Honors Engaged Facilitates Meaningful Relationships with Charleston Community
By Robert Maynor, MA ’17 The typical narrative of volunteerism is of privileged people donating their time and/or resources to underprivileged people. Regardless of whether the service is a canned food drive, a mission trip to a developing country, or a weekly reading appointment with school children, the line of thinking is generally the same: […]
Sara Hutchinson ’12 Promotes Literacy and Youth Development through Poetry
In the heat of a Mississippi July, you’ll find College of Charleston political science alum, Sara Hutchinson ’12, surrounded by a group of kind, supportive and brave young women learning to express their experiences through the medium of poetry. These women are participants in the annual Girls Write the World (GWTW) Summer Program, of which Hutchinson is director. As part of their […]
Alum’s 1951 Speech on Desegregation Inspires New Oratorical Competition
In 1951, four years after the College of Charleston became a private institution in an effort to avoid desegregation, English major Francis “Frank” Sturcken delivered a speech advocating the College rethink its exclusion of students of color. “I can’t say exactly when I saw the light, nor do I know its source. Education? The influence of friends? […]
Honors College Implements a New Curriculum: Q&A with Dean Folds-Bennett
By Elizabeth Roberts ’14 It is a season of change for the College of Charleston Honors College, which has Dean Trisha Folds-Bennett excited. Among those changes (and perhaps the most momentous of the changes) is a new curriculum, which all students entering Fall 2018 and forward will complete to successfully satisfy all Honors College requirements. […]
Career Spotlight: Accelerated Development Program at Raymond James
We recently caught up with CofC Honors alum Ariel Benton ’18 who lives in St. Petersburg, FL and works for Raymond James as an analyst in their Accelerated Development Program (ADP). A South Carolina native, Ariel earned a B.S. in Finance and a minor in History. As a student, Ariel served as the Operations Manager […]
Honors College Launches Mentoring Cohorts: Q&A with Dean Folds-Bennett
By Elizabeth Roberts ‘14 After celebrating our 50th year anniversary last year, the Honors College is excited to launch a new initiative for students and faculty members: mentoring cohorts, a thematic approach to Honors advising. With the success of piloted cohorts, such as the International Scholars Program, Honors Program in Business, and the Entrepreneurship Living-Learning […]
URCA Celebration of Scholars to be Held on Convocation Day
Each fall as the academic year gets underway, the College’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) hosts a poster session to showcase the recent research of students and faculty. The 2018 edition of that event – a Celebration of Scholars – will take place on Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. […]
Internship Spotlight: Research and Interpretation Intern at Whitney Museum
Meet Maria Carillo-Marquina. She’s a rising senior double majoring in arts management and art history and a student in the Honors College. For nine weeks this summer, Carillo-Marquina is getting paid to work as a research and interpretation intern at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She says she’s thrilled to be gaining experience within the museum […]
Math Students Keep Summer Abstract With Research
Having a love of learning is exactly what it sounds like – it’s a deep, passionate desire to explore the unknown and discover something new. That’s why a group of students under the guidance of College of Charleston mathematics professor Alex Kasman set out this summer to delve into the world of abstract equations. CofC Honors Students John Cobb ’19 and Monique […]
Internship Spotlight: Luxury Real Estate at Handsome Properties
Finance major Audrey Davis is a senior in the Honors College and is double-minoring in marketing and real estate. Davis, who is originally from Asheville, North Carolina, was drawn to the College of Charleston due to her love for the city, a draw to a campus in an urban setting, and her desire to pursue […]