Campaign Management Institute
GOVT-520 with Candice Nelson
4 credits, Special Fee $100
Non-credit option 010.N01 – special tuition rate applies
MTTHF 9:00AM-5:00PM
05/09/05-05/22/05

This institute comprehensively covers campaign techniques, strategies, and tactics with emphasis on recent technological developments. Students develop their expertise by utilizing the extensive personnel and organizational resources in Washington, D.C. Group seminars and campaign simulations develop and refine participants' ability to coordinate successful political campaigns. A noncredit option is also available. For more information, call 202-885-6251, e-mail ccps@american.edu, or visit the CCPS website


Intensive Seminar in Leadership Skills
GOVT-485/685 with S. Brewer
4 credits; Special Fee $160
MTWTHF 9:00AM-5:00PM
05/09/05-05/13/05

This intensive week-long seminar provides you with the opportunity to meet leading political women and learn a variety of political leadership skills. This course also includes a discussion of the extant literature on women. It will culminate in a shadow day when you will spend a day with a prominent women working in politics. For more information, call 202-885-2903 or visit the Women & Politics Website.


Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute
GOVT-523.N01 with James Thurber
4 credits; Special fee $100
Non-credit option 012.N01 – special tuition rate applies
MTWTHF 9:00AM-5:00PM
05/09/05-05/22/05

Explore the art and craft of lobbying profession through an intensive two-week program. The format allows participants to become immersed in the strategies and tactics of organized interests seeking to influence the federal policy-making process. In addition to applied aspects of the public affairs field, the institute places lobbying in a more theoretical perspective by linking the practical components of political influence with broader issues of democratic political representation. A noncredit option is also available. For more information, call 202-885-6296, e-mail ccps@american.edu, or visit the CCPS website.