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…
Category Archives: Graduate Student Association
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…
Planning to run for GSA Eboard?
Nominations for next year’s EBoard (Executive Board) are now open! Current board members want you to know that serving on the EBoard is tons of fun, looks great on your resume, and comes with a small stipend! All four positions (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary) are open. In order to run, you must complete the election packet (contact…
Your Graduate Student Association (GSA)
Did you know that there’s an organization on campus that’s dedicated to representing and serving our graduate students? If not, you know now. All students enrolled in The Graduate School are encouraged to participate in the Graduate Student Association. The GSA takes on a lot of responsibility and initiative each year to support our students. Routinely, they…
7th Annual Graduate Student Research Poster Session
The Seventh Annual Graduate Student Research Poster Session was a resounding success! This year, 22 projects were presented by 26 graduate students from eight different graduate programs. In excess of 250 Faculty, Staff and Lowcountry Citizens grilled and queried the presenters while enjoying a tasty reception sponsored by the Graduate Student Association and the Graduate School…
Making Connections
Welcome to graduate school. You can look at it this way: now, you know exactly why you are taking the classes you have to take. There are no more general education classes to sign up for even though you can’t see why you have to. Although I’m sure there will come a day when it will…
GSA Elections
It’s time to vote for next year’s Graduate Student Association executive board. Please take a few moments away from studying to visit the GSA’s blog to meet the candidates, and then another 30 seconds to vote (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JSMKFP7). Also, if you think you’d be interested in running for the Vice Presidential position or if you know…
Final GSA Meeting of the Semester
The final GSA meeting of the semester will be a picnic in the park tomorrow at 5:30 PM at CANNON PARK! Please take a break from studying to join the GSA for a relaxing wrap-up meeting in the park they have helped beautify over the last couple of years. Pizza and drinks will be provided,…
