GSSM Students Study How Technology and Entrepreneurship Impacts Economy

Students in our state are seeing first hand the important role that broadband and the fast-paced world of new technology have on the economy. Students from the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) recently participated in a program that provided an in-depth look at how entrepreneurship impacts the economy. In January, 12 students from GSSM traveled to Silicon Valley to take part in the TechTrek program. An award winning field-study course open to both undergraduate and graduate students, TechTrek is an intensive elective culminating in a trip to the West Coast where students meet with senior executives at...