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- 2. What Will A Semester in Washington Look Like? 3. Independent Research Project 1. Professional Internship (4 days per week) 2. Coursework (1 or 2 electives, Speakers Series) Total UM Credits = 12-15
- 3. What Do Students Gain? MichiganinWashington
- 4. What Do Students Gain? 1. Learning Inspired by Experience 2. Work Experience That Aids Post- Graduation Competitiveness 3. Self-designed Research Experience
- 5. Who is the MIW Student? Sample Majors & Minors: Political Science Public Policy Psychology Applied Statistics History Industrial and Operations Engineering German Studies Economics Sociology Spanish Program in the Environment Communications International and Comparative Studies Economics Law, Justice & Social Change American Culture
- 6. Where have students found internships?
- 7. Internships Examples C-SPAN Middle East Institute Delta Airlines (Public relations dept) Dept of Justice (Consumer Protection Branch) CBS (60 Minutes) Treasury Inspector General for Tax Admin (Public Affairs) American Enterprise Institute Heritage Foundation National Museum of American History Brookings Institute Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Kennedy Center Arab American Institute Penn Hill Group Speaker of the House National Defense University
- 8. Typical Week: The Internship Monday-Thursday, 9-5pm, Students Attend Internship (Total 32 hours per week) Experience networking with professionals in their field Students work with a intern supervisor to set goals
- 9. Typical Week: The Coursework •Monday Evenings: Speaker’s Forum •Center forums provide an opportunity for students to meet informally with politicians, policy makers, professionals, advocates journalists and prominent scholars. Recent speakers of note have included Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia, Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader, Washington Post Columnist Ezra Klein, and Congresswoman Barbara Lee. •Tuesday & Thursday Evenings: Elective Courses •Friday Mornings: Research Seminar •Weekends: Sightseeing, Group Outings, Etc.
- 10. Selected Electives: •Campaigns and Elections •American Political Journalism •Lobbying, Money & Influence in Washington • The Politics of Theater/The Theater of Politics •U.S. Foreign Policy in the Mid-East
- 11. What do students research? • Polarization of Climate Change: Understanding the group that predominantly denies human causation of changing climate patterns despite scientific evidence. • The Decline of State Support for Higher Education: Assessing the Impact of the Governor's Party Affiliation • The Racial Symbolism of Voter Identifications Laws and Their Impact on African American Voting- Three Case Studies of State Election Data • Farm to School: Measuring the Effects of School Food Programs on Student Success • Determinants of Insurance Rates: Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act • Voting Early, but Not Often: How Campaigns Fail to Persuade Voters to Vote Early • Running the Country Like a Business: Applying Best Practices from the Private Sector to the Defense Sector
- 12. Support in D.C. •UCDC Support Staff and Faculty: Students have access to residential advisors, counseling and conflict resolution services, faculty, and our own on-site representative. •Internship Supervisor: Your supervisor is your direct line for support at work and we make contact with your internship to monitor progress. •Mentors: We pair students with two Michigan alumni in D.C.
- 13. Life in D.C. •University of California, Washington Center (UCDC) •Centrally located in D.C. •24-hour security •Each 2-bedroom apartment comes furnished. •Make friends beyond Michigan!