Georgetown has a long list of alumni who have become major leaders in the United States and abroad. More than 100 Georgetown graduates have served in Congress, not to mention many other Hoyas in leadership roles inside and outside of public service. Many national and international leaders, such as Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, say their general Georgetown studies helped them develop leadership skills. But the university also has a number of programs more specifically geared to leadership training. These include internship programs, in which 85 percent of Georgetown students participate.
Internships are often a gateway to leadership.
Twenty years later, in 1996, Durbin won the very senatorial seat he had interned for as a Georgetown student. Not just undergraduates take advantage of such opportunities. Roughly 95 percent of the graduate students at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute also intern or work in the federal government, nonprofit organizations, private enterprise and international institutions. After the course, the nurses return to their countries and receive career counsel from Georgetown professors over the next few years. The new Global Law Scholars Program, a JD program that combines a wide range of law seminars with internships in some of Washington's leading international institutions.