Betsy Rice is an Urban Studies major from just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Her past experiences include traveling to Washington, DC for the annual American Association of University Women conference and presenting research on gender equity, working for Furman’s Office of Admissions as a Summer Intern, hosting a well-attended women’s networking conference, touring several banks on Wall Street with the career center, and more. She will be traveling to Germany for a MayX this year, and will be spending the spring semester of 2020 in Edinburgh, Scotland through Furman’s study away program. This upcoming summer, she will be working as a Summer Research Fellow under the supervision of Dr. Amy Jonason in the Sociology department. They will be studying the role of small businesses in neighborhood revitalization. Interested in pursuing a career in commercial real estate, she has been a Brokerage Intern for the Office Team at CBRE’s Greenville office since February of 2018. Betsy was connected by Furman’s Internship Office to a Furman alumnus, and has assisted three brokers with their leasing of over 5,00,000 SF of office space in the Greenville market. Outside of school, Betsy is an active student member of the Urban Land Institute, Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW), and the American Planning Association.

In her own words...

"I am fortunate to have been provided with an abundance of incredible opportunities that have contributed to her intellectual, professional, and academic development, all of which I accredit to The Furman Advantage. One of my favorite pastimes is connecting students with professional connections, and I hope to do so in my role as a Peer Ambassador. I look forward to working with the Center for Engaged Learning, and hope to make a positive impact on the Furman community through my involvement."