Evangel University Students Attend Honors Academic Seminar in Nation’s Capital
Dr. Jon Spence with students Schuyler Copple, Christina Glowacki and Shaun Swartz
Contact: Daniella Foster May 25, 2006 Phone: (202) 336-7600
Washington, D.C.— Evangel University students Schuyler Copple, Christina Glowacki and Shaun Swartz joined more than a hundred college and university honors students, fellows and faculty from around the nation and abroad who traveled to Washington, D.C., on May 13 to take part in The Washington Center’s first Leaders on Leadership: Critical Issues in the Age of Globalization academic seminar.
Leaders on Leadership is a weeklong seminar that gives participants the opportunity to explore how current and future leaders in Washington work to address important public policy issues that impact our society within a global context.
Through presentations by prominent speakers such as Helen Thomas, John Miller, Frank Mankiewicz, Michael A. Brown and Ambassador Turki of Saudi Arabia; site visits; tours; briefings and personal interviews, students directly explored their policy and career interests and investigated the nature of leadership within designated policy tracks.
“We’ve created an experience that challenges honors students both intellectually and emotionally,” said Senior Vice President Eugene Alpert. “Experiential learning in an academic context may be a new style of learning for some. You are learning ‘on the go’ in a fast-paced and challenging environment. It requires self-initiative, patience, careful thought, and reliance upon your best judgment.”
Tailored visits to organizations headquartered in D.C. gave participants a balanced picture of the diversity of leadership within NGOs, such as Amnesty International and The Heritage Foundation; government agencies, such as Border Patrol and the USAID; and organizations the represent the private sector, such as the DC Sustainable Business Network.
Now in its 30th year, The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars is an educational nonprofit organization serving thousands of colleges and universities in the U.S. and other countries by providing selected students challenging opportunities to work and learn in Washington, D.C., for academic credit. The largest such program, TWC has over 33,000 alumni, many of whom are leaders in numerous professions and nations around the world.