Sample Schedule
While not every schedule looks the same, here is an example of a U.S. Policy & Politics program.
Washington, D.C. Days 1-5
Day 1
- Registration
- Campus Tours
- Opening Ceremony
- Reception
- TA Group Orientation
Day 2
- Lecture Series: Legislative Process & Congress as an Institution
- Ropes Challenge Course
- Leadership Series: Group Dynamics & Personality Matrix
- Pizza Night
Day 3
- Party Caucus
- Guest Speaker: Politics & Money
- Senate Simulation: Committee
- Dinner at Baltimore Harbor
Day 4
- AU Credit Option
- Lecture Series: Inside Politics: Political Parties, Interest Groups & Think Tanks
- Capitol Hill and the Smithsonian Institution
- Congressional Visits
- Library of Congress
- Air and Space Museum
- National Gallery of Art
- American History Museum
- And many more
- Dinner at Historic Union Station
- Senate Simulation: Committee
- Campaign Simulation: Campaign Committee, Interest Group & Media Corps Meetings
Day 5
- State Department visit
- White House Picnic at Lafayette Park
- Primary Elections
- Guest Speaker: Media & Politics
- Party Caucus
- Washington at Night Tour
- Jefferson Memorial
- FDR Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial
- Vietnam War and Korean War Memorials
- Iwo Jima Memorial
Washington, D.C. Days 6-10
Day 6
- Campaign Simulation
- Guest Speaker: Influential Analysts & Advisors on the Hill
- Senate Simulation: Committee
- Leadership Series: Communications & Negotiations
- TA Group Activity & Super Tuesday Primaries
- Game Night
Day 7
- AU Credit Option
- Senate Simulation: Committee
- Guest Speaker: Role of the White House Executive Offices
- Holocaust Memorial Museum Visit
- Campaign Simulation
- Movie Night
Day 8
- Arlington National Ceremony Visit
- Special NSLC Wreath-laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns
- Campaign Simulation
- Senate Simulation: Committee
- Performance at the Ronald Reagan Building: Capitol Steps
Day 9
- Leadership Series: Ethical Decision Making
- Senate Simulation: Committee
- Guest Speaker: A Campaign Manager in Action
- Presidential Debate
- Dance
Day 10
- AU Credit Option
- General Election
- Senate Simulation: Final Voting
- Electoral College
- Guest Speaker: Interagency Cooperation
- Closing Ceremony
- Final TA Group Meeting