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Washington Summer Practicum 2009 Schedule and Seminar Topics TBA
Professor Michael Schneider directs the six-credit Maxwell-Washington Summer Practicum: six weeks of professional involvement, useful not only for skills learned but also for beginning to build the network of contacts required for a successful career in the nation's capital. The program consists of an internship and the choice of one of two seminar options. You will spend five days a week working, and attend seminars two nights a week. Each seminar is taught by experienced professionals whose knowledge of the field is applied to real-life policy issues on a daily basis. These seminars involve guest speakers, site visits, simulation exercises, and other dynamic forms of study. This experience is particularly valuable if you hope to make a career either in the U.S. government or in the many non-profit organizations which seek to influence government policy.
2008 Seminars:
Seminar
Component Students select which seminar to participate in when they apply for the program. Each seminar will meet twice weekly for the first six weeks of the program. Classes will meet in the evening each week on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 - 8:40 p.m. and Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 8:40 p.m. The China course will require one or two Thursday afternoon meetings to accommodate site visits. Classes begin May 27th and run through July 3rd. For more information, contact Sam. May 27 - July 3, 2008
"China in the 21st Century" http://www.usip.org/specialists/bios/current/martin.html
The seminar focuses on the changing
realities in Asia, with an emphasis on the growing influence China has
on regional affairs. It covers China's economic, political
"Global Energy,
Economics and Geopolitics"
Internship Component Each summer, Maxwell brings a group of competitively selected graduate students to Washington to take part in the 6 credit Washington Summer Practicum. This year, the program hosts students who actively engage in their internship sites' activities as well as the rigorous academic components of the Practicum. The internship component of this program provides graduate students a unique opportunity for practical training and professional development in a chosen field of international affairs, development and public policy. The internship encourages students to gain in-depth knowledge of an organization and its relation to certain issues and policy processes, to define and pursue your own career aspirations, and to network for the future. The internship requires a minimum of 250 hours over a period of at least 7 weeks (May 28 - July 13). This usually means working at least four days per week. Keep in mind that students are unable to work when the program seminar meets (see schedules above), but that most students stay on past the completion of the seminar in July to continue their internship. For a complete description of the internship evaluation guidelines, please visit the following website:
Internship Evaluation Guidelines Work Authorization for International Students - please read!!!! It is critical that international students on an F1 or J1 visa work with representatives at the Slutzker Center for International Services (SCIS) to obtain work authorization prior to leaving campus. Obtaining work authorization is the responsibility of the student (that means YOU!) and not the responsibility of SCIS or the IR program. If you do not take this responsibility seriously you will jeopardize your immigration status.
For more information on work authorization
for students on an F-1 or J-1 visa, please visit:http://international.syr.edu/practical_training.htm
Congratulations to the 2008 DC Summer Practicum participants! A selection of students and their positions are listed below:
Chadine Allen -
Organization of American States Congratulations to the 2007 DC Summer Practicum participants! A selection of students and their positions are listed below:
Alexia Christensen: Congratulations to the 2006 DC Summer Practicum participants! A selection of students and their positions are listed below:
Recep Aktas: National Defense University,
NESA Congratulations to the 2005 DC Summer Practicum participants! A selection of students and their positions are listed below:
Michael Apicelli:
Rolinski, Terenzio & Suarez L.L.P.
Vira Byy:
American Bar Association, Central
European and Eurasian Law Initiative
The following list of 2003 Summer
Practicum participants can only hint at the participants' valuable
internship experiences: Washington, DC Internship Sites
Tentative
2008 Calendar The Washington Summer Practicum is centered at the Paul Greenberg House, a townhouse owned by Syracuse University. The townhouse is located at 2301 Calvert Street, N.W., near the Woodley Park/Zoo Metro Station and in an exciting area of ethnic restaurants, sidewalk cafes, and shops. It is also a focal point of the Maxwell Career Services network. The townhouse consists of a reception
area on the first floor, a large seminar room with a Picture Tel
videoconferencing unit and a food service area on the second floor, a
large seminar room on the third floor with additional space for the
International Relations office suite, and other offices on the four
floor, along with a small seminar room. In the IR office suite, students have access to a brand-new multi-media computer lab with computers connected to the Internet by a high speed T1 line bringing broadband communication capacity and greater flexibility to our programs. The computers have desk-top video conferencing capabilities and a laser printer. On Thursday mornings a continental breakfast of bagels, juice and coffee provide a time when students can get acquainted and share ideas and experiences. The Calvert House
and View slideshow of Calvert House apartments! ►
Please Note: There is only housing available for 17 students, Syracuse students will pay Syracuse University graduate tuition for the six credits, plus an administrative fee of $250. Those students who elect to live in University housing will also incur a program fee for housing of $2,000. This covers the rent for the apartments for the period from May 28th through August 17th, 2007. Please note that you are responsible for the entire program fee even if you vacate the apartment early. We will not let students stay in the apartments after 8/17 - no exceptions! Here is a preliminary estimate of costs. Please note that costs are subject to change, and are based on 2007-2008 tuition costs:
Fees:
Other Estimated Expenses:
*Note that these tuition costs are based
upon the 2008-2009 rate. The rate is expected to increase to
$1,144 for the
summer of 2009. Please note that joint JD/IR students
must pay law school tuition for any credits that they take through the
IR program. This includes credits taken on global programs such as
the DC summer practicum.
We recognize that the costs of living in Washington are higher than some other metropolitan areas, and so we offer a limited number of graduate assistantship positions that provide a few lucky students with the opportunity to earn a few bucks on the side. These positions help us serve you better, and in return we try to help you off-set your costs. Those eligible for these positions have so indicated on their applications already. If decisions have not been made by the time of the orientation, you can expect to hear from us soon thereafter. All Graduate Assistants will report to Melissa Morton at the Paul Greenberg House. For more information, please contact the Global Programs Coordinator at global@maxwell.syr.edu. Due to the limited number of assistantships that we can award each semester, we highly recommend that students take advantage of the multitude of outside sources of funding to help support their stay in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit the following website that highlights a number of relevant funding opportunities.
Washington, DC is America's number one
tourist destination and has terrific recreational opportunities. For
starters, there's the Mall with its monuments, free concerts, craft
fairs, parades, festivals, kite flying contests, and more.
The Smithsonian Institution combines 18 different museums, including Air & Space, the Holocaust Museum and the National Zoo.
In the Woodley Park and Adams Morgan neighborhoods there are scores of art galleries, theaters, concert halls plus many movie houses. For special events each week in DC, please refer to the Washington Post's Weekend section.
Young singles set the pace in Washington--which makes for a bustling nightlife and bar scene. For Washington nightlife, and other local activities see The Washington Post and The City Paper.
Woodley Park itself has great ethnic restaurants and sidewalk cafes, and there are 200 more within walking distance. If you're an outdoor person, Rock Creek Park passes through Woodley Park and it's well-maintained bike path leads 25 miles up to a scenic lake in Maryland or 20 miles down along the Potomac River to Mount Vernon.
You can also rent a canoe at the
Georgetown waterfront or play volleyball on the Mall. In fact,
there are many team sports played on the Mall including volleyball,
ultimate frisbee, kickball, and flag football. To find out more
information on how to join a team, visit
www.Our-DC.com.
You can also jog, hike or bike the C&O Canal towpath that runs 185 miles from Georgetown to Cumberland, Maryland, or the Capital Crescent Trail, a old train track that has been converted to a paved trail that runs from Georgetown up through Silver Spring, MD. Within a few hours drive from DC are Baltimore and Annapolis, as well as Shenendoah National Park, the Gettysburg and Antietam battlefields and other great side trips.
Other Washington, D.C. Resources on the
Web...Nell's picks: For more information contact the Global Programs Coordinator, at global@maxwell.syr.edu.
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and military
strength and influence; its internal problems and evolution: and its
relations with Taiwan, Japan, Korea and other neighbors. Other major
themes include China's self image in the region and world; its search
for energy and other natural resources; its trade interests. US-China
relations - challenges and prospects - will also be addressed.
Visits to and briefings at foreign embassies and government agencies
give the class direct contact with foreign diplomats and U.S. policy
makers. 
Housing for the Washington
Summer Practicum is available at
The Calvert House, 2401
Calvert Street, NW, just two blocks from Syracuse University's Greenberg
House, and at the Calvert-Woodley Apartments, at 2601 Woodley Place, NW,
less than a block from the Greenberg House. Syracuse University leases
four apartments at the Calvert House and one apartment at the
Calvert-Woodley, which are located in the heart of the exciting Woodley
Park neighborhood in Washington, DC. 
