Internships and Academic Seminars

Inside Washington 2012

Washington, D.C. | January 214, 2012
Week One: In Pursuit of the Presidency Week Two: Politics and the Media
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Week One: In Pursuit of the Presidency

January 28, 2012
Faculty Director: Ross K. Baker, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Dr. Ross Baker, one of the nations most notable and often-quoted congressional scholars, is author of House and Senate, now in its third edition. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and has taught at Rutgers for over thirty years. He has worked for or served as an advisor to both U.S. Senators and Representatives, most recently in the spring of 2008 and again in 2012. He is a frequent commentator and contributor to national news organizations such as USA Today, The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Past Inside Washington Speakers

Ted Koppel, ABC News Brian Lamb, C-SPAN Chuck Hagel (R-NE), U.S. Senate Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune Bret Baier, Fox News Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court Bob Schieffer, CBS News Bob Woodward, The Washington Post For more samples of past program speakers, visit the C-SPAN archives at www.c-span.org.

A Special opportunity for your students

The Washington Center is pleased to once again offer its series of presidential campaign seminars. The Campaign 2012 Academic Seminar Series will kick off with our Inside Washington 2012 program. This academic seminar is an essential resource for college students (and faculty) interested in learning more about what goes on behind the scenes in the nations capital. Combining lectures, site visits, tours and special events, it is one of the best ways to see the impact of the political process and learn how national leaders address important issues. Students have the option to attend one or both weeks offered. The program features major speakers in the morning. Faculty leaders oversee small group discussions and site visits to governmental organizations, think tanks, embassies, etc. in the afternoons. Program activities also include a bus tour of Washington, D.C. and a weekly evening eventa dinner, reception or other special activity.

Seminar Overview
Week One: In Pursuit of the Presidency
January 28, 2012 With the presidential primaries and caucuses scheduled to begin in February 2012, In Pursuit of the Presidency examines how presidential hopefuls pursue the nations most prominent elected office. This seminar also scrutinizes the influential roles of national and state parties, lobbyists, pollsters, and consultants. Campaign strategists, party officials, and veterans of past campaigns will examine this high stakes race through a series of stimulating discourses, site visits, tours, briefings and small group discussions.

Week Two: Politics and the Media

January 814, 2012 Politics and the Media examines the uneasy but essential relationship between presidential candidates and the media that often shapes the course of presidential campaigns. Some of Americas most respected political journalists, news directors, and campaign consultants will help students understand the intricate relationship between the media and campaign politics. Similar in format to the previous week, the seminar also involves lectures, tours, site visits, briefings and small group discussions.

Week Two: Politics and the Media

January 814, 2012
Faculty Director: Professor Steve Bell Professor Emeritus of Telecommunications, Ball State University
Professor Steve Bell has a B.A. from Central College in Iowa and an M.S. in journalism from Northwestern University. He has an extensive career as a journalist, covering many of the nations major events, political campaigns, conventions and elections. He covered the war in Vietnam and the White House and was the original news anchor on ABCs Good Morning America. He has received several Emmy awards, an Overseas Press Club award and a Headliners Award for his reporting. Professor Bell is an active public speaker and writer and is often involved in special broadcast projects.

Faculty Participation
Faculty members are invited to apply to serve as faculty leaders. If chosen they will receive a stipend and free housing and are assigned to work with up to 15 students for the duration of the program. They direct the small-group discussions and serve as advisers, facilitators, and supervisors for the participants. They are also responsible for providing a recommended grade for each student. Faculty members who accompany 10 or more students from their home institution will serve as their faculty leader and receive free housing and a stipend while accompanying their students.

The seminar is taught as a course, with two weeks equivalent to 34 credit hours (or 12 credits for one week). Faculty leaders complete a written evaluation and recommend a grade that is sent to each students home institution. Evaluation is based upon attendance, participation in group sessions, completion of assigned readings, quality of written assignments and demonstrated effort to achieve established academic and professional learning objectives commensurate with each students level. Actual credit and grades are awarded by a students home institution through each campus/faculty liaison. The Washington Center does not grant academic credit.

Dates and Deadlines

Guaranteed Space Deadline November 15, 2011 Application Deadline December 9, 2011 If the deadline has passed, please contact us to see if space is still available. Payment Deadline December 31, 2011 For more detailed information about the program, please see our website at www.twc.edu or email us at C2012@twc.edu.

Academic Eligibility, Credit and Standards

College students who are 18 years old or older and in good standing at their home institution, recent graduates, faculty and Washington Center alumni are eligible to apply for this program. Undergraduates must have a Washington Center campus liaison or campus sponsor approve the application and receive their evaluation. Students are not required to receive credit, but the program requires all students to fully participate and complete assignments, regardless of credit arrangements. Seminar
Inside Washington Both Weeks Week One: In Pursuit of the Presidency

How to Apply
Students can go directly to www.twc.edu/ insidewashington and click on the application link. This can also be accessed through our main website, www.twc.edu. If accepted, students will receive an email notification and instructions to log in again to complete the housing request and emergency contact information. The Washington Center provides housing (included in the price) in our Residential Academic Facility, conveniently located in Washington, D.C. with access to the metro. Cost*
$2,195 Housing Included One Week: $1,895 Housing included

Dates
January 214, 2012 January 28, 2012 Check in January 2 Program Starts January 3 Program Ends January 7 by noon Checkout by noon on January 8 January 814, 2012 Check in January 8 Program Starts on January 9 Program Ends January 13 Check out by noon on January 14

Week Two: Politics and the Media

One Week: $1,895 Housing included

* Cost does not include transportation, food or personal expenses. 3

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Dates
January 214, 2012 January 1517, 2012 May 1319, 2012 August 18-31, 2012 August 25September 7, 2012 January 1222, 2013

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