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Academic & Cultural Activities, Trips and Retreas

CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES 2006
 “Washington and Work”

On the History, Politics, Art and Architecture of Washington, D.C. as well as the
Sociology of the Workplace, taught by Dr. Linda Bayer

Thursday evenings, 7:30 – 10:00, primarily at Georgetown University along with International House and throughout the city 

Texts included:
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman
Working by Studs Terkle

Additional course for overseas interns from countries where English is not the native language:

“English Language, Literature, and Culture”
taught by Andrew Kolb, Mondays, 7-10 pm 

SPECIAL EVENTS THAT SUPPLEMENTED REGULAR CLASS MEETINGS

The course on “Washington and Work” met on Thursday evenings in the classroom at Georgetown University and in WIP facilities as well as throughout the city at cultural institutions, think-tanks, policy-related organizations, art and history museums, foreign embassies, universities, government agencies and offices, nonprofit groups, private companies, athletic stadiums, and media centers or stations. Grades were based on final papers, class discussion of reading assignments, writing tasks in connection with internships, and evaluations submitted by internship supervisors on forms provided by the Washington Internship Program. In addition to weekly classes, the following special sessions supplemented the course in 2006:

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“History, Politics, and Architecture of Washington, D.C.”
Washington Internship Program’s International Hous
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Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA)
Eric Rozenman, Washington Director
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Brookings Institution
Foreign Policy Briefing – “Are We Winning the War on Terrorism? Report from Afghanistan
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Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Play “Sheer Madness
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Lecture and luncheon at CATO Institute
“Size Matters: How Big Government Puts the Squeeze on America’s Families, Finances, and Freedom” by author Joel Miller and award-winning journalist Jonathan Rauch
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Elliott School of International Affairs
George Washington University
Film and Discussion by Dr. Jerrold Post: Inside the Mind of Hitler
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Elliott School of International Affairs
George Washington University
Lecture: “The Roots of North Korean Antagonism: Insights from Communist Archives”
by Kathryn Weathersby, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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George Washington University
Lecture: “Iran’s Radical Leadership and the Impending Nuclear Showdown” by Dr. Gregory F. Giles
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U.S. Institute of Peace
“Haiti’s Future” by Ambassador Roger Noriega, American Enterprise Institute
John Maisto, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Mark Schneider, International Crisis Group
Johanna Mendelson Forman, United Nations Foundation
Senator Malcolm Wallop
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Hudson Institute
Manliness: Book Discussion with Author Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr.
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Writing Workshop
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
“U.S. Foreign Policy and the Problem of Nation-Building” by Dr. Klaus Schwabe    
from Germany, author of Superpower and World Order
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Georgetown University Davis Center for the Performing Arts,
Gonda Theater
Speakers: Actress Olympia Dukakis and Playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker
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CNN Show – On the Story
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Library of Congress, Jefferson Building
“African Dilemmas of Self-Determination: Lessons from the Sudan” by Professor Francis Deng from  Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
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Cato Institute
Policy Forum – “Gay Marriage: Evidence from Europe?” by William N. Eskridge,
Jr. of Yale University Maggie Gallagher, Institute for Marriage and Public Policy
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Guest speakers on careers in law and intelligence:
Attorney John W. Davis, Jr., Howard University, Former Prosecutor with U.S.
Justice Department
Peter Probst, Central Intelligence Agency and U.S. Department of Defense
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Potomac River Brunch/Dance Cruise aboard the Odyssey
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National Press Club
Population Institute: “Youth and Population Growth”
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American Folk Life Festival on the National Mall
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Henry Mayer, Chief Archivis
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Congressional breakfast / lecture, Rayburn House Office Building
Speaker: Representative Judy Biggert, Republican from Illinois
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Town Hall Meeting with Tim Russert, from NBC’s Meet the Press, and Senator Barack Obama
Partnership for Public Service, Warner Theatre
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Weekend Retreat at Wintergreen Resort, Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
“National and Ethnic Identity within a Global Workplace” with John W. Davis, Jr.
Mike Brown, D.C. Humanity Project
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Embassy of Israel
Middle Eastern Culture Event
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
by Erving Goffman, Working by Studs Terkle
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Heritage Foundation
“Sins of the Children: Punishing Businesses for Employees’ Crimes” by Dr. John Hasnas, Brad Berenson,
Alice Fisher, U.S. Department of Justice
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Sewall-Belmont House and Museum
“Celebrating Women’s Equality,” Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of Democracy and Global Affairs
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International Spy Museum
Author Brian Michael Jenkins
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Library of Congress
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Catholic University
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National Archives
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Olsson’s Books and Records
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Embassy of the Czech Republic
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Yehuda Bauer, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, “On the Holocaust and Other Genocides”
Joseph & Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture in Rubenstein Auditorium
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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National Building Museum
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Olsson’s Books and Records, David Kuo on Tempting Faith:
An Inside Account of Political Seduction
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Borders Books, Andrew Sullivan on The Conservative Soul:
How We Lost It, How to Get It Back
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Dr. Sorin Lungu, advisor to Joint Chiefs of Staff,
professor at National Defense College:
“North Korea’s Nuclear Tests and Related Security Problems for the United States”
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Library of Congress
Dr. Krystyn Moon, “Guest Workers of a Different Kind: Immigration and the American Entertainment Industry”
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National Press Club
British American Security Information Council:  “U.S. Elections and the Trans-Atlantic Security Agenda”
Malcolm Savidge, former British Member of Parliament
Joanna Spear, director. George Washington University’s Security Policy Studies Program
David Culp, Friends Committee on National Legislation
Steve Monblatt, co-executive director, BASIC’s Washington office, formerly with Organization of American States
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Olsson’s Books and Records
Sonia Shah: The Body Hunters: Testing New Drugs on the World’s Poorest Patients
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U.S. House Armed Services Committee Witnesses:
Lieutenant General James J. Lovelace, Jr., Deputy Chief of Staff
Major General George J. Flynn, USMC, Commanding General, Training and Education Command  
Major General Carter F. Ham, Commanding General, First Infantry Division
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American Enterprise Institute
Topic: “Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success”
AEI Resident Scholar Frederick W. Kagan
Former Acting Army Chief of Staff General Jack Keane
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Smithsonian Museum of American Art
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