Washington Program packed with opportunity | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Washington Program packed with opportunity Washington Program packed with opportunity Published: April 25, 2013 Author: Jane Morrow Students pose for a photo at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. For students participating in the University of Notre Dame’s Washington Program, the semester studying in our nation’s capital offers opportunities to combine coursework with internships in a range of areas, from Congress and advocacy groups to media and cultural institutions. This semester, Notre Dame Washington Program students have visited the White House, the Capitol, the State Department, the Pentagon and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), as part of their core seminar. Notre Dame’s President Emeritus, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., served on the board of directors at USIP and a hall that houses the Institute’s Religion and Peacemaking Center was named after Father Hesburgh in 2010. “Students have also met with Francis Rooney, former Ambassador to the Holy See, to discuss the papal conclave, and attended a briefing on human trafficking by Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca, who coordinates U.S. efforts to combat contemporary forms of slavery,” says Tom Kellenberg, executive director of the Washington Program. “This semester, they also met privately with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., then toured the Supreme Court building. Chief Justice Roberts spent 30 minutes answering student questions regarding the history, traditions and constitutional role of the Supreme Court.” Posted In: International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 30, 2022 Nanovic Institute to welcome former President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture September 12, 2022 Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street … in different countries? For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn