Allen University 2017 Commencement Speaker – United States Senator Tim Scott

Allen University, South Carolina, will hold its 2017 Commencement Exercise on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 10:00 A.M.  The graduation ceremony is scheduled to take place in the John Hurst Adams Gymnatorium, located on the Allen University campus at 1530 Harden Street, Columbia S.C. 29204.  

The 2017 Commencement Speaker is the United States Senator – Tim Scott.  

Senator Scott is a native of South Carolina was sworn into the U.S. Senate in January 2013. He has launched his Opportunity Agenda, a new way forward including robust initiatives that give students and workers the greatest chance to succeed. Tim knows that success is created in studio apartments and garages, at kitchen tables, and in classrooms across the nation – not in government conference rooms in Washington.

Prior to being sworn into the Senate, Tim Scott served in the United States House of Representatives from 2011-2013, where he was a member of House leadership and sat on the influential House Rules Committee. Tim also served on Charleston County Council for 13 years, including four terms as Chair and in the South Carolina House of Representatives for two years where he was elected Chairman of the Freshman Caucus and House Whip. He was the owner of Tim Scott Allstate and partner of Pathway Real Estate Group.

This event is free and open to the public.

Allen University is a private, coeducational institution located in Columbia, South Carolina.  It is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award baccalaureate degrees.  To learn more about Allen University, please visit www.allenuniversity.edu.