I love my job! I work with undergraduates, stay-at-home moms, working professionals and career changers to find the best graduate program for their life aspirations. Sometimes, I'm gone four weeks at a time. Other times, I'm sitting at my desk drafting my next idea. The folks at College of Charleston are some of the best to work with, and you can't beat the view from my office window: live oaks and Spanish moss.

Author Archives: Niki DeWeese

Students: Don’t forget about tomorrow’s career fair!

Spring Career Fair ’09 12:00 – 3:30 at Gaillard Auditorium Hope your resume is up to date!  Over 60 companies and institutions have registered to attend tomorrow’s career fair.  Participants include ARINC, Becker Professional Review, Booz Allen Hamilton, Fluor, the FBI, Prudential, Santee Cooper, and the US Department of State.  Of course yours truly will…

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Pathways to Teaching Open House

Are you interested in becoming a teacher?  Did you know you can get your Master of Arts in Teaching degree for free?  Yep.  Free.  Want to learn more? On Wednesday, March 11, College of Charleston representatives will be on hand to talk with you about opportunities to get initial teacher certification.  Program representatives will be…

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Students: Young Alumni Scholarship

Attention College of Charleston Alumni Now accepting applications for the young alumni scholarship The Alumni Association is now accepting young alumni scholarship applications for the 2009/10 academic year.  To qualify, you must have graduated with your bachelor’s degree from College of Charleston within the last 10 years and plan to enroll in courses at The…

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Nikki Giovanni Visits College of Charleston

Nikki Giovanni Reading Tonight In a career that has earned her many accolades, honorary degrees and awards from both fellow poets and everyday poetry lovers, Nikki Giovanni has established herself as a writer who can entertain and challenge, inform and inspire. (Posted from the Avery Research Center’s homepage.) Unfortunately for me, I have class tonight…

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New Video

Got 30 seconds? Watch us! New graduate school video on YouTube. So many projects are flying around this office that I’ve had little time to spend on updating our blog.  Of course I post the pertinent information like campus activities and fundraisers, but there’s more! Like…. Our new 30-second video!  If you want to learn…

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Students: GSA Oyster Roast

GSA Oyster Roast Fundraiser Saturday, February 21, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Buy your tickets now for $10 for this Saturday’s oyster roast with the Charleston School of Law at O’Malley’s Bar and Grill.  Tickets are available at The Graduate Studies Office Monday through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.; Through your GSA rep (North…

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7th Annual 8K for H2O

7th Annual 8K for H2O Sponsored by the Masters of Environmental Studies Student Association (MESSA) As mentioned in the MPA weekly newsletter The Masters of Environmental Studies Student Association (MESSA) is putting on their 7th ANNUAL 8K for H20. Each year all of the proceeds from the race go to a local non-profit that will…

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Students: Social Innovation Competition for $50,000 Prize

Social Innovation Competition for $50,000 Prize As mentioned in the MPA Weekly Newsletter Inventors come up with ideas; innovators put them into practice. The Social Innovation Competition provides a vehicle for taking a student innovation from idea to reality. The competition is a real-world exercise in developing skills in plan development, pitching ideas to investors,…

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Students: A Call to Join

A call to join the master of public administration student association Guest Blogger: Ryan Strickler, Master of Public Administration Student Association (MPASA) President I know what you’re thinking – “Hey, I’m a full or part-time MPA student who’s going to be in the program for the entire 2009-2010 school year. I love all things public…

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