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 get more involved in the GSA. Remember, if we don’t try to connect to the…
While everyone’s getting ready to visit friends and family for the holidays, it may be easy to forget a few last minute tasks like registering for orientation. All new graduate students are encouraged to attend graduate student orientation on Thursday, January 8. Check-in begins at 5:30, and the presentation begins at 6:00. Be sure to plan on sticking around after Orientation so the Graduate Student Association can get to know…
The Master of Environmental Studies Student Association at College of Charleston is accepting applications for its 8th Annual 8K for H20 at Folly Beach. The race, scheduled for February 21, 2009, supports a local non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and improving water quality. While registrants who submit their form by January 15 will receive a free t-shirt, MESSA will accept walk-up registrants on the day of the race. For more…
Charleston doesn’t get snow very often, and as a former Buffalonian, that’s a difficult fact to face during December. In fact, the last time I saw a fair amount of snow was my first year in Charleston: 1999. I remember the entire city shut down that day for a snow flurry – something I found quite amusing. I’m still getting accustomed to having 67* Decembers, but always look forward to…
For every Tuesday and Thursday home game, you can catch a Stingray’s hockey game for $5 with a college ID. The next game is Tuesday, December 2nd and you can bet I’ll be there. If you want to get a group of tickets, call Steve Ward at 744-2248 or send him an email.
The campus has been busy! Friday afternoon, we hosted 19 students from Fayetteville State University. For a little over two hours, representatives from our graduate programs and a representative from The Citadel Graduate College covered the basics of grad school. We talked about how to create a competitive application package and what to expect when you’re a grad student. As a token of our appreciation for visiting us, the FSU…
Due to inclement weather, Saturday’s 2nd Annual Kick-Off sponsored by the Graduate Student Association has been postponed. Future information can be found via the website (www.cofc.edu/gsa or www.cofc.edu/gradschool), our Facebook Group and through the GSA events listserv. To register for the listserv, send an email to LISTSERV@listserv.cofc.edu with nothing in the Subject line and the following in the body of the email: subscribe GSAevents <first name> <last name> (hit the…
