Well, graduate students, you MADE it! On behalf of the Graduate School, congratulations on another semester well done. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season and hope that everyone enjoys a much deserved break. The new year is just around the corner, so make sure you mark your calendars for these upcoming events:…
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“Go Get ‘Em” Alumni Blog Series: Lisa Vandiver, Environmental Studies
Lisa Vandiver, Ph.D., graduated from the College of Charleston’s MSc Environmental Studies program and now works at NOAA’s Restoration Center in Charleston. Originally from Athens, Georgia, Lisa moved to Charleston in 1997 to pursue a BSc in Marine Biology. After working at Kiawah Resort as a naturalist as an undergraduate, Lisa enrolled in the Environmental Studies…
“Go Get ‘Em” Alumni Blog Series: Alaina Cordes, Communications (2012)
Alaina Cordes, Communications (2012) Marketing and Group Sales Coordinator at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Alaina Cordes has worked as the Marketing & Group Sales Coordinator at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum for just over a year now. She earned her B.A. in Communications from Flagler College in St Augustine, Florida and her…
History Graduate Students Help Revamp Exhibit at Patriots Point
Left to Right: Students Leah Worthington, Maggie Burton, Brett Powell, Victoria Musheff, Morgan Willer, Jordan Hardee, Bailey Knight, and Kelly Hogan On October 25, students from the Masters of History program joined a team of volunteers and employees at the Patriots Point working to reconstruct elements of the museum’s “Experiencing Vietnam” exhibit. Situated in the…
Marine Biology Graduate Student Liz Duermit Attends 3rd Annual International Marine Conservation Congress
I recently had the privilege, thanks in part to a study abroad grant from the Graduate School, to attend the 3rd International Marine Conservation Congress in Glasgow, Scotland. My experience with the perception of conservationists is that we trade in “doom and gloom” – but that could not have been further from the truth…
History MA Student Helps Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of WWI with Exhibit in Addlestone Library
As part of the College of Charleston’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War One and The College Reads! Sponsorship of a number of war, trauma, and culture events, History Graduate Student Caroline Parsons installed an exhibit on the local impact of World War I. June 28, 2014 marked the 100th…
EVSS Student Kristi Kerrigan Reports on Her Research Trip to U.S. Virgin Islands!
Kerrigan hiking through the VI National Park on St. John This past August, I spent two weeks in the U.S. Virgin Islands collecting data for my graduate thesis research. My project is titled, “The effect of watershed development and climate on coral reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands using satellite based sensors”. To give you a…
Spotlight on Diversity: Maria Royle
Maria Royle is a graduate student in the School of Education, Health, and Human Performance. She has had a life-long interest in science and helping children. She earned a master’s degree in Organizational Management and Leadership from Springfield College, Massachusetts. Her passion for children and science, though, led her to become a candidate in the College’s Science…
CofC Alumna Wins Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Book Award!
Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch, B.A. ’94 and M.A. ’97, Associate Professor of History at Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, was recently awarded the Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Book Award for her manuscript Crossing the Line: Women’s Interracial Activism in South Carolina during and After World War II (University Press of Florida, 2014), by the Association of Black Women Historians…
“Go Get ‘Em” Alumni Blog Series: Leah Fisher, Marine Biology (2012)
Leah Fisher, Marine Biology (2012) Climate Change Policy Coordinator for the National Ocean Service “Take advantage of your networks. You never know when WHO you know will make the difference” Leah Fisher is a recent graduate of the Master of Science in Marine Biology program and the current Climate Change Policy Coordinator for the National…
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