In Spring 2024, Blackburn students visited Washington, DC, on a 5-day Washington, DC Government Experience. Please use the itinerary below as an example of the range of activities that students engage in during this trip.
Tuesday, March 12
3 p.m. − Individual Networking Meetings
Wednesday, March 13
8:30 a.m. − Session 1: Pentagon
10:30 a.m. − Individual Networking Meetings
12:00 p.m. − Lunch on Capitol Hill
2:00 p.m. − Session 2: House of Representatives Staff
3:30 p.m. − Session 3: Senate Staff
5:30 p.m. − Individual Networking Meetings
Thursday, March 14
9 a.m. − Individual Networking Meetings
3:30 p.m. − Session 4: The McCain Institute Panel Discussion
6 p.m. − Networking Reception & Dinner with Blackburn Advisory Board members and Fellows
7:30 p.m. − West Wing Tour & Bowling
Friday, March 15
9 a.m. − Session 5: Institute for Educational Leadership
11 a.m. − Session 6: Government Relations
2 p.m. − Individual Networking Meetings
Saturday, March 16
9 a.m. − Student Reflections
11 a.m. − Individual Networking Meetings