Summer 2016 Cohort Moves In, Begin Internships

Originally from Brazil and now based in Miami, Livia Ivanesciuc is an honors student at Florida International University, where she studies international relations and political science.

Undergraduate student Jamiah Bailey spent the summer term as a workforce intern at Friends of Guest House, a nonprofit that supports women rebuilding their lives after incarceration.

Cassidy Jacobs, a political science major at the University of Colorado Boulder, spent her summer in Washington, D.C. interning with The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens (NRNRC).

Abby Bendersky, a political science major with a criminology minor at Colorado State University, spent her summer as a legislative intern in the U.S. House of Representatives, working for...

Teanah Webster, a political science major, spent a summer in Washington, D.C. as a marketing intern at Special Olympics District of Columbia through the Academic Internship Program at TWC.

Ahiza Carillo, a criminal justice major at the University of Arizona, spent her summer as an outreach intern at Multicultural Community Service through TWC’s Academic Internship Program.

Frostburg State CS major Christ Gouala interned in IT at APTA through The Washington Center, building 20+ web pages and gaining cybersecurity experience.

When educators return to their classrooms after a professional development program, the most important question is not what they saw. It's what they will do differently. 

Finance major Luka Szymanski on why he studied national security in Washington, D.C., how geopolitics shapes markets, and who should attend TWC's seminar.

Many students wonder whether spending one week in Washington, D.C. can really make a difference. For first-generation Suffolk University student Fotios Meimeteas, it did. 

TWC alum Andy Fisher on why an internship, not coursework, is the college experience that most shapes your career. Seven lessons for making one count.

TWC alum Andy Fisher on how one 10-week Washington Center internship launched a 40-year career in politics and communications.

The Student Parent Empowerment Program, generously funded by ECMC Foundation, will provide tailored college-to-career advising, micro-internships and peer networks to help student parents succeed.

A political science and public service major from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Elyssa Looney spent years pushing for social change in her home state.

Bianca Talarico, an English major at Saint Joseph's University, completed The Washington Center’s National Security Seminar and left knowing she wanted a second TWC experience.

Inna Osetrova didn't come to Washington, D.C. simply to build her résumé. During her semester with TWC, she found the conversations, networks and real-world exposure that clarified her direction.

When Vic Winderix arrived in Washington, D.C. for his final semester abroad, he had a computer science degree nearly in hand and almost no experience with artificial intelligence.

Manali Misra didn't arrive at The Washington Center’s (TWC) National Security seminar expecting it to change the direction of her career.

Tevin Ali came to Washington, D.C. in 2016 as a science student. He left with something he didn't know he had.

Gabriel Alan Lozano González didn't come to Washington, D.C. looking for an idea. He already had one. What he needed was proof that it was worth the work and people who could help him build it.