2. Who Are We?
• Founded in 1995
• Roots in Northern Peace Process
• Leadership Development and Service
• 30 Third-Level Students*

3. e l i g i b i l i t y
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Availability for all Program Events:
• Orientation Weekend
• Summer Dates
• Re-Entry and Graduation Program
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Are you a full-time university student or a student of higher education, at a school
that is based in Ireland, Northern Ireland or Great Britain?
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Are you over 18 as of June 1st 2014?
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Do you have a valid passport or can you obtain a valid passport?
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Do you meet the US J1 Visa requirements?

4. Key Elements
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Leadership through Service – the six month Program.
Leadership Curriculum
Professional Internships – the eight-week Program.
New Opportunities.
Host Families.

5. Leadership through Service
• 30 hours Public Service Project
• Example – local education projects, community
initiatives, advocacy groups
• Public Service in D.C.
• Example – Life Pieces to Masterpieces (education
project), Homeless Services
• Public Service Project
• 2013 WIP Academy
Key Elements

6. • Dealing with
difference
• Offering
compelling
vision for
future
• Critically
engaging
with social
issues and
potential
solutions
• Developing
Action Plan
for engaging
in community
Connecting
• Learning to
manage
Adaptive
Change
• Building
understandin
g of history
and politics
of Ireland, NI
& US
• Improving
effective, aut
hentic
communicati
on
• Finding
common
ground
• Building
professional
relationships
Collaborating
• Identifying
values and
personal
mission
• Recognizin
g adaptive
challenges
Civic Engagement
• Developing
reflective
practices
and selfawareness
Adaptive Change
Personal Transformation
Leadership Curriculum
• Understandin
g others
perspectives,
needs and
interests
• Improving
skills and
learning
processes for
working
together
• Modeling
effective
collaboration

7. Leadership Curriculum
• Personal Development Plans
• Each student works with their Management Team
Mentor to outline the areas they need to develop.
• Friday Leadership Days
• Leaders from Business, Politics, Media and Civil
Society are interviewed by students on how they
have developed as leaders
• WI Papers
• Students debate policy issues and present their ideas
to policy makers in Ireland & Northern Ireland

10. Internships
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Key Elements
Senate and Congressional offices on Capitol Hill.
Law - Library of Congress, State Attorney’s Office
Business – SmartBrief, NYSE, Intuit
Government departments – Department of Education,
Environmental Protection Agency.
Northern Ireland Bureau, Irish Embassy
Unions – AFL-CIO, Bricklayers, LiUNA
Finance - World Bank
Media – RTE, Slate.com, The Hill

11. New
Opportunities
Key Elements

16. Who Are We Looking For?
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Demonstrated a commitment to leadership.
Commitment to service.
Experience of working collaboratively in a team.
Respect for diversity
Passionate about the future and its possibilities.
Dedication to personal and professional excellence.
Goal and results driven.
Interested in cross-border dialogue.

17. Application Process
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www.wiprogram.org
Application form
Closing date: 1st December 2013
Notification of Interviews: January 2014
Interview: Late January 2014
Orientation Weekend: April 2014
Summer Dates: June – early August 2014
Re-Entry and Graduation Program: Late August 2014
Costs involved (STG£600 or Euro equivalent which includes
flights, visa, admin costs, and travel insurance)