Careers in Public Service

The Weissman Center, together with our campus partners, sponsors a trip each year for up to twenty-four students who are interested in careers in public service. The site visit features MHC alumnae who are inspiring examples of success to our students in the fields of politics, policy, advocacy, and government, and whose work spans local initiatives to global world affairs.

Washington D.C. Site Visit

Our next ‘Careers in Public Service’ is scheduled for Thursday-Friday, March 7-8, 2019, in Washington D.C. The visit will include an evening alumnae networking reception, a tour of the U.S. Capitol arranged through Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office, and alumnae panel presentations. A VIP luncheon with distinguished alumnae is scheduled at the National Press Club. The trip is FREE and includes meals and lodging in D.C., and a chartered bus from/to MHC. Students may elect to depart to spring break destinations at the end of the day on March 8, or return on the chartered bus to MHC.

‘Careers in Public Service’ is modeled after the MHC student delegation to the launch of the Women in Public Service Project in 2011, an initiative spearheaded by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the sister schools to encourage more women to enter careers in public service. Since then, we have learned that site visits for students are life changing. Students return with enthusiasm and a focused zeal to work in politics, policy, advocacy, and government. They gain valuable insights, tips, and knowledge about what a path in public service might look like, and how to go about crafting a future. Site visits deliberately emphasize a wide range of careers and open students’ horizons to fields and new possibilities. Discussions with alumnae complement the classroom experience and put a practical lens on the future. In fact, a student who returned recently from a site visit remarked “It is one thing to discuss issues in class from a theoretical perspective, but actually meeting with and learning from accomplished alumnae in a professional setting was unlike anything I have ever experienced before.”  Applications are now closed.

Boston Site Visit, Public Service Track, Lynk on the Road: March 22, 2019

In partnership with the Career Development Center’s “Lynk on the Road Boston”, the Weissman Center is hosting a public service track for Sophomores. Students will meet with MHC alumnae who are engaged in distinguished public service careers in government, advocacy, and policy. We will tour the Massachusetts State House; learn about positions in local government; enjoy a catered luncheon at a historic building; meet distinguished alumnae who are advocates, policy makers, government leaders and elected officials; and visit a premier organization that supports women in their campaigns for elected office. At the end of the day, join MHC students from other Lynk tracks at a special alumnae reception, and enjoy networking with alumnae from the Boston area who are eager to meet you! Applications are due Friday, March 1. Open to students who are first or second semester Sophomores.