"And he still had that young freshness about him, just like he did 20 years ago.
"I'm sitting there thinking, 'Yep, I always knew he was going to be doing this one day,'" Vick recounted. Shane Beamer, the Gamecocks' first-year head coach, was addressing his team, and his message, his mannerisms, his conviction - really, everything - took Vick back in time, all the way back to their days as teammates at Virginia Tech more than two decades ago. As a guest last August at one of South Carolina's football practices, Michael Vick found himself nodding along with nearly every word. Being open to diversity and new situations is important, and it will definitely pay off in the end.COLUMBIA, S.C. Never be afraid to approach people, to meet them or to talk to them, whether they are students or even administrators. As for advice for future Gators, Shane has the following to offer: “Keep a positive attitude and an open mind. “Serving in ASG has had a major impact on me, and I feel like I have more refined communication skills and a closer connection to my peers because of it.”įollowing his graduation from Allegheny, Shane plans to further his experiences abroad while helping others as a Peace Corps volunteer. On campus, Shane has served as both a senator and president of the Allegheny Student Government. Shane also had the privilege of traveling to Bodega Bay, California to intern at the Bodega Marine Laboratory and do independent research on microfossils and ocean acidification off the California coast. During this time he worked in a biodiversity conservation and sustainable development NGO and studied Indonesian language and culture at the University of Indonesia. Shane then spent a summer in Jakarta, Indonesia after being selected for the Freeman Indonesia Nonprofit Internship Program.
He devoted a semester to studying abroad at the James Cook University in Australia, taking classes on the Great Barrier Reef and Australian environmental foreign policy. Shane wasted no time in getting involved with all the opportunities the environmental science department has to offer. It showed me how humanities and social issues tie in as well.” “I found myself more interdisciplinary in my mindset, and environmental science appealed to me because it incorporated so much more than just science. After nearly three years as a Biology student, Shane realized his passion for Environmental Science and became a major as a junior. The phrase “better late than never” rings especially true for Shane Downing.
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