Fifteen students in the Veterans Civic Engagement Project volunteered as course marshals in a ten-mile race in Reston, Virginia on March 3rd to support Team Red, White & Blue (RWB), which seeks to reintegrate veterans into society through physical and social activities.

Last week, TWC held the Spring 2013 Roundtable on Civil Society and Social Responsibility. Spring interns had the opportunity to hear from a wonderful keynote speaker and 5 professionals who came from a diversity of backgrounds and represent a number of major corporations and foundations. This particular event is held each semester with the intent of familiarizing interns with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) opportunities.

Keynote Address- "Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategies for Success"

TWC and the U.S.-Japan Research Institute (USJI) just finalized a groundbreaking partnership with the signing of an agreement on February 27, 2013. Fourteen students from eight top universities in Japan will receive full funding during a new, two-week international seminar.

The eight Japanese universities include:

Searching for a great way to recognize a National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) director or dean who has demonstrated innovation and success in an experiential education setting? Look no further! NCHC and The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC) have partnered to create the NCHC-TWC Honors Award for Excellence in Experiential Education. Nominations are currently being accepted for candidates who have:

Why were animal lovers from the Humane Society University, a Deputy Police Chief from Alexandria, Virginia, advocates for domestic violence victims, a gay men’s rights activist and a torture survivor from Ethiopia all gathered at TWC the morning of December 18th? They were enjoying a delicious breakfast and celebrating their partnerships with TWC’s Civic Engagement Projects on:

TWC hosted the "U.S. Constitutional and Electoral Law: Political Communication, Campaigning Finance Regulation and Transparency" seminar earlier this month. The seminar is sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme and provides high-ranking officials working on Electoral Tribunals in Mexico with the opportunity to come to Washington, D.C. and participate in a week of professional activities.

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC) is excited to announce a new partnership with the United States-New Zealand Council in Washington, D.C., an independent body dedicated to promoting strong bilateral relations between the United States and New Zealand.

During the Roundtable on Civil Society & Social Responsibility, TWC welcomed a special keynote speaker and 4 expert panelists to discuss the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the role that it plays in civil society. The fall Roundtable focused on a range of partnerships and in-progress CSR initiatives to provide fall interns with the opportunity to become more aware and sensitive to the challenges facing our society at a community and global level.

Estelle S. Kohn, J.D. hosts TWC interns each semester as an internship supervisor while working in her two roles as Deputy Director & Legal Internship Supervisor for the National Whisteblowers Center (NWC) and Legal Internship Administrator for the law firm of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, LLP (KKC). She helps TWC interns placed at these internship sites delve deeper into the world of social justice by often providing them with the opportunity to work on high-profile cases.

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC) and the U.S.-Japan Research Institute (USJI) formalized a ground-breaking partnership on September 11th that will connect Japan’s top eight universities to TWC's programs.