Please take note of the important dates and associated activities as the library undergoes a significant improvements this summer. IMPORTANT DATES: 5/3/14 – 2nd & 3rd Floors closed. Special Collections closed. Book Stacks unavailable until August 18. Faculty Resource Room closed. 8/18/14 – Estimated completion date. All floors open, all collections available, all departments open…
Category Archives: Urban and Regional Planning
Orginal Charleston Market survey comes home
After some 226 years, the document that led to the creation of one of Charleston’s iconic public spaces is back in the city. The South Carolina Historical Society’s library is open for research Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on the first and third Saturday of each month from 9 a.m…
New Years Resolutions for Graduate Students
The most popular New Year’s resolutions aren’t always practical for graduate students. Often we need to set the bar a little lower to accommodate our unusual lifestyles. Plus, many of the most common resolutions just can’t be top priority until we get a life we’ve moved on with our lives. For the moment, we’ve…
Life at Versailles: A day in the life of Whitney Adams
During my last semester in the English Graduate Program at the College of Charleston, I applied for and was awarded the Versailles Fellowship. Although I would be pushing my graduation date forward an extra year, spending a year teaching in France outweighed any apprehension I had about graduating late. Yes, thats me at the…
Michelle Mapp, CofC Graduate Making an Impact in the Lowcountry
There are so many women making a difference to enhance the quality of life in the Lowcountry. Michelle Mapp, a 2006 graduate of the Masters in Public Administration program, is one such woman. Michelle is Executive Director of the Lowcountry Housing Trust (LHT), a statewide non-profit community development loan fund whose mission is to build vibrant,…
Three CofC Peace Corps Volunteers Survive Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in Philippines
College of Charleston Peace Corps Masters International graduate students Laura Mudge, Andrew Wynne and Tyler Hassig survived one of the strongest Typhoons (we call them hurricanes) ever to hit land. The three are part of an innovative Peace Corps program in which the students take advanced courses first at the College, and then pursue a…
ExCel Awards
So many times in an effort to make everyone feel special, we overlook the need to recognize those among us who go that extra mile, who make it a point to be there for those around them, who frankly make our lives a little brighter and better. The College of Charleston offers a program that…
Enduring The Trials of Graduate School From Conception to Labor by Michele Stopera Freyhauf
Michele Stopera Freyhauf With the new school year in full swing, I thought this post from almost two years ago would be an appropriate reflection, encouragement, and outward support to those returning to school or nearing the completion of their degree. Remember – do not give up – the sweat, sacrifices, and struggles are worth…
Studying Abroad in Morocco
Salam wa lakum and thank you College of Charleston for allowing me to share my experiences as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar to Morocco. I want to let readers know how study abroad is not just for undergraduates, we can achieve things that we would never in a million years imagine ourselves doing. BE READY TO…
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…
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