We are happy to announce more great news regarding our exceptional Honors students. Juniors Schylar Brock and Mary Frances Zeager as well as sophomore Elizabeth Mandell were recognized for their exceptional academic records and interest in economics in November by the School of Business’ Initiative for Public Choice and Market Process (IPCMP). According to The College […]
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Honors Students Compete in Wild Pitch for Social Change Entrepreneurship Contest
In November, College of Charleston hosted a Global Entrepreneurship Week, where students participated in various activities sponsored by the School of Business, the Honors College and ENACTUS. One of these events was the Wild Pitch for Social Change contest. Of 61 applicants, only eight students were selected to participate in the competition–including Mary Frances Zeager, […]
Honors Junior Clay Dustin Featured in The College Today
This post joins a string of others announcing publications about Honors College students. We can hardly keep up with these engaged and successful young adults! Yesterday, The College Today posted an article about Honors junior Clay Dustin and his volunteer program, Project Playground–an integral part of this year’s Honors Engaged program, which gets Honors students involved in campus […]
Honors Students Changing the World in The College Today
Last week, we posted a brief review of Eden Katz’s article in the College of Charleston Magazine. Today, we announce the publication of yet another article featuring Honors students. Eden appears again, as do Honors students Ashlan Bishop and Tyler Perini. The College Today posted an article called “3 Honors College Students Who are Going […]
Honors Junior Eden Katz Featured in CofC Magazine!
Honors junior and Public Health major Eden Katz was trying to raise money to travel to Ghana with Project OKURASE, where she would volunteer with their Village Health Outreach. It seemed the only way she could secure the scholarship was to get college credit for her work; therefore, she assumed, her project would culminate in […]
Fulbright Scholars Live and Learn Abroad
This year marks the first time the College of Charleston has had two graduates living, learning, and working abroad as Fulbright Scholars. Sytske Hillenius ’12, who graduated with a double major in arts management and music, and Lauren Fuess ’12, a graduate in marine biology, earned prestigious Fulbright Scholarships while attending the College. Hillenius is […]
Honors Abroad: Dispatch from Rotary Global Grants Scholar in France
The following is a dispatch from Honors Alum and current Rotary Global Grants Scholar Allysan Scatterday (’12), who is currently studying for a Master of Public Health Degree at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique (EHESP) in Paris, France: This year, I have had the great opportunity to live and study in Paris, France as I work […]
Fulbright Dispatch: Research in the Caribbean
Honors Alumna Lauren Fuess (’12), a graduate in marine biology, is spending her Fulbright year at the University of the West Indies working in the Discovery Bay Marine Lab. Of her time in Jamaica, Fuess writes that “my first four months have provided me rich opportunities to get involved in a wide variety of scientific projects and […]
Goldwater Success: Two Honors Students Win Prestigious Award
Congratulations to Honors College students Erica Tracey and Brenna Norton-Baker on being named 2013 Goldwater Scholars. Brenna and Erica are two of only four Goldwater Scholars named in the state of South Carolina (Clemson and USC both received one each) and they were selected from a broad applicant pool of 1,107 applicants nation-wide. Erica plans to […]
Honors @ in!Genius
Honors College senior and Rotary Global Scholar Levi Vonk is set to present at in!Genius, billed as the College’s “idea forum” and “an event for the mind.” Modeled on a mixture of TedTalks and the fast-paced Pecha Kucha presentation style, the event will bring together a dynamic group of scientists, scholars, activists, industry leaders, and other […]