4 Rising Seniors Learning in the ‘Real World’ this Summer

Photo by Nicholas Burns

At the College of Charleston, learning doesn’t stop at the end of the semester. These five rising seniors worked hard to pursue summer internships and educational experiences that will exponentially enhance their classroom experiences and help make each student more competitive as they prepare to graduate.

Andrew Fink will spend summer 2015 applying lessons from his political science education at the prestigious Heritage Foundation, a political think tank in Washington, D.C.

“At the Heritage Foundation I will be interning with the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, which focuses on national security,” Fink said. “I’ve always wanted to learn the ins and outs of how forming policy really works.”

Fink, who hopes to live and work in Washington, D.C. following graduation, secured the internship with help from political science professor Jordan Ragusa. “He wrote a recommendation letter for me and he reviewed me application to help proofread my responses,” Fink explained.

Learn more about the College’s political science program.

Political science and African American studies double major Brandon Chapman was offered admission to a summer program of a different kind. He will attend the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute at Duke University, a five-week program that introduces doctoral study to undergraduate students from under-represented racial and ethnic groups.

Chapman hopes the institute will help him narrow his focus, as he is considering pursuing either law school or community organizing. He is especially interested in race implications on political institutions.

International studies and political science double major Joseph Quisol has enrolled at Princeton for an intensive multi-week program entitled Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute.

The program helps prepare participants for continued education and careers in public policy and international affairs.

Check out the international studies major at the College of Charleston.

Public health major Maclain Borsich, along with recent graduate Elizabeth Tenney ’15, left for Haiti on May 25, 2015, to participate in the Safe Water Student Internship under supervisor and CEO of Deep Springs International Michael Ritter. The students will focus on database management and data analysis while becoming immersed in Haiti’s culture.