Trip to the Statehouse

Kansas State 08 Business fellows Elena Pripisnova (Russia) and Tatevik Avagyan (Armenia) spent one day participating in sessions at the local Senate and House in Topeka, Kansas.  Elena writes, “We were introduced to Governor Kathleen Sebelius (just several weeks before she was picked as Secretary of Health and Human Services by Obama) and the chairman of the Senate, as well as other senators, when session was opened. It was an incredibly interesting experience, even though it happened at a difficult time in the budget discussion. We saw the internal process of the budget cuts discussion in the Senate as well as the process of voting in the House, and it brought us into a deeper understanding of the political processes here. Besides, we shared our experience and opinions with a journalist at our college newspaper. Last week the "Collegian" published an article introducing us and our experience to student community.”  To view the Collegian article, please visit here.