Honors Student Finds Success at German American Business Summit and Career Fair
The College of Charleston held its 6th annual German American Business Summit (GABS) on March 29, 2022, with approximately 175 attendees including business representatives, students and members of the campus community. The Spring Career and Internship Fair, which took place immediately after the summit, featured 115 companies and more than 400 job seekers. Senior Honors […]
CofC Prepares Honors Student for Impact on a Global Scale
One thing Jack Watson knows for certain is that he is going to build a career in the international arena. The international studies major at the College of Charleston is fascinated by different cultures, languages and foreign policy. So, the International Scholars Program – a joint initiative of the School of Languages, Cultures and World […]
Honors Students Turn Theatre and Film Projects into Dynamic Learning Experiences
The Honors College at the College of Charleston is full of a wide variety of unique students with diverse interests and passions. For Honors students, the Honors College’s interdisciplinary approach encourages them to explore their interests in tangible ways. A group of Honors School of the Arts students perfectly embody this mindset by turning their […]
Honors Student Finds Support to Take Interdisciplinary Approach to Education
What first attracted Joseph Brennan, an Honors College rising senior, to the College of Charleston was the opportunity for interdisciplinary studies. As a first-generation college student, however, it was the time faculty and staff took to help him navigate the application process that convinced him to attend CofC. “I liked that the College is a […]
CofC’s Fresh Prince Uses Honors Immersed to Get His Design Company Off the Ground
When Brandon Alston ‘24 walked in the front door of Kudu, a coffee shop just off the College of Charleston campus, the barista behind the counter took a step back in wide-eyed recognition. “You’re the Fresh Prince,” she exclaimed. “I love your stuff!” In a mustard sweatshirt strategically decked out with sections of a former sweater, […]
3 Honors College Students Named Goldwater Scholars
Three College of Charleston students have been named Goldwater Scholars for the 2022-23 academic year. The scholarship is a federally endowed award that encourages students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering. Emily Grace Dombrowski (French & Francophone Studies and Marine Biology Double Major), Abanob Hanna (Biochemistry Major), and Brison Shira […]
Honors Student to Talk About Humanity, Immigration at TEDxCharleston
Jody Bell’s educational journey has not been linear. Going from a shy student who didn’t raise her hand in high school to an Honors College junior preparing to speak at a TEDx event, her path more closely resembles a matrix. Although she knew she wanted to study business at the College of Charleston, Bell switched […]
CofC Named a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars
The College of Charleston has been named a top producer of Fulbright Scholars among master’s-level colleges and universities in the United States. Two faculty members from the College of Charleston were awarded Fulbright fellowships for 2021-2022 “Being named a top producer of Fulbright scholars is a great honor and speaks to the high quality and caliber of […]
Honors Students are Medically WISE
Honors College Faculty Fellow, Honors students, lay the groundwork for a telehealth network that is already making a difference in the community When it comes to community health care, you’ve got to meet people where they are, which is why, in 2015, the College of Charleston Women’s Health Research Team (WHRT) set about finding just […]
Honors Geology Student Receives College’s First Crowdfunded Scholarship
Just inside the front door of the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History on the College of Charleston campus is a big glass and wood donation box. Perched on a block inside, amid a few dozen one-, two- and five-dollar bills, is a plaster cast of a cave bear skull with a sign that says […]