Remember that time I flew the South Carolina Flag out the Dean’s window, just because I could? Well, it looks like the chances of that happening again are minimal. Randolph Hall is rumored to be the oldest American building still in use in all of academia. It survived earthquakes, hurricanes and wars. Numerous movies and…
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College of Charleston announces 2009-10 Tuition
The College of Charleston Board of Trustees voted today to increase tuition for the 2009-10 academic year. The board voted to increase tuition by $294 per semester for in-state students, and to increase tuition by $714 per semester for out-of-state students. The board also voted to increase the differential tuition rate for The Graduate School…
Considering graduate school? Get an application fee waiver!
It’s been a few weeks since we launched the One Course Initiative (OCI), and I’m happy to say we have just a few more application fee waivers available. If this is the first you’ve heard about the initiative, then be sure to take a few minutes to look at the website. The Graduate School of…
The Lowcountry Public Leader
Our Master of Public Administration program released its Spring 2009 newsletter, The Lowcountry Public Leader. Inside this issue, you’ll find: A message from the Director Goodbye to a good friend: The legacy of Dr. Bill Moore MPASA spring professional development event Make a difference for your MPA program MPA alums begin consulting firm PAs, environmentalists,…
Program Notes: Communication
Dr. Benigni shared with me some news on the students and faculty of our Communication programs last week that I want to share with you. First, you should know that we offer two graduate-level programs in Communication: a Master of Arts in Communication, and a graduate certificate in Organizational & Corporate Communication. Both programs are…
Are you Linked? We are.
I was at the Charleston Young Professionals YP Wednesday last night on Folly Beach. First, let me say that one of the things I love about working in Charleston is that you can attend networking events on the beach. The Charleston Young Professionals (CYP) is a relatively new branch of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce…
The 2009 Summer Institute in Statistical Genetics
Chris Henson and Tessa Rattenbury both won scholarships to attend the 14th Summer Statistical Genetics workshops at the University of Washington. Both are students in our Master of Environmental Studies (MES) program, and are not the first MES student to receive this scholarship. Louisa Carter was awarded this scholarship several years ago, and is now…
Sarah Latshaw is Awarded an NSF Fellowship
If I could give a standing ovation online, I would! Sarah Latshaw certainly deserves every bit of celebration for being awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship! Since 1952, The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 43,000 Graduate Research Fellowships out of more than 500,000 applicants. That’s only 8.6%! More than 20 Fellows have…
Grice Logbook
The Grice Logbook Spring 2009 issue is hot off the presses. http://www.cofc.edu/~grice/Newsletter/gmllogbook_spring_2009.pdf Inside Undergrad Research Impacts Students and The State of Science Sex and the Single Cell Sea Urchin Research May One Day Lead to Healthier People Student Awards Octoclaus and the Folly Beach Christmas Parade Alumni Notes Faculty Notes Research Colloquium notes New Staff…
“Oh, that I was a man!”
The South Carolina Historical Society published its Spring 2009 Carologue. Shannon Hungerford’s summary of Mary Boykin Chesnut’s diaries is featured on pages 20-23. Hungerford, a candidate for a History Master’s candidate with The Graduate School of the College of Charleston, writes that Chesnut was not your typical Southern Belle. As a childless wife whose in-laws…
