Social Innovation Competition for $50,000 Prize As mentioned in the MPA Weekly Newsletter Inventors come up with ideas; innovators put them into practice. The Social Innovation Competition provides a vehicle for taking a student innovation from idea to reality. The competition is a real-world exercise in developing skills in plan development, pitching ideas to investors,…
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Well, I started my first grad class last Thursday (Quantitative Research Methods) and I’m pretty excited. It’s been a long time coming, but I’m finally back in the classroom! One of our first projects is to work with the United Way in their 2009 Homeless Count. I’m not sure what to expect, but it’s guaranteed…
Found in Translation
Since we’re getting ready to take a two-week break, I decided it was time to face the 14 inches of paperwork shoved in a dark corner of my office. An inch in, I found the College of Charleston Magazine. Since I’ve been remiss in reading the various newspapers and magazines that come through my office,…
FACT: There’s only ONE MA in Bilingual Interpreting.
The College of Charleston is the only institution in the nation offering a Master’s degree in bilingual interpreting during a widespread shortage of court interpreters. Cases are being reversed, rescheduled and retried in nearly every state because of the shortage of qualified interpreters, according to the National Center for State Courts. Demand is steadily increasing…
Graduate Student Poster Session
Mondays are a rough day. So much business to cover – especially during a Monday Morning Meeting. Our office takes a long time to cover what happened last week, and what to expect this week. I thought for sure that this morning’s meeting was going to be short with only four staff members, but I…
Shellfish on Treadmills
Our very own Dr. Lou Burnett was featured with Pacific University’s David Scholnick on NBC’s Today Show last Tuesday! This all started with a blue crab and a treadmill. Then social media took over, and now shrimp and blue crab are seen running along a treadmill set to classic themes from Rocky and even Benny…
One grad student making an impact
I admit it.I’ve selfishly held onto Nikki Seibert’s blog, A Road Less Traveled.Nikki is a full-time grad student in our Environmental Studies program, and fully committed to making a difference.She sold her car in July and picked up a bike and has been sharing her observations, friendships and experiences ever since.Why did she choose this…
Graduate Student Wins Award at Carolinas Convention
A College of Charleston communication graduate student, Anna-Fiona Cooke, won first place in the 2008 Carolinas Communication Association’s Mary E. Jarrard Graduate Paper Award competition. The Jarrard Award winners were named at the Annual Convention of the Carolinas Communication Association, which was held Oct. 3-4, 2008, in Columbia, SC. Cooke won first place honors for…
Graduate Student Receives $150,000 Fellowship
College of Charleston Graduate Student Callie Van Koughnett is one of only 33 future teachers from across the country to receive a $150,000 Fellowship from the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation. She is the first College of Charleston student to earn the prestigious Fellowship which supports aspiring teachers of promise as they embark on careers teaching…
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