UPCOMING EVENTS:
The Graduate Students of Color Association invites you to attend our Meet and Greet to learn more about our organization and get involved! Light refreshments will be provided.
Previous Events:
GSCA and GSA at the Graduate Student Networking Event Friday
Race and Social Justice 2016 Event Series. Check it out!
GSCA Coat Drive
Boundless Words and Voices was a four-day event to celebrate “diversity, community, and the power of expression.” Beautiful spoken word and music were just a few of the events enjoyed by a variety of people and campus organizations.
WRITE HERE. WRITE NOW
In response to the tragic shootings at the Emanuel AME Church on June 17, 2015, the College of Charleston and community partners, as part of The College’s Race and Social Justice Initiative, hosted a series of events to examine the history of racial violence targeting African American churches.
Our first GSCA event of the semester welcomed guest lecturer Muhammad Adbur Rahim, Ph.D. candidate at Howard University and Program Officer at the U.S. Institute of Peace and kicked off the new school year with a mixer and open discussion.
YouTube Event “Amplifying Black Voices Online,” Thursday, Aug 27th, 6:00PM – 9:00PM, Wells Fargo Auditorium, The Beatty Center Room 115, School of Business, 5 Liberty Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Speakers:
– DeRay McKesson (@DeRay)
– Hartbeat (www.youtube.com/hartbeat)
– Quinta Brunson (www.youtube.com/buzzfeed)
– Jayar Jackson of The Young Turks (www.youtube.com/theyoungturks)
– JSnow (https://www.youtube.com/user/jsnowpro)
– Jouelzy (https://www.youtube.com/user/jouelzy)
– Kat Blaque (https://www.youtube.com/user/TransDIYer)
Rhythm Is My Beat: Honoring the Life and Music of FREDDIE GREEN
This is a Charleston Jazz Initiative (CJI) event!
For information, visit: www.charlestonjazz.net
Black Googler Network
Free Community Activities in Charleston. Google-SC welcomes the Black Googler Network to the Lowcountry. As part of the outreach trip, you are invited to community activities and events. http://www.google.com/diversity/at-google.html
https://sites.google.com/site/bgncharleston/
New Graduate Student Orientation
It was a pleasure to meet and talk to many of the incoming graduate students. They all seemed excited and ready to start the next chapter of their lives. Good luck everyone!
Storytelling
We helped support our community by reading to elementary aged summer camp children. They were full of energy and interest! Dr. Seuss was one among several stories told, though just getting to know the children was entertaining as well.
GSCA Mixer
Our first annual GSCA Mixer was a great kick start for our new organization! We welcome everyone to come show there support, meet new people, promote diversity, and learn more about GSCA. Not to mention the food and drinks were great! We thank everyone for coming out and hope to see you and your friends at the next one.
Charleston Black Expo
The CofC Graduate School invited GSCA to represent the College at the Charleston Black Expo. We gave information about the graduate programs offered at the College and shared our own experiences with interested Expo attendees.
CofC 2015 ExCEL Awards
GSCA members volunteered as ushers for the Excellence in Collegiate Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Awards. Over 30 students, faculty, staff, and community members were honored out of 126 nominees including our GSCA president Ciera Gordon. We look forward to volunteering for the 2016 Awards. Click the picture to see the latest information on the ExCEL Awards.
Charleston Habitat for Humanity
We were delighted to help our local community and Habitat for Humanity Restore. Volunteers helped organize and clean brought in items and assisted customers with questions and purchases. We will be volunteering again soon. Make sure you visit us to find out about our next opportunity!
