The Citadel Graduate College is hosting its 2010 Leadership Seminar on Wednesday, September 22. Graduate students from the College of Charleston, Charleston Southern University, MUSC and the Charleston School of Law are invited to attend. The day-long seminar is focused around Leading and Communicating in Challenging Times. Participants will gain critical communication skills and tools…
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Honors Faculty Lecture Series
The Honors College has announced their Fall 2010 Honors Faculty Lecture lineup. For those who don’t know, this series features some of the College’s most exciting and engaging faculty members lecturing on topics from a multitude of disciplines. It’s a great venue to learn from a professor outside of your discipline, or to get more…
Spoleto for Broke Grad Students
It’s that time of year again in Charleston. At the end of every May, the city becomes a mecca for the visual and performing arts for three weeks as the city buzzes with artists and tourists from all over the world. The Spoleto Festival and the city’s Piccolo Spoleto Festival become the nexus for the…
Do The Charleston
Interesting things happen when you start paying attention to your surroundings. For instance, I learned two days prior to Do The Charleston that one of our graduate students was a co-organizer. Sean Hughes is between his 1st and 2nd year of a Masters of Public Administration degree at the College of Charleston and a student…
The Graduate Open Alliance Shows Our Pride
It’s been a whirlwind month for the members of the Graduate Open Alliance! Since mid-April, we’ve developed a list of goals for our organization, started compiling plans for our formal recognition in August, and even participated in Charleston’s first-ever Pride Festival. I personally felt that it was a fitting experience to be involved in Charleston’s…
Graduate Open Alliance Update
I was overwhelmed and delighted by the response to the Graduate Open Alliance’s meeting last Friday. Students from a wide variety of programs came together to discuss how we can make our campus a more welcoming and inclusive environment for GLBTQ students and their Straight allies. Some of the initiatives we pledged to work on…
Have you ever thought about becoming a teacher?
I’ve often heard that teaching is a calling. It’s a vocation which provides an opportunity to move our nation forward by educating its future leaders, and everyone remembers the one or two special teachers that truly impacted their lives. With all the changes in technology and the increased interest in single-gender education, it’s an exciting…
Graduate Open Alliance Meeting
GOA Meeting, Friday at 5:30, Stern Center 409 The Graduate Open Alliance will be having another organizational meeting this Friday, April 16th at 5:30 PM in Stern Center Room 409. We realize that many of you were unable to attend the original meeting because of scheduling conflicts or due to the heavy traffic caused by…
April Event Update
T.S. Eliot famously called April “the cruellest month,” and any grad student who’s ever had to deal with the hectic flurry of assignments at the end of the semester can agree. It’s not all bad, though! April is definitely going to be a busy month for events around campus. In the midst of getting those…
The Bridge Run & Downtown
The 33rd annual Cooper River Bridge Run is this Saturday. If you’re new to the area and hope to go downtown, be aware that navigating the streets by car (and even foot) will be a little tricky. Below is an email sent out by the College of Charleston Chief of Police listing street closures. Plan…
