Scholarship recipient heads to Capitol Hill
Published Date: August 24, 2026
After receiving a Meeting Street Scholarship to attend the College of Charleston, student Hasani Davis’ world has expanded.
The sophomore communications major recently returned from an internship in Washington, D.C., with Rep. William Timmons, who represents South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District.
“(The Scholarship) has opened doors for me that I may not have had otherwise, from leadership opportunities on campus to internships and professional experiences that are helping me grow into the person and professional I want to become,” Davis said.
Davis initially was interested in finding a sports marketing internship, but none offered housing or paid interns enough to cover the costs of relocating to a new city.
He landed in politics after winning the College of Charleston’s W.N. Looper Award, which provides financial assistance to help a student complete a summer internship with the United States Congress. The Award enabled him to live away from his hometown of Darlington for the summer.
He secured an internship with Timmons, where he worked with a team of six other interns to support the Congressman by working with constituents, giving tours and answering phones.
He said his favorite day was when the office received a large shipment of S.C. peaches, and the interns were tasked with handing them out to Timmons’ colleagues.
“I learned that South Carolina actually has more peaches than Georgia,” says Davis, “Even though Georgia is the Peach State.”
Davis’ summer working on Capitol Hill was his first time traveling and exploring a new city on his own. While there, he jumped at the opportunity to network with other interns from both parties and set up a sit-down meeting with the communications director for Rep. James Clyburn. Davis explains that his grandparents were big fans of the Congressman.
“When I was on the Hill, there weren’t many minority interns,” says Davis. “It was an experience that not a lot of people with my low-income background have access to. I am really grateful that I was able to experience it.”
