THE WASHINGTON CENTER

• Founded in 1975 as a nonprofit, independent educational organization
• Affiliated with hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide, over 25,000 alumni
• Internships with more than 1,000 public, private and nonprofit agencies in all fields

SAMPLE PLACEMENTS

• Congress, The White House
• Center for Strategic and International Studies . Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense
• Environmental Protection Agency
• CNN, C-SPAN, BET, MCI Center
• Smithsonian Institution
• National Institutes ofHeaIth
• Amnesty International
• Children's Defense Fund
• Mexican Cultural Institute
• Embassies
• U.S. Marshall, Federal Courts, Law Offices, Secret Service

HOUSING AND STUDENT LIFE

• Full-time professional student services staff and live-in Resident Associates
• Furnished, fully-equipped apartments
• Other Washington Center Interns as roommates
• Safe, convenient locations close to Metrorail System Social and cultural activities in and around Washington, D.C. arranged by the Student Services Staff

THE INTERNSHIP

• Full-time over four to four and one half days per week
• Substantive, entry-level professional work to tll'erit academic credi~ no more than 20% clerical work Full academic term (10- week summer, 15-week fall or spring semester)
• Academic credit is awarded by home institution (usually 12- 15 credits)
• Program Supel-visors work directly with students and work-place supervisors for internship placement and student evaluation
• Placements available for ALL MAJORS:
  The Arts
  Business
  Law & Criminal Justice
  Education
  International Affairs
  Science
  Health
  Information Technology
  Public Administration
  Political Science and more
• Special Program Initiatives:
  DIVERSITY IN CONGRESS
  ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNSHIP
  MINORITY LEADERS
  MASS COMMUNICATIONS
  NONPROFIT LEADERS
  WOMEN IN PUBLIC POLICY
• FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

Application consists of:

• Transcripts from all colleges attended
  ~ Goals and issues essay
  ~ Internship request statement
  ~ Letters of recommendation and Resume
• Each student's application is sent to multiple internship sites for review
  Workplace supervisor conducts phone interview, makes decision, and informs Program Supervisor of decision Student selects placement with advice from Program Supervisor

OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM

• 2-Day Program and Washington, D.C. Orientation Students take one Academic course from a selection of up to 25 course offerings
• Classes meet one llight per week and utilize the unique experiential education opportunities in tile Nation's Capital.
• Students attend tile Presidential Lecture Series given by Civic Leaders, past lecturers include Senator Connie Mack, Ted Koppel, Congressman Sherrod Brown, Donna Shalala
• Students participate in the Congl'essional Breakfast Series - small group breakfast discussions with Members of Congress

Contact Career Development Services

David Fitzgerald
315 Calvin Hall
Phone 319/335-1385
Fax 319/335-1366
david-fitzgerald@uiowa.edu
www.uiowa.edu/~careers