ILLINOIS-IN-WASHINGTON, EXTENDED DEADLINE.

The Illinois in Washington Program has extended its deadline for FALL, 2014 applications to  Tuesday, April 1.

In IIW, students live in Washington, DC for a semester, intern 4 days a week, and take U of I classes.  Students intern in a wide variety of places from Capitol Hill to nonprofits to advocacy organizations.  Below are some of the places where students have interned:

Congress: Senators Durbin, Franken, Kirk, Reid; Representatives Davis, Roskam, Schock, Shimkus, Kinzinger;

Political parties, political organizations and lobbying firms: Democratic National Committee, Republican National Committee, DC Legislative and Regulatory Services, The Keelen Group, The Monument Policy Group

Think Tanks: Brookings Institution, Center for American Progress, Middle East Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center; Not-for-Profits: Free the Slaves, Truman National Security Project, Center for International Policy, Global Solutions, Alliance for Aging Research, National Parks Foundation, America Votes, Rock the Vote, Environmental Law Institute, Arms Control Association, Search for Common Ground

U.S. Government Agencies: State Department, Department of Labor, FCC, Legal Services Corporation, Office of the US Trade Representative

Applications and information are available at www.washington.illinois.edu.  Illinois in Washington is an academic internship program for all U of I undergraduates.  Questions?  Contact Susan Halebsky Dimock, PhD Interim Director, Illinois in Washington sdimock@illinois.edu  www.washington.illinois.edu 

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