TWC actively works with its alumni to provide students with a series of opportunities to learn about different industries during a special lunch series. Whitmer and Worrall, LLC hosted the most recent lunch event.

Alumni from the DC Metro area came together for a fun evening of networking at Buffalo Billiards. The Capital Alumni Regional Community, led by Glenn Alpert, TWC alumnus ('09, '10), and Katherine Kerchner, TWC alumna ('11), organized the event in an effort to re-connect with alumni in the District. Both Kate and Glenn think that it's “incredible that so many of us have stayed in D.C. or moved here shortly after the TWC program—why not bring everybody out and get to know each other as TWC alumni?”

TWC celebrated its 4th Annual Alumni Holiday party at headquarters with more than 60 attendees including fall interns, staff and alumni.

Civic Engagement Exhibits

Fall 2012 interns presented the Civic Engagement projects they had participated in, where they were able to share milestones and memories from the semester. Civic Engagement Exhibits from the night highlighted several projects including:

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James Houton, Assistant Vice President of External Relations at Union Pacific and 1986 TWC Alumnus, hosted a lunch at Union Pacific’s Washington, D.C. office for fall interns. He discussed the roles he held before coming to the railroad including:

TWC once again celebrated its 50,000 alumni worldwide during the Fall 2012 Alumni Networking Reception, which takes place once each semester. The event took place at TWC Headquarters, where a mix of 60 students, alumni and professionals, enjoyed hors d'oerves, mingled and learned about a variety of career paths in fields ranging from law to government contracting. The night resulted in an opportunity for students to gain an insider’s perspective to multiple careers from alumni, both new and old.

TWC’s Professional Development Lunch Series went to press at The Washington Post when 15 Media and Communications interns enjoyed a “beyond the headlines” tour of one of the country’s leading newspapers.

TWC welcomed Section Chief of the FBI's Financial Crimes Section, Timothy A. Gallagher. Programs who heard from the seasoned FBI employee included: Law and Criminal Justice, Legal Externship and Business and Global Trade.

Students learned that the Financial Crimes Section is comprised of 5 units including:

Chad Creasey, Alumnus of "Campaign '96: In Pursuit of the Presidency" seminar, spoke to the Science, Technology and Society program about how his academic seminar experience transformed him personally and professionally.

For the second time this semester, TWC hosted a Lunch Series event at the CBS Corporation in Washington, D.C. The July 20th event featured John Orlando, senior vice president of the CBS Corporation's Washington, D.C. office. He is responsible for the oversight, formulation and implementation of CBS's public policy and government relations' objectives. Mr. Orlando is also a 1976 alumnus of TWC, one of the first of over 50,000 alumni all over the world. He remarked that:  "My internship at TWC was one of the most life-changing experiences I had.

TWC hosted their first career lunch series of the summer semester at The United Nations Foundation (UNF). What was more exciting than the location, was the expert advice that Peter Yeo, UNF Vice President for Public Policy and Executive Director of the Better World Campaign, provided about careers in the fields of health, public policy and foreign affairs.