Public Service Leadership Pathways

Connecting students with the people, programs, experiences, and resources they need to discover, develop, and launch public service careers.

The Public Service Leadership Pathways (PSLP), a portfolio of programs helps undergraduate and graduate students discover, explore, and pursue public service careers. Through leadership development, policy exploration, internships, immersive experiences, graduate pathways, and career connections, PSLP helps students move from exploration to experience to leadership development. 

The portfolio includes pathways for undergraduate students, graduate students, veterans and military families, and returned Peace Corps volunteers—creating multiple entry points into public service education and careers. 

Discover. Explore. Engage. Develop. Experience. Launch. Lead.

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Programs

  • NextGen Civic Leader Badge

    Recognizes UW student commitment to developing skills, knowledge, and attutides that prepare them to be community leaders.

  • NextGen Summer Policy Academy

    Preparing undergraduates for advanced study and careers in public policy.

  • Public Policy Camp

    Explore the public policy field at a one-day event highlighting public service career pathways.

  • DC and Regional Internships

    Internships and career experience for undergraduates interested in public service.

  • Service to Service

    Connects veterans and their families with educational pathways to propel them into stable and impactful careers in public leadership.

Stories of Impact