Cyrus Mehri entered the doors of the Woodner, one of The Washington Center's first housing facilities, in the fall of 1981. Little did he know, the TWC experience would shape his successful litigation career and become the driving force behind his move back to Washington, D.C. | View Full Article

The Washington Center congratulated the newest additions to our alumni network, that’s over 50,000 strong, at our Spring 2013 Commencement Ceremony. After 15 weeks of reflection and transformation in the nation’s capital, over 400 new graduates of TWC’s Academic Internship Program celebrated their accomplishments and were offered words of wisdom from various TWC and Washington, D.C. area leaders, as well as peers from their graduating class. | View Full Article

The Washington Center's Media and Communications academic internship program put a new twist on teaching their spring 2013 students how to network. For the first time, the program launched a "Media Mocktails" reception at TWC headquarters, where over 30 current TWC interns had a chance to practice their networking skills with over a dozen alumni who previously completed the Media and Communications internship program. | View Full Article

The spring semester ConnectTWC event, a networking reception held each semester, proved to be a beneficial experience for all who attended. Current students of our Washington, D.C. Internship Program seized the opportunity to interact and build relationships with our diverse and talented alumni, in addition to other professionals based in the D.C. area. Great food, fellowship and future possibilities greeted all who attended the reception.   | View Full Article

Last week, TWC spring interns met with alumnus, Brian Bieron ('87), who hosted the students for a tour and lunch at the eBay, Inc. office in Washington, D.C. During the lunch series, he expanded on his role developing both politics and government relations as the Senior Director of Global Public Policy and leading eBay's Global Government Relations Team, which he has led for nearly a decade. Before answering a series of questions from spring interns, Bieron told the students about his background and career path.   | View Full Article

TWC recently hosted the Lobbyists, Legislators and Policy-Makers event as part of the Political Leadership Program Symposium. Both the Political Leadership and Córdova Congressional Program interns attended this event and were exposed to different opportunities in the policy and lobbying fields.   | View Full Article