The Washington Center
Want a life changing experience—one that gives you networking skills and includes career counseling, while earning college credit?
ATU students pose in the capitol during the Inside Washington Seminar in January 2023.
Programs in Washington, D.C.
- Semester long internships (earn up to 12 credit hours at ATU while studying and interning in D.C.)
- Week long seminars (earn 1 credit hour at ATU while visiting government agencies, interest groups, think tanks, and attending seminars in D.C. with leading government officials as guest speakers)
The Department of History & Political Science annually recruits about 10 students to participate in a funded week-long seminar at the TWC in Washington, D.C., alternating each year between the Inside Washington Seminar in January and the National Security Seminar in May.
Some funding from the Arkansas State Legislature are available to make these opportunities more affordable for instate Arkansas residents!
Learn More
Interested? Good! Visit Dr. Michael Rogers in Witherspoon 257 or send him an e-mail (mrogers6@atu.edu). Dr. Rogers is our liaison with The Washington Center.
You can also browse the Fall, Spring, and Summer internship possibilities through TWC by exporing Find a Program.
Past Seminar Cohorts
Nine ATU students and faculty mentor Dr. Chris Housenick spent a week in Washington D.C. examining the national security challenges facing the United States and the world today.
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Dr. Michael Rogers led ten ATU students for a week in D.C., during which students interacted with experts and public figures who gave behind-the-scenes glimpses of how D.C. works.
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