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administered by the Institute for Public Service and Policy Research
and the South Carolina Honors College at the University of South
Carolina, the South Carolina Washington Semester Program (WSP) gives
students the opportunity to gain valuable work experience while
earning academic credit toward their degrees. In Washington, DC, WSP
Fellows get first hand experience with the political process,
obtaining skills and contacts that will help prepare them for
careers in virtually any sphere.
This
is a state-wide program available to qualified students attending
the following South Carolina colleges and universities:
Charleston Southern University
The Citadel
Claflin University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
College of Charleston
Francis Marion University
Lander University
South Carolina State University
University of South Carolina- Columbia
University of South Carolina - Upstate
Wofford College
Winthrop University
Christen Green and Brandon Lever participated in the Fall 2007
Washington Semester Program.
As students meet interesting and influential people, they establish
contacts for personal and professional networking. In their jobs
they respond to constituent needs and research a range of important
legislative topics.
In the past, WSP
Fellows have attended important events, such as a White House
Arrival Ceremony for a visiting head of state, a joint session of
Congress, and arguments before the Supreme Court. Recent
seminars have featured cabinet secretaries, key White House
personnel, senior TV network correspondents, a Washington Post
senior editor, lobbyists, embassy officials and other national
leaders
But it's not all work.
Students have time to tour the monuments, explore the museums and
experience the international flavor of the world's most powerful
capital.
During a recent visit to the Nation’s Capitol, representatives from
participating universities spent time with The Honorable Jim Clyburn
of South Carolina who represents the Sixth District. The
meeting was held in Representative Clyburn’s Majority Whip’s Office.
Shown are (from L to R): Beth Burn, Program Manager of WSP;
Brandon Lever, Fall 2007 WSP fellow; Dr. Davis Baird, Dean, South
Carolina Honors College; Jim Clark, South Carolina Honors College;
Congressman Jim Clyburn; Dr. Harriet Rowland, S.C. State Honors
Program; Dr. Carl Carpenter, S.C. State Vice President; Dr. Clay
Motley, Charleston Southern University Honors Program; Dr. Korey
Rothman, Academic Director of WSP.
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