The President’s Lecture SeriesAbsurd Thoughts and Dangerous Ideas – How to Employ Creativity in Any Field
“If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.” – Albert Einstein

DateFebruary 28, 2011

Time2:00 pm

Join the The Washington Center alumni at the Nationals Game at National Park.

Location: Auditorium, TWC Residential and Academic Facility (RAF)
1005 3rd St., NE, Washington, DC – 3rd & K Sts., NE

Reminder: The dress code for Friday is business professional attire.
The morning events are mandatory for all students.

Locations:
TWC Residential and Academic Facility (RAF)
1005 3rd St., NE, Washington, DC – 3rd & K Sts., NE
&
The Washington Center (TWC)
1333 16th St., NW, Washington, DC - 16th & O Sts., NW           

Reminders: The dress code is casual attire.
These events are mandatory for all students.

The Washington Center provides a customized approach to each federal partnership.  No two programs are identical and each has specific goals it strives to achieve. Despite the differences, TWC provides a consistently high level of quality by leveraging its extensive resources to add value to each partnership.

Nick Catanzaro, Manager of Federal Relations

Nick.Catanzaro@twc.edu, x7995

B.A. College at Brockport, NY; Political Science and Criminal Justice

M.A. Stony Brook University, NY; Public Policy

Nick directs all aspects of strategic planning, business development, client services, marketing and public relations, and oversees two permanent staff members and 5 temporary staff members.

Jason Giaconia, Senior Operations Coordinator

Federal partners have great flexibility in how they work with The Washington Center.

The Washington Center maintains a GSA Multiple Award Schedule Contract. This permits federal agencies to take advantage of TWC’s services with minimal contracting requirements. Additionally, since all fees are approved through the GSA, our federal partners know that they are getting an excellent deal and that all quantity discounts are pre-negotiated.

The U.S. Coast Guard partners with The Washington Center each year to bring a number of students from minority-serving institutions to serve in regional Coast Guard offices throughout the United States. TWC begins by recruiting students from diverse backgrounds. We then analyze the needs of the Coast Guard and pair those needs with students skilled in the desired areas. The students are placed in regional offices throughout the United States. The Washington Center secures housing for these students utilizing university and corporate housing services.

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars is working in partnership with the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) post-secondary internship program to aid and promote experiential training to foster future employment within the Department of Commerce and the federal government in general.

Students participate in an internship at DOC to:

The Washington Center holds a Multiple Award Schedule Contract with the General Services Administration. The GSA Contract number is GS 02F-0078P.

Depending on the quantity of the interns secured, TWC is able to provide a per student discount.