A Charleston Affair

Imagine walking into the Cistern Yard one evening with a live band playing.  It’s springtime in Charleston, and the weather is just cool enough to keep away the humidity.  You pass by a table full of heavy hors d’oeuvres to dance atop the cistern, while others mingle beneath grand white tents.  The end of the…

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April Event Update

T.S. Eliot famously called April “the cruellest month,” and any grad student who’s ever had to deal with the hectic flurry of assignments at the end of the semester can agree. It’s not all bad, though! April is definitely going to be a busy month for events around campus. In the midst of getting those…

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Meet Your GSA Candidates

Voting for Graduate Student Association offices opens on Monday, April 5th and closes on Tuesday, April 6th on CougarTrail. Votes will be certified at the GSA Meeting on April 9th at 5:00 PM (Stern Center 409).  Rachel Collins, the current GSA President, has posted these Candidate Bios on the GSA blog. Get to know them…

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Be a Residence Hall Director

Our director of student records recently spoke with the Department of Residence Life and Housing, and has some great news to share with our graduate students. Be sure to touch base with Regan Fantry for additional graduate assistantship opportunities throughout the year, and to watch our website for weekly updates on fellowships, scholarships and grants…

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Bollywood and Grad School

Since my last post, February has come and gone and March is almost over as well. My how time flies! During that time, life has been busier than ever. Spring break is over and midterms are nearing an end. The weather is finally getting warm and you can see tons of people sunbathing on Marian…

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The Graduate Student Open Alliance

The Graduate Open Alliance: Informational Meeting Friday at 5:30 Dear Fellow Graduate Students, I am excited to announce that graduate students of the College of Charleston will be hosting an informational meeting about a new organization on campus designed for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning (GLBTQ) Graduate Students, as well as Straight students who…

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Register for Spring RCR Workshops Now

I know it’s hard to plan ahead during Spring Break, but the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Seminar dates are quickly approaching. They’re a vital component of your graduate study, regardless of your discipline, and attendance is strongly encouraged if you haven’t yet been to one. To register, you will need to e-mail Niki DeWeese…

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Guest Blogger: Amanda Lane

Amanda Lane, a Graduate Assistant in the Environmental Studies Program, sent us a wonderful blog post about her first year experience as an M.E.S. Candidate who’s adjusting to life on her own in Grad School: School has been back in session for almost a month now; my, how time flies! My name is Amanda Lane…

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VITA Program at the College

The IRS offers Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Programs each year to assist low- to moderate-income (generally $49,000 and below) people who cannot prepare their own tax returns. Our College of Charleston Beta Alpha Psi accounting students are in charge of the Stern Center site which runs every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m…

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