{"id":16043,"date":"2021-03-18T16:58:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T16:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/?p=16043"},"modified":"2021-03-22T14:48:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T14:48:02","slug":"women-in-politics-seminar-hosted-by-fiu-in-dc-features-prominent-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/2021\/03\/18\/women-in-politics-seminar-hosted-by-fiu-in-dc-features-prominent-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Women in Politics\u2019 seminar, hosted by FIU in DC, features prominent alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2013By Eric Feldman for FIU News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Alumna Virginia Morgan discusses career opportunities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and how resource groups for women and Hispanic employees foster diversity and inclusion at the agency.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last week\u2019s second annual Women in Politics and Policy Fly-In summer\u2014which kicked off on International Women\u2019s Day and took place virtually this year\u2014featured seven alumni across three days, including former Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27, 1989-2019), the first Latina elected to Congress.<\/p>\n

The bipartisan, intergenerational group of alumni panelists exemplify FIU in DC\u2019s role as a convener and connector of Panthers policy leaders among one another, and with current students. Students had a chance to meet Claudia Pagon Marchena, policy advisor to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Neri Martinez, minority staff director at the Senate Special Committee on Aging, reporting to Senator Tim Scott (SC).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was inspiring to hear from so many alumni and see how far they\u2019ve gone, and where those of us that are still students could end up in our careers,\u201d said Ashley Morales, a Master of Arts in Global Affairs student. \u201cIt makes it more real that someone who looks like me, and who went to the same school as me, could end up in prominent positions. I appreciate the advice they\u2019ve given us and their offers to help us in our own career advancement.\u201d<\/p>\n

This semester’s\u00a0FIU in DC Fly-In Seminar<\/a>\u00a0included two firsts: a guest visit by Congressional spouse Charles L. Capito, husband of Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R, WV), who visited in his capacity as the first male president of the\u00a0Congressional Club<\/a>\u2014and sessions mostly moderated by student participants, who introduced the panelists, drafted conversation questions, and called on their peers during Q&A.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so nerve-wracking to lead, but I appreciated the opportunity to put myself out there,\u201d said Veronica Ruperto, a public administration and political science major who led the session with Laura Maristany, associate director of the Governance Program at the\u00a0Democracy Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a special alumni-moderated session, Lucas Cabral, a staff assistant at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund, led a discussion with his boss, Rosalind Gold, the organization\u2019s Chief Public Policy Officer.<\/p>\n

The 16 participants, half undergraduate and half graduate students, are now working on a series of reflective assignments, including sharing the career advice they learned on LinkedIn. Many will be awarded the\u00a0D.C. Advocacy, Communications, and Careers digital badge<\/a>. Students were also enrolled in FIU in DC\u2019s \u2018D.C. Ready\u2019 online course. They participated in three weeks of pre-session, which covered policy advocacy and communications and featured Cleve Mesidor, founder of the\u00a0National Policy Network of Women of Color in Blockchain<\/a>\u00a0and Stephanie Marsellos, digital media manager at the\u00a0America 250 Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Eleven out of the 32 students who have earned the badge since it was launched this past summer have secured internship or job placements. This cohort will be no exception. Organizations, including the\u00a0Women\u2019s Congressional Policy Institute,<\/a>\u00a0presented to the group on the internship, fellowship and professional development opportunities at the organization. Students, including Jennifer Rivera Galindo, are completing their applications to this organization, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Brookings Institution, HACU National Internship Program and UPS\u2019 Public Affairs team.<\/p>\n

The seminar was a collaboration between FIU in DC, Campus Life, and the Honors College. Recordings of select sessions are available on\u00a0YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Learn more about\u00a0FIU in DC\u00a0Fly-In Seminars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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FIU in Washington, D.C., is an integrated advocacy approach aimed at increasing FIU\u2019s national reputation and federal support for FIU\u2019s preeminent and emerging preeminent programs, faculty and students. The FIU in DC team collaborates with academic units to provide learning experiences and support the placement of students and alumni in internships and permanent employment.<\/p>\n

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Alumna Betilde Mu\u00f1oz-Pogossian discusses how her FIU Ph.D. dissertation relates to her social inclusion work at the Organization of American States.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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A majority of the seminar’s sessions were moderated by the student participants, including Chloe Litte and Ashley Morales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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