Gorton Center Global Leaders Program

"For me, the great legacy for generations to come will be the new, young, and maturing people who have worked for me during the course of these 18 years."

- U.S. Senator Slade Gorton

About the Program

The Slade Gorton International Policy Center, located at The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for the Gorton Center Global Leaders Program, a nine-month leadership development program for up to 10 college or graduate students in the Puget Sound area beginning October 2013 through May 2014. The program is open to undergraduate (juniors and seniors), graduate, and law school students. The mission of the program is to enhance students' ability to make a positive global impact in their respective fields of study. Students will have exposure to, and learn from, Senator Gorton's extensive public service career and significant contributions to Washington State and the nation. It includes leadership lessons from his time as a Washington State legislator, House Majority Leader, 3-term Washington State Attorney General, 3-term U.S. Senator, 9/11 Commission member and Washington State Redistricting Commission member. The program is free of cost to accepted students and students of any academic major may apply.

The Global Leaders Program consists of three main components:

1.) Leadership Roundtables – Student participants will meet once a month, the first week of every month, starting October 3, 2013, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. The meetings will be a private roundtable session to discuss a leadership or public policy issue with Senator Gorton and business leaders, policy makers, elected officials, and international experts from a variety of fields. Some of the confirmed speakers for the 2013-2014 program include:

• Dan Evans - former U.S. Senator and Washington State Governor

• Bill Ruckelshaus - Administrator EPA, acting Director of the FBI, Deputy Attorney general of the U.S. Department of Justice and CEO of Browning-Ferris Industries

• Mike Mckay - former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington and founding partner of McKay Chadwell, PLLC

• Bill Bryant - Port of Seattle Commissioner & Chairman of Bryant Christie, Inc.

• Kent Patton - former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Near Eastern Affairs, U.S. State Department

2.) Mentorship – Students will have the opportunity to receive personal career guidance from Senator Gorton and Gorton Center staff. Through one-on-one meetings and networking opportunities, the student will receive valuable career guidance and leadership training.

3.) Policy Events – Students will be grouped into teams for the purposes of planning, organizing, and executing a policy event on a topic of their choice. Whether the program is a small roundtable or a large lecture, the event will be led by the students, under the guidance of the Gorton Center staff.

Program Benefits

• Invitations to Gorton Center & select National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) events

• Networking and career development opportunities

• Access to Gorton Center & NBR publications

• Complimentary notebook of leadership & development materials specifically selected by Senator Gorton and Gorton Center staff

• School credit, pending approval from educational institutions

• Certificate of completion from Senator Gorton to participants who successfully complete the program.

• Introduction to a Washington State Congressional Office for internship/employment opportunity in Washington, DC for 1-2 students who complete the program. Introduction will be provided but a final decision would be up to individual offices.

About the Center

The Slade Gorton International Policy Center, founded in 2010, is a policy research center established in honor of former U.S. Senator Slade Gorton's 55+ years of public service to Washington State and the nation. The Center sponsors world-class policy research and works to inspire the next generation of leaders. It is a core, permanent program of NBR with three focus areas: policy research, fellowship and internship programs, and the Gorton History Program (archives). The Center's work promotes Senator Gorton's values of principled leadership, rigorous analysis, intellectual pursuit, integrity, inspiration, effectiveness, bipartisanship, and public service. For more information on the Gorton Center, please go to www.SladeGortonCenter.nbr.org.