ONU and The Washington Center
Ohio Northern has a strong
relationship with The Washington
Center for Internships and Academic
Seminars (TWC). We have partnered
with TWC for nearly two decades.
ONU faculty have served on the
National Liaison Advisory Board for
a number of years. Under the
leadership of their current President,
Michael Smith (an ONU/HIST
alum) TWC has witnessed
exponential growth. This is
especially true in regard to TWC’s
procurement of outside funding.
They received three separate $1 million gifts in 2007. This helped them establish a new
headquarters as well as build a new residential facility to house their future interns. Over
twenty ONU students have attended the Democratic and Republican National Convention
programs in the past two election cycles.
Students from virtually any major are able to participate in TWC programming. For
instance, over 15 majors and 3 colleges (A&S, Pharmacy, and Business) have had
participants in TWC programming from ONU. Our students have enjoyed high-profile
placements and real world experience that has helped them in their post-graduate lives.
List of majors that have participated
(last 5 years):
Broadcast Journalism
Communications
Criminal Justice
Environmental Studies
History
International Studies
Journalism
Management
Mathematics
Political Science
Pharmacy
Physics
Public Relations
Statistics
Writing
The Washington Center website: www.twc.edu
Partial List of ONU Internships:
Federal Trade Commission, Legal Affairs
US Marshals Service
Department of Defense
Department of Interior, Office of Civil
Rights
Environmental Protection Agency
US Coast Guard
US Department of Justice, Interpol
VA Hospital
Internal Revenue Service
US Capitol Police
State Department
Embassy of Mexico
Public Affairs Council
US Capitol Historical Society
Office of Senator George Voinovich
Public Defender Service, District of
Columbia