TWC hosted their second SMLS of the summer semester with Brian Lamb, the founder, chairman and CEO of C-SPAN. Traditionally, students have been known to ask questions during these sessions but during the July 9th SMLS, the tables were turned when Mr. Lamb interviewed TWC students on topics such as:   | View Full Article

The Homelessness Civic Engagement Project welcomed the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) to TWC's Residential Academic Facility on July 9th. NCH discussed attacks on the homeless throughout the United States and encouraged students to support H.R. 3528, also known as the Hate Crimes Statistics Act, which would include attacks against the homeless as a hate crime.   | View Full Article

47 students traveled to Richmond, Virginia to support veterans competing in the 32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games. They are all participating in the Veterans Civic Engagement Project, led by Ann Reynolds.   Supporting Veterans at Wheelchair Games   Over 600 paralyzed veterans came from all over the country to compete in 17 different games including:   | View Full Article

The Washington Center is pleased to announce that Cokie Roberts, political commentator for ABC News and National Public Radio, is confirmed to emcee The Washington Center’s Gala 2012: Celebrating 50,000 Alumni, on Monday, October 1, 2012, at the National Building Museum.   | View Full Article

Jessica Glazer, Associate Director of Career Programs & Education at John Hopkins Carey Business School, spoke to the Summer 2012 Professional Postgraduate Development Program (PPDP) on the topic of Positive Psychology and how the field can help both your career search and professional development. Positive Psychology is a very recent field discovered in 1998. | View Full Article

Dr. Chad Moutray, chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), spoke to the Business and Global Trade Program at TWC's Residential Academic Facility. He provided an update on the economic status of the manufacturing industry and the high demand for skilled employees. He encouraged interested TWC students to look into high-skilled trade jobs, as well as careers in the fields of science, technology and math.   | View Full Article