Washington D.C.
Learning Program
Fall 2012 Group of Interns
How Do I Earn Credit?
• In a program that consists of coursework and
interning, students are able to earn up to 20 Butler
University credits.
• Six credits may be earned from two classes taught
on site:
1. PO 358: Foreign Policy Making in Washington (3
credits)
2. ART 382: Power & Presentation: The Arts of
Public Washington (3 credits)
How Do I Earn Credit?
• Students may earn 1 - 3 credits from a series of
“D.C. Seminars” offered throughout the
semester. These courses, each one credit, are
taught by visiting Butler & Centre College
professors and include “field trips.”
Classes right in the basement of your apartment!
Fall 2013 Short Seminars
• Journalism, Citizens and
Democracy
• TBD – presented by Butler
• TBD – presented by Centre
College
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Political Polling
Political Humor
Baseball in the District
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Journalism, Citizenship and Democracy
The History and Politics of the Holocaust Museum
Applied Optics and Photography
Immigration, Culture, & National Identity
Black Farmers vs. the Department of Agriculture:
Unpacking the Pigford Case
Where May I Intern?
• Our coordinator in D.C., Ivo Spalatin, is a veteran
of international and political affairs. Mr. Spalatin
works with students to place each student in an
individually designed internship based on the
student’s academic interests and work experience.
Ivo Spalatin, left, with fall 2012
interns at the FDR Memorial
Where May I Intern?
Boeing Company
Food & Drug Administration
Fox News
Library of Congress
Make-A-Wish Foundation
MSNBC (Chris Matthew's Hardball
Program)
Smithsonian Associates
United States Telecom Association
Washington Sports & Entertainment
(Mystics, Wizards, Capitols)
The White House (Public Affairs)
C-Span
Department of Justice
Department of State
UN Foundation
Speaker of the House Office
Matt Kasper & Josh Slusher at the S.
Korean State Visit at the White House
Spring 2013 Internships
• Best Kids
• The Weekly
Standard
• Offices of the
Attorney General
for the District of
Columbia (2
interns)
• Development &
Training Services
• Shared Hope
International
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American Civil Liberties Union
House Budget Committee under the
Chairmanship of Paul Ryan
White House Office of Presidential
Correspondence
Feminist Majority Foundation
The Ponds Law Firm
National Geographic Magazine
So Others May Eat
Offices of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Spring 2012 Internships
• Merrill Lynch
• Emily’s List
• Office of the
International Rescue
Committee
• Newseum
• Linder & Associates
• American Civil
Liberties Union
• Alliance for Retired
Seniors
• Senate Foreign
Relations Committee
• American Federation
of Teachers
• Senator Richard
Lugar’s office
House Budget Committee
Dick Lugar’s office
C-SPAN
US Agency for
International
Development
Office of Sen. Kirsten
Gillibrand
Kyle Inskeep, ‘12,
DC Internship
Alumni
• Washington DC Program
Fall 2011 Internship:
Congressional Black
Caucus
• August 2012 – named
recipient of the NBC
News’ Tim Russert
Fellowship
– one year salaried position in the
network’s Washington D.C. bureau
– Will start with Meet the Press
What is Living in D.C. Like?
Connecticut Ave – your street!
Everywhere you go - open air
ethnic restaurants!
Ride the Metro for all your
transportation! Safe! Clean!
Connecticut Avenue
from the top of the
Mariott
Adams Morgan
One of Largest night life areas in D.C.
Right around the corner from apartment!
Tons of restaurants and coffee shops!
Dupont Circle
Nearby metro stop
Full of small
boutique stores,
great places to eat,
and cozy coffee
shops!
And the circle is
one of the best
places to people
watch!
Georgetown
Another nearby
neighborhood!
Great nightlife!
Home of Georgetown
University, great
shopping, and
Georgetown Cupcake
(featured on TLC)
Chinatown/Gallery Place
Wizards and Georgetown play
at the Verizon Center!
Of Course, the Mall!
What is Living in the W.I.S.H
Woodley Park Center Like?
•Upscale Neighborhood
•Safe and Clean
•Secure Building
•A Block away from the National Zoo
(free!)
•A Block away from metro stop
•Woodley Park provides great
opportunity to meet students from
schools all over the U.S.
•Central location to many attractions!
•Spacious apartments!
•Free laundry facilities!
What is Living in the W.I.S.H.
Woodley Park Center Like?
• Mostly 3 bedroom
apartments
– Full kitchen
(including
dishwasher!)
– 2 bathrooms
– Fully furnished,
including cable TV
Butler students attend inauguration
Jeff Stanich | Asst. News Editor
Photo courtesy of Ryan Lovelace
“Butler University students spending a semester in Washington,
D.C., had the opportunity to attend Barack Obama’s inauguration for
his second term as president.
Described as a once-in-a-lifetime experience, the students said it
was amazing to witness such a largely-attended event.
Some of the students were able to obtain tickets that allowed them
to sit closer to the president.
Junior Jimmy Schwabe said in an email students arrived nearly
five hours before the event as part of the largest amount of people
he has ever seen.
“The opportunity to witness the president of our country address
the nation in person was an amazing experience,” Schwabe said.
“The emotion and the energy in the air was indescribable.”
Schwabe said he had no idea what to expect when we woke up
that morning, but once it started, he realized it was a day he would
remember for the rest of his life.
“People from different parties, races and genders were united
together under the belief that America is coming back,” Schwabe
said.
Junior Leslie Cyranowski said she was glad she had the
opportunity to be within 150 seats of the Capitol.
“I probably won’t have the chance to attend the inauguration
again,” Cyranowski said, “especially being so close.”
Schwabe said, for him, Obama’s most memorable line was when
he said, “For history tells us that, while these truths may be selfevident, they have never been self-executing.”
“Although we have political divide at times in our country,”
Schwabe said, “we can band together under the beliefs, principles
and goals put forth by our leader.”
Current students interning in Washington, D.C,
are invited to join the Butler University
Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter for an
afternoon of Butler basketball!
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Noon-1:30 a.m. • Pre-game gathering
The Tonic Foggy Bottom
2 p.m. • Butler vs. George Washington
Charles E. Smith Center
Don’t miss a great opportunity to mix and mingle with alumni, parents and friends as
they join together to welcome you to the Washington, D.C. area.
How Do I Apply?
1. Meet with your advisor, and
decide which semester would
be best for you.
2. Contact Dr. Morrel in JH
153, the CHASE Office, with
the following information:
which semester you plan on
going to D.C., your advisor,
your expected graduation
date and your major.
3. Attend a DC Program
Informational Meeting!!
How Do I Apply?
THE REMAINING STEPS SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN UNTIL YOU KNOW FOR
CERTAIN WHEN YOU’RE APPLYING.
1. Apply to the DC program the semester prior to the one you will spend in
DC. (Or two semesters if you’ll be studying abroad.)
The DC Program application consists of:
Application for Admission
Employer Recommendation
Faculty Recommendation
Resume
Personal Statement
How Do I Apply?
2. Attend one of the DC
Program informational
meetings the semester
prior to the one you want
to spend in DC-even if
you have already been to
one.
3. Make an appointment
with Ivo Spalatin. You
MUST meet with Mr.
Spalatin in order to be
considered for the DC
Program. .
How Do I Apply?
4. Submit an application
package by the deadline
to the D.C. Program
office.
5. Meet with Ivo Spalatin.
6. Check your mail and
email to find out if you
have been accepted into
the DC Program. Letters
are usually mailed one
week after interviewing
with Ivo Spalatin.
Important Dates
March 1, 2013
Applications due to the CHASE Office
March 20-21, 2013
Interviews with Ivo Spalatin
March 25, 2013
Acceptance letters sent
April 8, 2013
Intent to enroll due
June – August (approx.)
Ivo
Internship search and placement with