Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio participated in a town hall meeting with faculty, staff, students and the community as part of the College of Charleston’s “Bully Pulpit Series” on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015.
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio
The event took place at the Stern Center Gardens (located behind the Stern Center, 71 George St.) beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Born in Miami in 1971, Marco Rubio is the son of Cuban immigrants. After earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida in 1993, he went to the University of Miami for his law degree. Rubio’s political career began with his election to the West Miami City Commission in 1998. He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives the following year. In 2009, Rubio won his campaign for the U.S. Senate.
The mission of the Bully Pulpit Series is to encourage and facilitate political participation throughout the College of Charleston community by providing a platform for dialogue with our nation’s leaders. At its core, the series engages today’s youth by meeting students where they are – in the classroom, outside their residence hall and through their social networks – to create curious, informed and engaged individuals who are ready and able to engender political and social change.
As an effort of the College of Charleston Department of Communication and Department of Political Science, the Bully Pulpit Series gives young voters the opportunity to become involved in the political process as well as the issues that affect their communities. Originally created in 2008 to highlight the communication powers of the political pulpit, the mission of the series has expanded as a result of increased student and community interest and engagement.
