Executive director Leslie Garvin is among 16 leaders in the field of afterschool and expanded learning nationwide to be named a White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellow. The White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship is made possible through a partnership between the Riley Institute at Furman University (Greenville, S.C.) and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
The new class of White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellows brings the total number of program participants to 75 since the initiative was launched in 2012.
Through discussion of actual case studies led by policy change-makers, the Fellowship equips graduates with a real world understanding of the art and science of sound policy-making for afterschool and expanded learning. In the 10-month program, which begins in October, Fellows will study afterschool/expanded learning policy and develop and implement state-level policy projects in partnership with their Statewide Afterschool Networks and the national Afterschool Alliance.
Garvin will use the fellowship to research and plan a statewide collaboration with the NC Center for Afterschool Programs. A potential partnership could involve a re-design of the Compact’s long-running AmeriCorps VISTA program to focus exclusively on building capacity of campus-community programs that reach low-income K-12 students in afterschool and extended learning settings. A focus on afterschool and extended learning would also align with national Campus Compact’s strategic priority to promote learning and success in K-12 educational settings.
“I am looking forward to learning more about how our campuses can partner to support families, communities, and community service organizations that focus on afterschool and extended learning,” says Garvin.
The White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship is named for William S. White, President and CEO of the C.S. Mott Foundation; Richard W. Riley, former South Carolina Governor and U.S. Secretary of Education under President Clinton; and Dr. Terry Peterson, National Board Chair with the Afterschool Alliance, Director, Afterschool and Community Learning Network, and senior fellow at the Riley Institute.
“The White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship has matured into a potent force to help move afterschool and expanded learning policy forward across the country,” said Dr. Don Gordon, executive director of the Riley Institute.
For a full listing of the 2016-17 White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellows, follow this link: http://news.furman.edu/2016/07/05/white-riley-peterson-policy-fellows-named/.
Learn more about the White-Riley-Peterson Policy Fellowship. Or contact Cathy Stevens at the Riley Institute (864) 294-3265, or cathy.stevens@furman.edu.