Students from Francis Marion University met with Congressman Tom Rice of South Carolina. After his staff treated the group to pitchers of southern sweet tea, Inauguration academic seminar attendees met the Congressman outside the floor of the House, where he shared career advice and his past professional experience leading up to his current position serving in Congress. | View Full Article
TWC hosted the "U.S. Constitutional and Electoral Law: Political Communication, Campaigning Finance Regulation and Transparency" seminar earlier this month. The seminar is sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme and provides high-ranking officials working on Electoral Tribunals in Mexico with the opportunity to come to Washington, D.C. and participate in a week of professional activities. | View Full Article
“OMG”: the three letters that began many tweets during the Campaign 2012 seminar. Each day our students were introduced to people and ideas that inspired them in new ways. I expected to help them integrate all they were learning into a deeper understanding of politics and the political process. What I did not anticipate was the degree to which the students would have to be coached into setting aside their awe. On more than one occasion I felt like the proverbial pail of cold water tempering their enthusiasm. | View Full Article
Fostering and Enhancing the Students' Academic Learning Experiences through Academic Seminars | View Full Article
Over the course of a month, over 70 different media outlets covered, wrote stories and turned the attention of their online readers to TWC's Campaign 2012 Academic Seminar. | View Full Article
The Impact of Faculty Leaders | View Full Article
If only by virtue of their rarity, the academic seminars hosted by The Washington Center (TWC) are a unique experience. But my time in Charlotte was more than a confluence of fortunate timing. It is an experience of enrichment and inspiration that will come to define my academic career at Bridgewater State University. | View Full Article














