Student Profile: Robert S. Harvey ’10

Politics and law student builds a strong skill set in business and the liberal arts.

Robert S. Harvey ’10 (Mount Laurel, NJ) learned firsthand about the breadth of the Bryant experience even before he was enrolled as a student.

As a senior in high school, he spoke with Bryant alumnus Alan Zuckerman ’80, a partner in the law firm Flaster/Greenberg PC in Cherry Hill, NJ. Harvey served as cocaptain of the high school debate team with Zuckerman’s daughter.

“Mr. Zuckerman explained to me that Bryant was actively transforming to reach a larger demographic that is not limited to only business-focused students,” says Harvey.

After talking with Zuckerman and visiting the campus, he chose Bryant because of its unique focus on both business and the liberal arts. In addition to his politics and law major, he is pursuing a double minor in sociology and business administration.

“What attracted me most to Bryant was the fusing of both the profit-motivation of business with the person-motivated aspects of the liberal arts,” says Harvey.

One of his favorite professors so far has been Management Lecturer Dave Greenan ’73, ’04 MBA, who taught Business 101. “He has such an engaging, passionate, optimistic, and thought-provoking approach to everything he connects with,” says Harvey.

As part of his major, he will have the opportunity to take classes like Government and Citizens Around the Globe, Legal Philosophy and Reasoning, and Law and Society.

“I chose politics and law because of my interest in how our society operates with citizens, global markets, changing political systems, and cross-culturally,” he says.

Robert S. Harvey ’10 (Mount Laurel, NJ).

He hopes his foundation in business, politics, and law will help him reach his future goals of attending graduate school and eventually working in corporate compliance and ethics.

One year down, three to go

As part of his “Business 101” class, Harvey won the campuswide E-Pitch competition sponsored by the CEO. He was recognized with the “Best Pitch” award for “Stock-Up Storage Facility,” a company that would meet the storage needs of out-of-state students at Bryant and other colleges and universities in the Providence area during the summer.

In April, he was recognized with the Center for Student Involvement’s “Penny Stone Emerging Leader” award.

He was recently elected to serve as the treasurer of the Student Senate after being part of the Senate’s Constitutional Review Board and Ways and Means Committee during his first year. He is also an intern for J. Thomas Eakin, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, and a member of the Multicultural Student Union.

These opportunities were made possible because of the University’s student-centered approach to learning.

“Bryant is a close-knit and supportive community that is always providing resources and opportunities to grow as a student, as a leader, and, more importantly, as a person,” he says. “Bryant prepares you for a practical approach to life, while still fostering the excitement and student development that creates a vibrant college campus.”

He is encouraged by Bryant’s efforts to cultivate diversity on campus.

The “What is Diversity?” contest, which was established in 2007, encourages students to use creative outlets like artwork, poetry, or music to explain diversity in their own words. The event is sponsored by Bryant’s Diversity Council of Champions, a committee of students, faculty, and staff who work to foster an appreciation for diversity on campus.

“Bryant as an academic institution does a wonderful job of providing opportunities for students to foster their sense of diversity and appreciation for persons with whom they wouldn’t typically identify with,” says Harvey. “Bryant is an open-arms institution for diversity.”