IOP Pritzker Fellow Opal Vadhan on "Campaigns 101: The Nuts & Bolts"

THIS SEMINAR IS OPEN TO CURRENT UCHICAGO STUDENTS ONLY

Wednesday, February 11

3:30-4:45pm

Flag protocol? FEC Deadline? OSA? Call Time? What does all of this mean? This week, we’ll go through the inner workings of a campaign and discuss roles you may never have heard of. When I graduated college in June of 2015, I wanted to go work in the Obama administration, but my mentors smartly told me to go work on a campaign. And, in July of 2015, I found myself landing in Columbia, South Carolina for my first advance trip for Hillary for America. How does one get a job on a Presidential campaign? What jobs are there for a 21-year-old college graduate who has never voted before and definitely did not major in political science? We’ll talk honestly about how to get your foot in the door, what entry-level political work really looks like and why campaigns are the best hands-on training for a career in public service.

Special Guest: Grady Keefe, Advance for Bloomberg Philanthropies and former Advance Lead for Hillary for America, The Office of Hillary Rodham Clinton

Pritzker Fellows seminars are off the record and open to current UChicago students only. Seating in the IOP Living Room is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Ella Kumano-Maloney (ikmaloney@uchicago.edu).