Meet the 2024 TFAS Program Advisors
Program Advisors (PAs) are here to ensure your summer experience at TFAS runs smoothly! They’re your go-to people for any questions, concerns or just a friendly chat. PAs are alumni…
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7 Ways to Stand Out at Your Internship
Whether this is your first internship, or your final experience before entering a full-time career, make sure you’re following these 7 tips to excel in the office. 1. Arrive slightly…
5 Strategies for Researching Internship Sites
As a young professional, you’re well aware that the competition for internships is basically Hunger Games: Intern Edition, but with fewer fireballs and more cover letters. To stand out and…
15 Words and Phrases that Will Make You Sound Like a Washingtonian
If you want to sound less like a tourist and more like a local, take a look at this list of words and common phrases often heard and used here…
FTE Alumni Scholarship Opportunity
Looking for a way to build on your FTE experience? We are awarding special scholarships for FTE alumni to participate in the Summer 2023 Academic Internship Program in…
What makes an excellent intern? Insights from the TFAS Staff
By: Emily Schroen ’19, International Affairs Coordinator Interns are a pretty common feature of D.C. life in the summer. If you walk out in front of the Capitol Hill office…
Twins at TFAS: Ava and Grace Share their Summer Program Experience
By: Emily Schroen ’19, International Affairs Program Advisor Hometown: Washington, D.C. University: Villanova University Internships: American Academy of Diplomacy (Grace), D.C. Policy Center (Ava) Ava and Grace Lundell ’21 find…
Overcoming Political Hobbyism: How TFAS students are getting involved in local politics
By: Emily Schroen ’19, International Affairs Coordinator There’s a reason most people dread political conversations at Thanksgiving dinner. Family members with polar political affiliations shouting about the president, taxes, policy…
Connect With TFAS: October + November 2021 Virtual Career Fairs
TFAS Wants to Meet You! This fall our staff members will be attending virtual career fairs at colleges and universities all over the country. Learn about our academic internship programs…
Join The TFAS Team!
TFAS is seeking an Alumni Engagement + Special Programs Coordinator to join our team in Washington, D.C. About the Role The Alumni Engagement Coordinator will focus on coordinating and developing a variety…
Connect With TFAS: September 2021 Virtual Career Fairs
TFAS Wants to Meet You! This fall our staff members will be attending virtual career fairs at colleges and universities all over the country. Learn about our academic internship programs…
Student Leader Builds Confidence During TFAS D.C. Summer Program
By: Emily Whitehead ’20, Business + Government Relations Program Advisor Kenlee Foskey ’21 came to Washington, D.C. hoping to build off of her campus involvement and to grow as a…
Meet Our Program Advisors: Tiffanie Oduber ’20
By: Tiffanie Oduber ’20, Program Advisor – Journalism + Communications I was born and raised in Aruba and got my degree in International communication and media with a specialization in…
Meet Our Program Advisors: Amanda Shoopman ’18
By: Amanda Shoopman ’18, Program Advisor – Leadership + the American Presidency Growing up, I was always unsure of my path. I always had so many interests; I never…