When people around the world think of Charleston, this area is probably what springs to mind. Think antebellum mansions, The Battery, ornate wrought-iron displays and horse-drawn carriages. There are also plenty of big oaks to keep you shaded while you sit around and relax near the water. City Market The City Market was renovated and indoor space added a few years ago to make it more attractive for locals as…
submitted by Nathaniel R. Walker, PhD The College of Charleston has long hosted one of the nation’s largest historic preservation undergraduate programs. This fact is well known, but less well known is the full name of that program: Historic Preservation and Community Planning (HPCP). This name clearly asserts that historic preservation is not an isolated discipline concerned with the caretaking of individual, hermetic structures that host a few human lives at a time, but rather must extend…
Check out these 10 great tips every graduate student should do over the summer: 1. Get to know the faculty Graduate programs are the mecca of expert professionals in your field or industry. Colleges and universities really focus on having incredibly intelligent, influential, and experienced faculty and adjunct professors to train and teach the next generation of professionals in the field. Take some time to Google and research the faculty…
Well, graduate students, you MADE it! On behalf of the Graduate School, congratulations on another semester well done. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season and hope that everyone enjoys a much deserved break. The new year is just around the corner, so make sure you mark your calendars for these upcoming events: January 7- Graduate Student Spring Orientation, 5:30pm, Alumni Hall, 2nd Floor Randolph Hall January 12- First…
Campus may look like a ghost town, but most of the College’s services are still available through the summer for graduate students still in town taking courses. The Graduate School Office is open during regular hours all summer, Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. Feel free to stop by the office with any questions or concerns you might have this summer! We would also like to remind…
Nothing is Impossible, the word itself says, “I’m Possible” ~ Audrey Hepburn Maggie Burton is a first year graduate student in the history Master of Arts program. Maggie moved to Charleston from London, Ontario, Canada where she did her undergraduate work in history at The University of Western Ontario. Maggie left Canada when she was two and travelled the world with her family for ten years, living in five different countries…
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 tries to encourage cooperation and recognition not only for our students but for faculty, staff…
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 BE LUCKY It was over two years ago that Dr. Folds-Bennett posted the call for…
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 will be introduced to a community that is filled with a wide variety of exciting…
How did you spend the last weekend of spring break? I spent the weekend underwater, literally. On Thursday, with a group of about 19 others, I headed down to Fort Lauderdale to complete my open water dives for Scuba certification through NAUI. It was an amazing experience. On Friday, we dove 3 times throughout the day. The first dive was all about getting our feet wet, so to speak. For…
