The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
Business Software Alliance Scholar Excels in InternshipBusiness Software Alliance scholar Alejandro Rivera, a graduating senior majoring in International Business at the Universidad del las Americas Puebla Mexico, completed his spring 2006 internship learning more about intellectual property and global business issues. Securing a competitive placement with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Business Civic Leadership Center (BCLC) through The Washington Center, Rivera played a critical role in four significant program areas. “My placement has given me the opportunity to reach levels I never thought I had the skills for,” Rivera said. During his internship, Rivera’s assignments involved such BCLC programs as the Business and Society Relations, Business Disaster Assistance and Recovery, Business and Education and Global Engagement. Rebecca Freyvogel, Rivera’s agency supervisor, believes that, “Alejandro went over and beyond any expectations; through his support, the BCLC was able to carry out several successful programs.” Rivera’s largest contribution came in his work with the 2006 Partnership Conference on Strengthening Organization Values and Stakeholder Trust. Assisting in the coordination of companies like McAfee, Lockheed Martin and CSR Wire, Rivera’s work revolved around the coordination of panel presentations, registration logistics and overall programming. “Interning with The Washington Center gave me the opportunity to enter the business world,” Rivera said. Through the conference, he was able to explore information technology issues and networked with participants and panelists. The Business Software Alliance's scholarships for college interns are an important component of its higher education initiative, introduced in 2003. The scholarship program, offered to outstanding students attending The Washington Center, helps raise awareness among college students about the importance of respecting intellectual property rights for creative works such as music, motion pictures, and computer software. “BSA commends The Washington Center for providing students with invaluable opportunities to work in the private and government sectors,” said Robert Holleyman, president and CEO for BSA. “BSA is pleased to support these internships which allow young people entering the 21st century workforce to expand their technical knowledge and online awareness.” For more information, contact: Javier Lopez Robyn Dickey The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars is an independent, nonprofit educational organization founded in 1975. Its mission is to prepare college and university students for civic leadership through experiential education. In this way, The Washington Center seeks to promote future leadership for the public, private and nonprofit sectors of society. It has served more than 35,000 students from close to 1,000 colleges and universities located in the United States and around the world. The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the foremost organization dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world. BSA is the voice of the world's commercial software industry and its hardware partners before governments and in the international marketplace. Its members represent one of the fastest growing industries in the world. BSA programs foster technology innovation through education and policy initiatives that promote copyright protection, cyber security, trade and e-commerce. BSA members include Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Avid, Bentley Systems, Borland, Cadence Design Systems, Cisco Systems, CNC Software/Mastercam, Dell, Entrust, HP, IBM, Intel, Internet Security Systems, McAfee, Microsoft, PTC, RSA Security, SAP, SolidWorks, Sybase, Symantec, Synopsys, The MathWorks, and UGS. |
Dates & DeadlinesApplications for fall 2008 semester, quarter and postgraduate still accepted on a space-available basis. Competitive deadline for Spring 2009 Semester, Winter and Spring Quarters and Postgraduate is September 29, 2008. Early deadline range for Summer 2009 Term, Quarter and Postgraduate begins September 29, 2008. Regular deadline for Spring 2009 Semester, Winter and Spring Quarters and Postgraduate is November 15, 2008. Calendar |
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