Cristen Flanagan and Family Guess What? I never thought I would be applying to Graduate School at the age of forty -three, but that’s exactly what I did. I substituted for three years (I was even lucky enough to teach all of our four children!), after having the opportunity to teach my own class, I realized…
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The Graduate School Fall Orientation 2013
BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND. Graduate Orientation is that place where newly admitted Graduate Cougars start their careers by receiving comprehensive introduction to CofC. Orientation is open to all graduate students admitted for the Fall 2013 semester. As new students, you will take the first step to Master your Future during orientation, where you…
Should You Go To Graduate School?
Employers want to pay you to go to Grad School. 4 of them are hiring in Charleston right now. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/tuition-reimbursement-10-companies-that-pay_n_1507188.html ADP: http://www.adp-jobs.com/job/Charleston-Associate-District-Manager-Job-SC-29401/2255531/ Deloitte: http://jobs.deloitte.com/charleston-jobs Lockheed Martin: https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=25037&siteid=5010&AReq=264790BR&codes=in-indeed Raytheon: https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_jobdetail.asp?partnerid=25037&siteid=5010&AReq=264790BR&codes=in-indeed Now, should you go to graduate school? I think you know the answer. 🙂 …
2014-2015 Fellowships at Mount Vernon- Welcoming Residential Fellows to the Estate….
Mount Vernon is accepting applications for fellowships. Opportunities are available for short and long-term funded residential research focused on the life, leadership and legacy of George Washington, his place in the development of American civic life and culture, and the founding era. Scholars will enjoy unparalleled access to historical resources, on- site experts, and research…
I PRESERVE
After I graduated from Clemson with my B.S. in Marketing, I took a job as an account executive at a large Greenville advertising firm servicing a large communications client (“Can you hear me now?”). When I realized the best part of my day was taking lunch so that I could drive through the historic…
Meet Our Newest Advisory Board Member
M. Richard (Rick) DeVoe joined the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, an independent state agency, in 1980, and has served as its Executive Director since 1997. The Consortium is charged with managing and administering the NOAA National Sea Grant College Program and similar programs for the state of South Carolina, and as such generates and…
White House Year-round Internship Program For African American Undergraduate and Graduate Students
The White House Initiative’s Year-round Internship Program offers an exciting experience for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in improving education outcomes for African Americans. This is an unpaid internship working for the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. This internship gives students an opportunity to learn about the White House Initiative on…
MSHP Student and Professor Collaborate on New Book
In the Spring of 2012, Professor Barry Stiefel and student Emily Ford’13 began the research and writing that has resulted in a short but comprehensive history of Jewish communities in New Orleans and along the Mississippi River in Louisiana and Mississippi. The result, The Jews of New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta: A History of…
Guest Blogger-Kristen Young
I’m a second year graduate student in the MPA program at CofC. It’s awesome… I’m a lucky girl. Also, I am an Aries, I love Thai food, and baking, and basically food in general. And riding my bike. My Organization: A very brief articulation of events, from the beginning Once upon a time in…
Welcoming New Students
Newly accepted graduate students enrolling in their first class during the Summer semester were invited to attend the May Orientation Social on Monday, May 13th, 2013. Students from various programs joined us at Saffron Cafe & Bakery for some delicious food and delightful conversation. We hope the students had as much fun as we did! Check…
