Five WSU Undergraduates Study at The Washington Center

PULLMAN, Wash. – Five Washington State University undergraduate students from various disciplines have been accepted by The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars to work and learn this summer in the District of Columbia area. 

The students were each placed in an internship that coordinated with their academic interests and career goals.

The students are: Kathrina Estoque from Seattle, a sociology and women’s studies major in the College of Liberal Arts (CLA), who is working with the D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Ciera Graham from Seattle, sociology and pre-law major in CLA, working for Offender Aid and Restoration; Amy Van Nortwick from Mount Vernon, neuroscience major in the College of Veterinary Medicine and a member of the Honors College, working for the Alzheimer’s Association; Amelia Veneziano from Kennewick, journalism major (CLA), working for the D.C. Examiner newspaper; and Tom Westphal from Richland, political science major (CLA) also in the Honors College, working for the National Defense University – NESA Center.

Each student also attends an academic class in a traditional discipline.

The students received a $4,000 scholarship from the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board. Scholarships from The Washington Center included the Diversity Leaders Award, the Civic Engagement Award, and the National Collegiate Honors Council Scholarship. In addition, the WSU Office of Student Affairs provided financial assistance to the students.

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars is an educational nonprofit organization that serves hundreds of selected students with challenging opportunities to work and learn in the nation’s capital for academic credit. The largest program of its kind, The Washington Center has more than 35,000 alumni who have become leaders in various professions and countries around the world.

Faculty coordinator for these students and The Washington Center program at WSU is Libby Walker, associate dean of the Honors College.