UPCOMING EVENTS / NEWS
November 11-17: APEC Voices of the Future Program 2019, Santiago, Chile. Theme: “Connecting People, Building the Future”
November 12: Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award. For information on registration, click here.
January 14, 2020: Wilkins Leadership Awards Dinner
February 7, 2020: Law & Society
February 26, 2020: Angela Maria Kelley, Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow
March 31, 2020: China Conference
May 8, 2020: Graduating Scholars Luncheon
May 20-21, 2020: State Supreme Court
July 17-24, 2020: Teachers of Government. To apply, click here. Application deadline is March 20, 2020.
September 1, 8 and 15: StraightTalk
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RECENT EVENTS
October 19, 10 am: Advance Team alumni breakfast. To register for this event, click here.
October 6-11: White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship 2019-20
October 3: Riley Institute's 20th Anniversary Celebration!
September 18, 4 pm: Constitution Day
August 29, Sept 5 and 12: StraightTalk: Nationalist Fervor on the Rise in the U.S. and Europe.
June 24-28: Advantage Scholars
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SPOTLIGHT
Ninth Annual Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSCTM Award for Excellence
A celebration of what works in education
with special guest Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education
presented by The Riley Institute and Aflac
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia, SC
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
12:30 - 2 p.m.
A dessert reception will follow the program
For information on registration, click here.
On November 12, 2019, Furman University’s Riley Institute will host the ninth annual WhatWorksSC Award Celebration.
Special guest and former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (bio) and former U.S. Secretary of Education Dick Riley (bio) will have an on-stage conversation about current issues in public education.
Secretary Riley and presenting sponsor Aflac will name the winner and honor the finalists at the celebration. The award is named for Secretary Riley and his late wife, Ann “Tunky” Riley, a dedicated teacher and passionate advocate for quality public education.
This year’s finalists are:
Carolina Teacher Induction Program, a University of South Carolina program, is designed to be a bridge support program for new teachers as they transition from university student to leading and teaching in a classroom of their own. Learn more.
Pickens County Career and Technology Center is a center where faculty work diligently to help students develop the skills for success in college and the workplace by encouraging students to explore their talents and interests, and then identify career opportunities that match those skills and interests. Learn more.
Wings for Kids is a comprehensive, high-quality afterschool initiative designed to equip at-risk K-5th grade kids with the skills they need to succeed in school, stay in school, and thrive in life. Learn more.
For more information, click here.
