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The
Riley Institute Advance Team
The Riley Institute
is a non-partisan, multi-faceted institute affiliated with the Department
of Political Science at Furman University. It is unique in that
emphasis is placed on students and on engaged learning. Through
our National Conferences, symposia, lectures, Fellows-in–Residence,
and outreach programs, the Riley Institute works to enhance an understanding
of public policy issues, to promote civic responsibility and participation,
and to develop leadership among Furman students and the greater
community.
The Riley
Institute Advance Team is a select group of Furman students interested
in politics, government, and public policy. Members of the Advance
Team work closely with Political Science faculty and the Riley Institute
staff to execute a variety of events and programs and to host guests
of the Riley Institute during their time on Furman’s campus.
In the process, these students act as ambassadors for Furman and
the Riley Institute as they interact with local, national, and international
leaders. The Riley Institute has hosted prime ministers, senators,
cabinet members, governors, members of congress, ambassadors, diplomats,
mayors, members of parliaments from countries in Europe, Africa,
and Latin America and a large number of community activists and
leaders.
Without a doubt,
Advance Team members’ activities are a prime example of engaged
learning at Furman. Most visibly, the Advance Team provides indispensable
aid to the Riley Institute by staffing public events such as panel
discussions and addresses by distinguished individuals. Additionally,
each January, Advance Team members board a bus for Columbia, where
they serve as hosts for the annual Wilkins Legislative Award Dinner,
an occasion attended by most members of the South Carolina Legislature
as well as many citizens from across South Carolina. As student
leaders, Advance Team members assist as counselors for Emerging
Public Leaders, a program for rising high school seniors. Furthermore,
Advance Team members meet together regularly not only to prepare
for events, but also to present and discuss public policy issues,
ranging from internet censorship in China to reducing funding for
the U.S. military. Perhaps most significant to many Advance Team
members is a special event that they work on throughout the year,
a collaborative effort in which A-Team members are responsible for
conceptualizing, planning, and implementing an event from beginning
to end.
Indeed, the
Advance Team experience is demanding, but its rewards are many.
These students do not soon forget their breakfast with Senator John
Glenn or their conversation with Lord Mayor Eibhlin Byrne of Dublin,
Ireland. They develop passions in areas of public policy by meeting
public leaders and by learning together. Above all, Advance Team
members profit from shared experiences as they develop leadership
skills that enable them to make a difference in our communities
and in our world.
For Advance
Team photos, click here.
Advance
Team 2008-2009 Members
Ben
Able -- Saluda, SC, Political Science Major, Class of 2010
Drake
Accardi -- Lugoff, SC, Political Science Major, Class of
2009
Taylor
Beard -- Columbia, SC, Political Science/Spanish Major,
Class of 2011
Kyle
Beaulieu -- Gouverneur, NY, Philosophy/Political Science
Major , Class of 2009
Ali
Boyd -- Columbia, SC, Political Science Major, Class of
2011
Anna
Burns -- Winnsboro, SC, Spanish/Pre-Med Major, Class of
2011
Shannon
Cantwell -- Mount Pleasant, SC, Economics/Public Policy,
Class of 2011
Desirae
Clodfelter -- Walkertown, NC, Political Science Major,
Class of 2010
Jonathan
Cote -- Fort Mill, SC, Philosophy/Political Science Major,
Class of 2010
Abby
Elsener -- Cincinnati, OH, History/Political Science Major,
Class of 2009
John
Odell Ferguson -- Mauldin, SC, Political Science/Communications
Major, Class of 2009
Lorna
Fink -- Winston-Salem, N.C., Political Science Major, Class
of 2011
Cary
Fontana -- Columbia, SC, Economics/Political Science Major,
Class of 2010
Brann
Fowler -- Ridgeland, SC, History/ Political Science Major,
Class of 2011
Shun
Griffin -- Greenwood, SC, Political Science/Communications
Major, Class of 2010
Rick
Harris -- Whitmire, SC, Political Science/History Major,
Class of 2011
Brian
Highsmith -- Columbia, SC, Economics/Political Science
Major, Class of 2010
Prenita
E. Hudson -- Walterboro, SC, Political Science Major, Class
of 2011
Carlyle
Jackson -- Columbia, SC, Economics/Political Science Major,
Class of 2010
Abby
Kobrovsky -- Sullivans Island, SC, Political Science Major,
Class of 2010
Cory
Pansing -- North Aurora, I.L., Economics Major, Class of
2011
Rachael
Parrish -- Cobden, I.L., Political Science/Asian Studies
Major, Class of 2009
Emily
Patterson -- Orange Park, F.L., Political Science/Sociology
Major, Class of 2010
Alex
Pinson -- Alexandria, V.A., Political Science Major, Class
of 2009
Karly
Schledwitz -- Memphis, T.N., Political Science/Communications
Major, Class of 2009
Matthew
Springate -- Lexington, K.Y., Political Science Major,
Class of 2009
Emily
Wilson -- Hartsville, SC, Political Science/Asian Studies
Major, Class of 2010
Mark
Wu -- Dunwoody, G.A., Economics/Political Science Major,
Class of 2010
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