Internship Career and Leadership Workshop 2025: Grid

Welcome, interns, to the Career and Leadership Workshop! This workshop is an integral part of your internship program, providing a week-long opportunity to enhance your exposure to many career fields and their leadership skills. You and other interns will showcase the results of your summer projects through both formal and informal presentations. You will also engage with professionals in their fields through panel discussions, developmental sessions, and various activities. Additionally, the workshop is crucial for evaluating the program experience to identify successes and areas for improvement in the future. We hope you enjoy being in Washington, DC, network, and have fun!

Click to meet the interns: HBCUI Mosaics internXL LHIP GOGA

You can see recorded Livestream Events via Microsoft Teams Links -
August 6, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. EST - NPS Internship Career and Leadership Workshop

August 7, 2:00-4:30 p.m. EST- Art Culture Presentations: LHIP/HBCUI

August 8, 8:30 a.m. -11:00 a.m. EST - A Message from NPS Director, Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III and a Conversation with Former NPS Directors

Captioning URL: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=BIS-NPS-4781612

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Courtyard by Marriott Washington

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WELCOME Reception 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Breakfast - HBCUI 7:00am - 7:50am

InternXL and HBCUI Visit to the National Museum of African American History & Culture 12:30pm - 4:00pm

Intern XL Program Roundtable Breakfast 8:00am - 10:00am

HBCUI Program Evaluation 8:00am - 10:00am

InternXL Program Evaluation 10:30am - 12:30pm

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HBCUI Department of Interior Building Tour 10:15am - 11:30am

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National Parks Trivia Dinner 6:00pm - 8:00pm

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Breakfast - HBCUI/InternXL 7:00am - 7:50am

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WELCOME and Thank you for your service! 8:00am - 9:15am

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Secretary Deb Haaland 9:35am - 10:00am

DHA-RA and InternXL Interns Oral Presentation 10:15am - 12:15pm

DHA-RA and InternXL Interns Oral Presentation continue 1:15pm - 3:15pm

American Climate Corps 3:30pm - 4:30pm

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Bus Tour of Historic Sites/Monuments 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Breakout Session InternXL 8:00am - 8:50am

DOI Mural Tour - GOGA interns 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Poster Presentations: MIS, LHIP, HBCUI, GOGA 12:30pm - 1:45pm

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Breakfast - HBCUI/InternXL 7:00am - 7:50am

LHIP Program Evaluation 8:00am - 10:00am

MIS Program Evaluation 2:00pm - 4:30pm

HBCUI Cultural Connect Project 8:00am - 9:00am

HBCUI/INTERNXL: Preserving African American Heritage and Legacy 9:00am - 10:00am

Navigating the Federal Hiring Process – Direct Hire Authority - Resource Assistant 10:15am - 11:45am

Breakfast - MIS, LHIP and GOGA 6:30am - 7:30am

All programs dinner on your own 4:30pm - 6:00pm

MIS/GOGA: Career Science Panel 8:00am - 10:00am

Navigating the Federal Hiring Process – Public Land Corps 10:15am - 11:45am

Art Culture Presentations 2:00pm - 4:30pm

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DOI Bison Bistro - Basement Level Kiowa Room	DOI C Street Entrance	Lobby area outside of Yates Auditorium	Met Cafe The Venue	Rachel Carson Room	State Plaza Hotel	TBA	The Wharf DC	Tonic Restaurant	Yates Auditorium

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HBCUI Breakout Session: HBCU Alumni Serving as Leaders in Federal Service- Exploring the NextGen of Careers in t... 2:45pm - 4:30pm

Breakfast - MIS, LHIP and GOGA 6:30am - 7:30am

MIS and GOGA- Interns will visit museums of their preference on their own 2:30pm - 4:30pm

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MIS and GOGA Dinner 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Announcements and Network Scaven... 8:00am - 8:30am

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A Conversation with Former NPS Directors 8:30am - 11:00am

Meet and Greet, Photo with Panel... 11:00am - 11:30am

Program Completion Certificate P... 12:30pm - 1:00pm

How to Make Your Federal Resume Work for You 1:00pm - 2:30pm

LHIP Breakout Session: Career Pathways in the National Park Service: Latino Leadership Perspectives Panel 2:45pm - 4:30pm

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ANACOSTIA BOAT TOUR	Courtyard by Marriott Washington	Organization of American States	State Plaza Hotel	The White House

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HBCUI/InternXL Morning pick up, breakfast, and visit to Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site 9:00am - 12:00pm

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LHIP - Walking Tour of the Organization of American States 9:00am - 11:00am

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