CapitolWorks 2021
CapitolWorks, a collaboration between Middlebury in DC and the Middlebury College Center for Careers and Internships (CCI), is a summer program intended to complement your internship on Capitol Hill and allow Middlebury students to put theory into practice by learning first hand, how federal policy is developed in the United States. The program consists of workshops and panel discussions and other program activities during the summer outside of their internships. Program activities will be led by Middlebury alumni holding important positions on and around Capitol Hill. Contacts with Middlebury alumni are an important part of the program and each intern accepted to this program will automatically be enrolled in the DC Midd Mentor Program and be assigned an alumni mentor.
Students should not apply to participate in CapitolWorks until you have already secured your internship. Space is very limited. If accepted you will also be automatically enrolled in the DC Mentorship Program as well.
Program Description:
Program participants must be independently accepted at an internship in the Senate or House offices in order to participate in this program.
During the summer CapitolWorks students will come together virtually to meet with Middlebury alumni professionals working in and around Capitol Hill. These days will include a combination of:
-In-depth analysis of the legislative process on Capitol Hill
-The roll of lobbyists in public policy
-Career conversations with experienced Middlebury alumni on Capitol Hill
2021 Program Dates:
CapitolWorks will run in June and July. The exact start date is TBD. (Only students who can participate in June and July should apply.)
Eligibility:
Any current Middlebury College student that wishes to learn about how the federal government of the United States works is invited to apply, regardless of major. CapitolWorks is open to international students.
Academic credit is not granted for participation in CapitolWorks.