Author Archives: McCrayCC

BECAUSE KNOWLEDGE HAS NO BORDERS: VERSAILLES

Guest Blogger: Robyn Olejniczak I am excited to share the Graduate School’s new website dedicated to our Versailles Fellowship! The College of Charleston has sent nearly 20 graduate students to the Université de Versailles – Saint Quentin since the exchange was established in 1994. Students who participate in this exchange spend a year at the…

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SECOND NATURE By Natalie Montanaro

Change is inevitable-especially in the Peace Corps. This being my fourth year, I already expect it. Heck, I even tend to welcome it. It’s almost like it’s better to just accept things coming and going, breaking and working, appearing and disappearing, etc., etc. So when I went from more than three years in Peace Corps…

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Enduring The Trials of Graduate School From Conception to Labor by Michele Stopera Freyhauf

 Michele Stopera Freyhauf With the new school year in full swing, I thought this post from almost two years ago would be an appropriate reflection, encouragement, and outward support to those returning to school or nearing the completion of their degree. Remember – do not give up – the sweat, sacrifices, and struggles are worth…

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2013 Marine Biology Graduate Student Colloquium- September 20-21, 2013

  The 2013 Marine Biology Graduate Student Colloquium will be held September 20 and 21st with the College of Charleston distinguished alumna, Dr. Felicia Coleman, Florida State University, as the Keynote Speaker. Dr. Felicia Coleman is the Director of the FSU Coastal and Marine Laboratory. Her research is focused on marine ecology, particularly as it relates…

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First Year Graduate Student Cara Howley is Dominating on the Court and in the Classroom

                                                                                               Eat. Sleep. Study. Volleyball.  Cara Howley from McKinney, Texas has been playing volleyball since she was in the seventh grade, which brought her to the University of South Carolina for her undergraduate studies. After she graduated from USC with dual degrees in Human Resources and International Business, Cara transferred to the College of Charleston to continue her volleyball…

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Glad To Be Home Again!

There’s No Place Like Home! I graduated from the College of Charleston with a Master’s in History in May 2010. My time that was spent in graduate school is what solidified my love for higher education. I knew that whatever course my life took, my career would be in higher education.  As a student, you…

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Kristen Young Receives the 2013 Kline Award for Most Outstanding Graduate Paper in the Southeast

                                                                  We are excited to announce that Kristen Young, MPA Student at the College of Charleston, is doing great things with her research conducted this summer in Morocco. She has received the 2013 Kline Award for most outstanding graduate paper in the Southeast for “Strategic NGO Development in Ouaouizerth, Morocco”! This award…

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Studying Abroad in Morocco

Salam wa lakum and thank you College of Charleston for allowing me to share my experiences as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Morocco. I want to let readers know how study abroad is not just for undergraduates, we can achieve things that we would never in a million years imagine ourselves doing. BE READY TO…

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