high-quality internships?

Oering international study options and internships abroad?

Cultivating special opportunities or particular groups, such ashonors students, national ellowship candidates, and studentso diverse backgrounds?

Launching your graduatesand uture alumnion successulcareer paths?

Providing opportunities or leadership and civic engagement?

Providing opportunities or aculty development?

For over three decades, Te Washington Center or Internshipsand Academic Seminars has helped colleges and universitiesaccomplish these goals. It delivers more than a semesteraway and coveted internships. It provides an integrated,credit-worthy experience that transorms theory into practice,ambition into purpose and potential into achievementanexperience that transorms.

Tats why hundreds o private colleges and universities inthe U.S. and abroad choose to partner with Te Washington

Center.

We hope youll want to work with us, as well.

Sincerely,

Ambassador Alan J. BlinkenChairman

Michael B. SmithPresident


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* Te Intern Abroad Programs d ier in some respects; or more inormation, visit www.twc.edu/abroad

What is Te Washington Center?A nonprot educational organization in

Washington, D.C., Te Washington Centerserves colleges and universities that want toextend their curricula to the nations capitaland, increasingly, key cities in other countries.Founded more than 36 years ago, it now has 80sta, some 40 associated aculty, and more than45,000 alumni rom more than 1,000 institutionsin the U.S. and abroad.

What exactly do we provide?In our main internship program, we provide

students o all majors academic semesters andsummer terms centered on tailored internshipsin Washington, D.C.and in a growing seto international locations (currently London,England and Sydney, Australia).*

We also provide academic seminars, typicallyone to two weeks in length as well as customizedaculty-led programs. Every our years weorganize the only national academic programsor college students at the major politicalconventions.

Our Washington, D.C. internshipprogram has three main components

A tailored internship: We maintain tieswith more than 1,000 internship sites ingovernmental, international, business andnonprot organizations. With help rom ourproessional sta, students choose a substantive,supervised internship tailored to their academicand proessional interests and needs.

An academic course:We oer 35 to 50 asemester, in a range o disciplines and inter-disciplinary areas. Students choose one, takenor three hours, one evening a week. Faculty

are highly qualied academics (a course guidewith biographies is available) and are oen alsopractitioners in their eld.

Te Leadership Forum:We enrich studentsinternships and academic study with someremarkable programming not possible orprograms o a smaller scale. For example, at ourAlan K. Simpson-Norman Y. Mineta LeadersSeries, students hear rom and question memberso the cabinet, ambassadors, leading journalists,and CEOs. Our Public Policy Dialogues onCapitol Hill program enables students to meetin smaller groups with Members o Congressor their stas. All students carry out a civicengagement project in an area o personal orproessional concern. o document, analyze, andreect on the internship experience, students alsocomplete an internship portolio.


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Te Washington Center shares with Dickinson a commitment to provide a

useul education that combines hands-on experience with a rigorous liberal-

arts academic oundation. When I reiew the internships Dickinson students

hae experienced through WC, I am impressed by the breadth o choices

that are aailable to them. Our students hae used their Washington Center

experiences to sere in the White House, Congress, the U.S. Attorneys Oce,

the Brookings Institution, etc. Tese internships are piotal opportunities or

our students to engage the world as emerging citizen leaders.

William G. Durden, Ph.D.resident

Dickinson College

amplenternship Sites

U.S. Department the reasury

U.S. Congressional Ofces

Voice o America

U.S. Environmentalrotection Agency

Amnesty International

Te White House

National Institutes o Health

Woodrow Wilson

nternational Centeror Scholars

CNN

Merrill Lynch

NERPOL

aw rms and lobbying rms

mbassies

National EducationAssociation

U.S. Attorneys Ofce or the

District o Columbia

ABC News

eace Corps

Among thousands o others

Since they award their own academic creditor students work, theres no more important

question or our afliated colleges anduniversities. With our nationally representativeLiaison Advisory Board, weve been developingthe answer or over three decadesand the actthat hundreds o institutions award credit orwhat students do speaks to the success and appealo Te Washington Centers approach.

First, some background. Te amount o creditand the type or types o credit colleges anduniversities award are, o course, institutionaldecisions. But generally students receive 12 to 16

hours or a 15-week semester and 6 to 12 or a 10-week quarter or summer term. Some credit maybe in the major, some may be elective or generaleducation credit. Some credits may be graded andsome awarded pass/ail. We are happy to provideguidance as well as examples o credit packagesrom similar institutions.

How, then, can an institution be assured that astudents work with us is credit-worthy? Some othe key assurances:

Admissions standards

We admit only students who are ready or achallenging academic and work experience.All have ofcial approval o a liaison or acultysponsor. Te average GPA o enrolled studentsis over 3.3. Successul applicants join one o themost diverse and motivated peer groups in thecountry.

Te internship

Internships are tailored and substantive and

chosen rom among options generated byproessional sta. Students are supervised byprogram advisors, typically with masters or J.D.degrees and extensive experience in their elds.

Our agreement with our several thousandplacement sitesmost o which are long-timepartnersis that internships will be substantiveand challenging, and that at least 80% o thestudents work will be non-clerical.

Every students Washington Center program

advisor visits the work site to ensure that theuniversitysas well as the students and theorganizationsexpectations are being met; inot, and we cant resolve the problem, we willnd the student a more appropriate placement.

An institutional member o the NationalSociety or Experiential Education (NSEE), TeWashington Center adheres to the principles ogood practice specied by this organization, aswell as the guidelines or internship programs

adopted by the Council or the Advancement oStandards in Higher Education (CAS).

How can institutions be assured that a students work with us isworthy o academic credit?


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Te Washington Center gies our students a wonderul academic experience

that they could not obtain anywhere else. It provides them with more o

eerythingbetter internship placements, better housing, and more one-

on-one superisionand at a price that allows us to make this opportunity

aailable to the greatest number o students. Te Centers sta has been

tireless in seeking out additional unds om state governments, oundations

and the priate sector so as to make the experience aordable to all.

Francis Graham Lee,

Proessor o Political Sand Campus Liaison

Saint Josephs Univers

Academic courses

We hire only highly qualied instructorsthe large majority with both terminaldegrees in their elds and successul collegeteaching experience. Many also bring a

valuable perspective o recent or currentpractice into their classrooms.

A detailed course guide is provided inadvance o each term, containing academicpolicies, biographical inormation on acultyand course summaries. We can provideindividual course syllabi on request. Coursesand instruction are careully assessed eachterm by our director o academic aairs.

ailored programming andportolio learning

Under the guidance o their programadvisors, students in our thematically-organized program areasPoliticalLeadership, International Aairs,Business and Global rade, Media andCommunication, Advocacy, Service and Arts,Law and Criminal Justice, and the likemeet together as groups each week or panels,speakers, site visits, and other programming

ocused on their specic areas o interest.

Week by week, students also compileportolios in which they document, analyzeand reect on the experiential componentso their work. Common componentsinclude an individual development plan,rsum, analyses o lectures, a report on aninormational interview, a civic engagementassignment, sample work products and aninternship deense letter to the students

institution explaining why the experiencehas been credit-worthy.

Grading o student perormance

Just as colleges and universities provide

their own credit or students satisactorycompletion o our internship program,they determine students grades. TeWashington Center, however, providesthe campus the thorough documentationit needs to make this determination. Tisincludes, in addition to a brie mid-termevaluation, nal evaluations rom thestudents program advisor, site supervisorand course instructor, each o whom alsorecommends a grade. Te students portolio

is also sent back to the institution.

Inspection visits and requests orreerences encouraged

We invite aculty and other campusrepresentatives to visit at any time or a ul lorientation to our programinternships,academic courses and Leadership Forumand to tour our acilities, including ourheadquarters building in the Dupont

Circle area and state-o-the-art residentialand academic acility ve blocks north oCapitol Hill. I you would like to visit us, wemay be able to help with the expense.

We also invite prospective partners to speakwith members o our Liaison Advisory Board,who are aculty and administrators romsome orty o our afliated institutions acrossthe country. Please contact us i you wouldlike selected names and contact inormation.

Below

Former Secretary o

State Madeleine Albri

(top), ormer Secretary

ransportation Norm

Mineta (center) and o

NPR President Kevin

(bottom), are among m

recent speakers.


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I tell my students two things: that we hae neer had a dissatisfed customer

and that this type o hands-on knowledge is invaluable. Our Case students

hae had excellent experiences, enlightening internships, fne instruction,

and great opportunities to get close to at least a part o the action in the

political center o the nation. Tey are fred up when they come back to

campus, ready to learn more about how politics works in Washington.

Is housing provided?Yes, it is guaranteed to all accepted students.

Students live in shared, ully-urnished apartments

in our new Residential and Academic Facility

(pictured le), just blocks north o Capitol Hill,

or, when additional apartments are needed, in

careully selected, well-established neighborhoods

in Northern Virginia and suburban Maryland.All acilities are easily accessible to

Washingtons Metro subway system. Student

lie proessionalsincluding resident assistants

assigned to each buildingorganize a range o

social and proessional development activities

and provide an important saety net in case o

emergency.

Alexander Lamis, Ph.D.

Associate Proessor o Politicalcience and Campus Liaison

Case Western ReserveUniversity


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What is the cost? How is it paid?Te program ee (tuition) and housing eeor each upcoming term are available onTe Washington Centers website atwww.twc.edu/program-ees. Te gures given

are sticker prices. Students actual net costsvary greatly as a result o additional aid receivedrom any o several sources, including theirinstitutions, states, internship sites and TeWashington Centers own substantial nancialassistance program. All told, more than 75% oWashington Center students receive some ormo assistance.

Te program ee is set between the averagetuitions o public and private institutionsnationally. Tis enables most private collegesand universities to collect their usual tuition(students remain enrolled on the home campus),pay Te Washington Centers program ee romthe amount collected, and retain the dierenceon campus. Again, we can provide examples oarrangements in place at like institutions.

What are the academic seminarsthat are aailable to students?Academic seminars are intensely programmed

oerings o short duration that draw on theextraordinary resources o Washington, D.C. andcomplement what most institutions provide ontheir campuses. Tey are usually oered or oneor two weeks in January and May. Students atall levels, including recent graduates, are eligibleto participate. Te academic seminars oer anin-depth ocus o study on particular topicsthrough lectures, site visits, tours, briengs, andspecial events. Past topics include Congress and

the Presidency, Politics and the Media, the CampDavid Peace Process, and National Security.

Every our years our Campaign Series centers onthe presidential nomination and election processand includes signature programs at the national

political conventions and the presidentialinauguration. Our Washington ConnectionProgram oers customized programming oraculty who are bringing students to Washingtonduring spring break.

Te seminars provide incentives or acultyto serve as aculty leaders and to bring groupso students as part o a mini-term, summeror semester add-on course, worthy o one totwo credits per week o study. Te acultydevelopment opportunities are also

considerable. For upcoming seminars pleasevisit ww w.twc.edu/seminars.

Visibility and FundraisingOpportunitiesAfliated institutions have the opportunity toutilize our reception space at a special rentalprice, and many have taken advantage o it tohost alumni and prospective student receptions.Our annual all Gala honors selected high-

ranking public ofcials and brings togetherTe Washington Center amily with tablesponsorships dedicated to scholarships orparticipating institutions. Tis is a valuablemeans to connect with local alumni and potentialdonors. Our seminar programs oen attract theattention o national media, and you can nd ourstudents in close to one hundred WashingtonCenter programs on C-SPANs video archives atwww.c-span.org.

When Wake Forest Uniersity frst explored opportunities or academic

internships in Washington, we conducted a thorough ealuation o Te

Washington Centers (WC) history, mission, programs, and operations.

We were convinced that our partnership would sere our requirements

or both academic rigor and internships that were discipline-based,

experientially probing, and exceptional in quality. Te high caliber,

commitment, and responsieness o the entire sta hae been hallmarks oour ery successul aliation.

Paul N. Orser, Ph.D.

Associate Dean o theCollege and Campus

Wake Forest Univers

Sample PrivateInstitutionAfliates

Bradley University

Case Western ReserveUniversity

Clark University

Colby College

Dickinson College

Elon University

Emerson College

Furman University

Loyola Marymount UnQuinnipiac University

Saint Josephs Universit

Stonehill College

Suolk University

Sweet Briar College

exas Christian Univer

University o Mount Un

University o Rochester

University o San Diego

Vanderbilt UniversityVillanova University

Wagner College

Wake Forest University

Washington College

Xavier University

And hundreds more


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Need a tour, an overview,

ample arrangements, or answers

o questions? Please eel ree at

ny time to contact:

oseph S. Johnston, Ph.D.

enior Vice President

Te Washington Center02-238-7948

[email protected]

r

Eugene J. Alpert, Ph.D.

enior Vice PresidentTe Washington Center

[email protected]

Te Washington Center

or Internships and Academic Seminars

333 16th Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20036-2205

02-238-7900 Main

02-238-7700 Fax

00-486-8921

www.twc.edu

We hope this summary claries why Te Washington Center has become the largestorganization o its kind and the partner o choice or colleges and universities. Fewinstitutions are in a position to oer their own program in Washington. And even thosethat are may nd that by partnering with us, they achieve their goals at a raction o thecost, without the liability and with ar more assurance o quality.

We invite you to explore an af liation between your college or university and TeWashington Center. An af liation is a simple no-cost, no-obligation agreement thatspells out your institutions preerences regarding the credit students will receive, thehandling o ees, and the appointment o a campus liaison.

o take the next step toward af liation, you can access a copy o our brie

Institutional Preerences Form at www.twc.edu/a liation(click on Documents).

Completed and signed by a senior academic of cer, this orm will provide the

oundation or our partnership.

Te Washington Center or Internships and Academic Seminars 2011. All rig hts reserved.

Te Washington Center actively strives or equal access to its programs or all regardless o race ,

religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical challenge or veteran status.

Te inormation in thi s brochure is correct at the time o printing. Te Washington Center reserves the

right to make changes as ci rcumstances warrant.

Cover image by Annie Pearlman. Other images by Scott Lerman.

We are proud o establishing our recent a liation with Te

Washington Center and look orward to oering our students

the high quality experiential education that is a hallmark o this

program. Student participants will be able to establish aluable

connections that can assist them with their post-graduation

employment and proessional school plans.Hilles Hughes

Director o Career Services

Marietta College

@twcinternships

www.acebook.com/WCInternships

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