|  Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC)
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| Furman
students and faculty members with Mario Artaza (center), Second
Secretary, Embassy of Chile (Beijing)
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APEC
2005
Busan, South Korea
November 14-20, 2005
Ten Furman
students and two Furman professors attended APEC 2005, held this
year in Busan, South Korea. The students – Becca Blosser ’06,
Elizabeth Crockett ’07, Mitchell Goldsmith ’06, Monica
Handa ’07, Christina Henderson ’08, Jen Holden '07,
Boris Michev ’07, Nadia Savova ’06, Chris Schoen ’07,
and Cindy Youssef ’07 – represented the United States
as the only university-level students selected to participate in
the “Voices of the Future for APEC” program, along with
two Economics professors – Dr. Ken Peterson and Dr. Kailash
Khandke. To view a story published in the Furman magazine, click
here.; to view the students' blog, click
here.
While the focus
for the students was similar to that of years past—producing
interviews and participating in cultural expos—students also
produced “snapshots” of the interviews that they completed.
These papers included a summary of the interviews, along with advice
students received from the leaders. Using these snapshots, the Virtual
Trade Mission will compile a library of interviews, which will be
accessible for all students and others who are interested in learning
more about the Voices Program. Handa, a junior political science
and history major who also attended last year’s conference
in Chile, said of these interviews, “Conferences like APEC
show that it is important to balance an understanding of all these
fields [political science, business and economics] in order to become
a successful business or political leader.”
The experience
in 2005, as in past years, was an overwhelming success. Students
were given security clearance to observe the APEC CEO Summit, a
high-security meeting only open to APEC CEO leaders, to interview
and dine with Heads of State, and to meet and to interact with spouses
of the Heads of State from each member economy. Taking full advantage
of Korea’s rich culture and history, students participated
in a variety of events, including visits to a Buddhist temple, a
fish market, and a traditional Korean tea ceremony. Dr. Don Gordon,
professor of political science and Director of the Riley Institute
describes the combination of disciplines as “an extension
of academically-oriented engaged learning at Furman.”
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