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

MPA Weekly Newsletter

Well, I started my first grad class last Thursday (Quantitative Research Methods) and I’m pretty excited.  It’s been a  long time coming, but I’m finally back in the classroom!  One of our first projects is to work with the United Way in their 2009 Homeless Count. I’m not sure what to expect, but it’s guaranteed…

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Graduate Students to Read in Library’s Poetry Series

On Tuesday, January 27, undergraduate, graduate and alumni of the College of Charleston English department will read their poetry in Charleston County Library’s Poetry Series.  The main branch, located at 68 Calhoun Street, presents its monthly poetry series on the fourth Tuesday of every month starting at 7:00 p.m. The coordinator of our Creative Writing…

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GSA Update

Hey everyone, I would like to invite you all to a meet and greet with the new graduate students of this semester. It will be at 7pm on Thurs. at Yo Burrito. I would like to see at least one  representative from each program there. This way the new students can meet their representatives and…

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Happy New Year!

After two wonderful weeks, we’re back in the office ready to make the most out of the new year.  Granted, we haven’t all had our coffee yet and are still waking up. I’m sure you’re eagerly working on planning and sticking to those resolutions, and we want to help.  If you’re thinking about going back…

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New graduate certificate in Special Education

The Graduate School of the College of Charleston now offers a Graduate Certificate in Special Education! I was excited to learn this week that the School of Education, Health and Human Performance has approved our ninth graduate certificate! The added bonus?  General and special education teachers can begin taking classes as early as January 12!…

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Fade to black …

College of Charleston is taking a vacation!  Our offices will close Friday afternoon (Dec 19) and will not reopen until Monday, January 5. By no means are we staying still though! Our recently engaged director of student records, Miss Regan, will be spending time with their new kitten to hopefully decide on a name.  Currently,…

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