The Archer Center

Welcome to the Beltway Seminar

2008 Seminar will be held May 19-23, 2008

The application deadline is April 1, 2008. If you are interested in participating in the career panels and other programs offered during Welcome to the Beltway, contact Katie Cook by email: kcook@utsystem.edu or by phone: (202) 955-9091. Below is the tentative schedule. Check back soon for time and location details!

Monday – May 19 Welcome dinner and Monuments tour

Tuesday – May 20 Business Panel, Networking Lunch and Arts, Culture and Non-Profit panel

Wednesday – May 21 Policymaking panel, Communications panel and Networking reception

Thursday – May 22 Legal panel, Capitol Tour, Additional Tours in Washington, DC

Friday – May 23 Wrap-up Session and White House Tour

What is Welcome to the Beltway?

Welcome to the Beltway is a new program based on the Hollywood Seminar concept, a program run by the LA Texas Exes to introduce undergraduates from the College of Communication at UT Austin to media industry. In May 2004, the Archer Center partnered with the UT Austin College of Communication, the D.C. Texas Exes, and the Washington Area LBJ Alumni Organization to launch its own version: the Welcome to the Beltway Seminar.

In this 4-day crash course in D.C., participants meet and mingle with professionals in DC to learn about careers where communication crosses with politics. Over the visit, the students meet with campaign strategists; White House and Federal Agency staff, Congressional staff, senior policy analysts, seasoned political journalists for newspapers and magazines and many others.

The 2008 seminar is open to all UT System Schools.

Download an Application

We are now accepting applications for the 2008 Welcome To The Beltway Seminar, May 19-23. Download the 2008 flier, application, and legal waiver.