courses, Washington Center activities and independent study research keep them so busy they hardly encounter other WAKE Washington students.
“THIS CITY EMBRACES, EMBODIES THAT SPIRIT OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP.” - Michael b. smith, president of the washington center
The Center works with more than 500 colleges and universities across the country, provides intensive advising, and organizes a full slate of enrichment opportunities for participants including meeting face-to-face with a member of Congress, hearing from panels of distinguished speakers and engaging in community service. Students select a concentration, such as International Affairs, Media and Communication or Advocacy, Service and Arts, and choose their internship. WAKE Washington alumni have interned with the Federal Trade Commission, INTERPOL, the NAACP, the Peace Corps, the Republican National Committee and Voice of America, among other organizations. “For students interested in being a good citizen, becoming a contributor to society … this city embraces, embodies that spirit of good citizenship,” said The Washington Center President Michael B. Smith. Vaughan, 20, felt that pull early. She’s been in love with D.C. since she saw the Washington Monument for the first time — when she was three. From the beginning, she says, she was a wonk: “I grew up watching the news instead of watching cartoons.” She bounced straight from a semester in Paris to rooming with three young women from China, Iowa, and New Jersey at The Washing-
“It’s quite a change of pace from the Wake Forest bubble,” Andy Bunker says.
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