Twelve USC students traveled to Washington, D.C., April 2-4 as a project of the newly formed USC Student Congressional Advisory Board.

While in Washington, the students met with members of the S.C. Congressional Delegation or their staffs. They also met with the National Governor's Association, the South Carolina D.C. Office, the U.S. Students Association, Public Interests Research Group, and the White House Budget Office.

The mission of the Student Congressional Advisory Board is to communicate to the US Congress the views and interests of USC students on issues that are important to them. In representing students of this state, the Student Congressional Advisory Board incorporates the opinions of students with efficient research to develop recommendations to the U.S. Congress.

"We are the only University in the country to have a committee of students dedicated to addressing their concerns to leaders in Washington, D.C.," said Tommy Preston Jr., Student Body President and the board's director. "It is important for students to have their voices heard in all facets of government, and traveling to D.C., we addressed the issues that are important to us."

The board was created in conjunction with the Office of Student Government and the offices of Congressmen Jim Clyburn and Joe Wilson.

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