For the past two decades, students at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice have spent part of Spring Break in Washington, D.C.—an immersive experience that allows them to explore career opportunities, network with alumni and meet with different agencies, regardless of their pathway or year of study.
This year, more than 25 students spent three days in the nation’s capital, as part of “Washington Week”—an opportunity that students said left them with a broader understanding of potential career paths and the feeling that their knowledge and training would enable them to enact real change.
“I feel truly empowered,” said Doria Qu, a first-year Social Sector Leadership student. “Seeing all these impactful people working in different federal government branches is convincing to me that I’m on the right track, and one day I could be as influential as them.”
During their time in Washington, students experienced real-life examples of how they can apply their knowledge and training to handle society’s most difficult problems by influencing change at the federal level.
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