In Spring 2024, Blackburn students visited Montgomery on a 2-day Protective Life Government Experience. Please use the itinerary below as an example of the range of activities that students engage in during this trip.
Thursday, January 18
5 p.m. – Session 1: Legislative Preview with Senator Robert Stewart (District 23, Alabama Senate) and Casey Rogers (Director of External Affairs, Governor Kay Ivey)
6:30 p.m. – Networking Dinner with Advisory Board members and Fellows
Friday, January 19
9 a.m. – Session 2: Covering the Statehouse with Trisha Powell Crain (Senior Education Reporter, Alabama Education Lab); Mike Cason (Politics and State Government writer, AL.com); and Todd Stacy (Founder & Publisher, Alabama Daily News)
10:30 a.m. – Session 3: Maternal Healthcare with Dalia Abrams (Program Director, BirthWell Partners); Carolyn Miller (Perinatal Division Director, Alabama Department of Public Health Bureau of Family Health Services)
12 p.m. – Networking Lunch with Advisory Board members and Fellows
2 p.m. – Session 4: Exploring Montgomery Museums
3:30 p.m. – Session 5: Navigating Divisive Concepts with Matt Layne (President, Alabama Library Association) and Steve Murray (Director, Alabama Department of Archives and History)
6:30 p.m. – Networking Dinner with Advisory Board members and Fellows