- Public Service is Where I Belong
Emma Murphy interned at the Senator Richard J. Durbin’s office and worked with worked with the energy and environment policy team as well as the press team. Emma pursue her… Read more: Public Service is Where I Belong - The Best Experiences of My College Career and Life
Jayden Sarah Fogel interned at the Office of Senator Tammy Duckworth. I am so grateful for the Illinois in Washington program and Professor Mayer. This semester has truly been one… Read more: The Best Experiences of My College Career and Life - Discovering My Path: Reflections of a First-Gen Student in the Nation’s Capital
Adrina Serrano Matsumoto interned at the Office of Senator Durbin. As I reflect on my last semester in the Illinois in Washington Program (IIW), I find myself overwhelmed with a… Read more: Discovering My Path: Reflections of a First-Gen Student in the Nation’s Capital - The Feeling of Being in a Place with Such an Important History
Josh Kaufman interned at the office of Senator Tammy Duckworth. This semester I interned in the office of Senator Tammy Duckworth where I was the scheduling in intern. I spent… Read more: The Feeling of Being in a Place with Such an Important History - Working Closely on All Issues Related to My Home Country – Taiwan.
Sally Huang interned at the U.S. – Taiwan Business Council. Sally worked on research oriented tasks related to the topic of international defence and cooperation. Never did I think I… Read more: Working Closely on All Issues Related to My Home Country – Taiwan. - Building a Professional Network in Washington, DC
Abigail Estrada-Hernandez interned at the White house through the Office of Digital Strategy. This semester, I had the incredible opportunity to intern at the White House through the Office of… Read more: Building a Professional Network in Washington, DC - Learning Skills, Creating Connections and Making Memories
Josh Ellison interned at the Congressional office with Representative Brad Schneider. My experience in the Illinois in Washington (IIW) Program for the Spring 2024 season has been nothing short of… Read more: Learning Skills, Creating Connections and Making Memories - Finding my Career path in Washington D.C.
Lilly Port interned at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia as an Investigative Intern. She is planning to go to law school after undergraduate. This semester, I… Read more: Finding my Career path in Washington D.C. - My proudest moments in D.C.: Helping, representing and giving voice to the people
Sana Ajeena interned with Congressman Mike Quigley in the spring 2023. She pursues a career in public policy and plans to work in Congress after graduation. To start off, I… Read more: My proudest moments in D.C.: Helping, representing and giving voice to the people - Capitol Hill Internship & Life in Washington, DC as a Senior STEM Student
Yosra Abdulwahid interned in the office of Colorado Senator Michael Bennet as both a legislative and communication intern in the spring 2023. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career… Read more: Capitol Hill Internship & Life in Washington, DC as a Senior STEM Student - The Internship Experience & Lessons Learned in DC
Jacopo Demarinis interned with think tank the Millennium Project in Spring 2022. He wants to pursue a career in peacebuilding and conflict resolution. I’ve always known that I wanted to… Read more: The Internship Experience & Lessons Learned in DC - The Challenge and Reward of Interning at a Top Lobbying Firm
Kimberly Stinson interned with lobbying firm Invariant in Spring 2022. After graduation, she plans to pursue a career in government relations. I am interning this spring semester at Invariant, a… Read more: The Challenge and Reward of Interning at a Top Lobbying Firm - Persevering Through the Application Process
Marlene Santos interned with Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García in Fall 2021. Rep. García is Marlene’s hometown representative. After her semester in the capital, she hopes to return to Capitol Hill… Read more: Persevering Through the Application Process - Making the Most of DC
Sabrina Barajas interned with Congresswoman Robin Kelly in Spring 2021. Rep. Kelly is Sabrina’s hometown representative, so she had a unique opportunity to learn about constituents and policymaking back home.… Read more: Making the Most of DC - Learning the Ropes of D.C.
Shivani Bhogaraju interned with Emily’s List in Summer 2021. She had the opportunity to work with a political action committee (PAC), and gained invaluable experience in the campaign and advocacy… Read more: Learning the Ropes of D.C. - Working in the Enforcement Side of Policy
Kadin Asbery interned with Meagan Rich Law in Summer 2021. Instead of policymaking, he worked on the side of policy enforcement, focusing on juvenile cases at the firm. The process… Read more: Working in the Enforcement Side of Policy - Finding Value in Internship Work
Claire Budin interned remotely with Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi in Summer 2021. While she struggled with the internship search process, she was able to develop skills as a self-started and… Read more: Finding Value in Internship Work - Building a Network in the Capital
Ben Saxton interned with Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller in Summer 2021. In addition to his internship work in the office, he had many opportunities to explore the capital and attend… Read more: Building a Network in the Capital - Fostering Independence with FedSec
Benjamin Nathan interned remotely with the Federalist Society in Summer 2021. While the virtual mode of the internship meant Benjamin has less interaction with supervisors and co-workers, he had the… Read more: Fostering Independence with FedSec - Virtual Constituent Work
Austin Audo interned with Senator Tammy Duckworth in Summer 2021. He interned virtually, but still had the opportunity to work with the Senators’ constituents via phone. This summer I had… Read more: Virtual Constituent Work - Part of the Senator’s Team
Bailey Parks-Moore discusses her experience as the sole intern in Senator Chuck Grassley’s office in D.C. during the Spring 2021 semester. She interned in-person, working on This spring, I had… Read more: Part of the Senator’s Team - Interning Virtually from Inside D.C.
Spring 2021 IIW Alum Anastaseya Kulikova lived in D.C. as the capital began to transition back to in-person life. Most of her work at the Advocacy Project was done virtually,… Read more: Interning Virtually from Inside D.C. - Environmental Non-Profit Work in the Nations Capital
Lily interned with the D.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club in Spring 2021. As a non-political science major, she was wary of the utility that IIW might offer her, but… Read more: Environmental Non-Profit Work in the Nations Capital
