Month: September 2022

Seminars on Human Rights, Security & Defense, and Cybersecurity

The Mroz Global Leadership Institute is hosting a series of seminars led by foreign service officer Caroline Croft from the State Department. Croft will invite colleagues for remote conversations about human rights, security and defense, and cybersecurity.

Croft will also have a workshop on foreign service for interested students and will be available for mentoring and advising session throughout the week.

 

5pm, Monday, Sept 26 – Seminar on human rights with Kerry Kennedy, president of Robert F. Kennedy RFK Center for Human Rights.  

5pm, Tuesday, Sept 27 – Workshop on foreign service careers with Caroline Croft, State Department. 

5pm, Wednesday, Sept 27 – Discussion on defense and security with Congresswoman Jane Harman.

5pm, Thursday, Sept 28 – Discussion on cybersecurity with Ambassador Deborah McCarthy, who is currently the US lead negotiator on a UN Cybercrime Treaty

For more information, check out the Mroz Global Leadership Institute website!

Lonon Foundation’s Hike for Mike.

Check out the Lonon Foundation’s Hike for Mike event! Hike for Mike has all day fun, including a memorial hike, live music, local food, and more!

Hike for Mike will take place on October 1st from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at Palmetto Island County Park.

Come out and support this great cause and potentially win some raffle prizes!

Register for Hike for Mike here!

Positions Available with the Office of Institutional Diversity

The Office of Institutional Diversity is Currently Accepting Applications for Two On-Campus Positions.

The Office of Institutional Diversity is looking to hire a Peer Coach & Student Assistant for the office’s Launchpad for Success Program.

Launchpad was created by the OID to address equity gaps in mentoring, career development, and experiential learning among freshmen and sophomores (especially African American, Latino/a, Asian, and Native American) at the College of Charleston. After a two-year building process, the program is welcoming its first cohort of students (led by peer coaches) this fall.

Both positions pay $10 per hour and applications are due this Friday (09/23).

Please check out the job descriptions for the Peer Coach & Student Assistant and reach out to the Office of Institutional Diversity for any additional information.

Supply Chain Management, Financial Planning, Business Technology Platforms, & More!

SAP is hosting ‘Day in the Life’ sessions for a variety of their positions.

SAP is an interdisciplinary company that offers a wide variety of services, including Enterprise Resource Training, Financial Planning, Business Technology Platform, Supply Chain Management, and Human Capital Management.

The ‘Day in the Life’ sessions will give interested students an in-depth look at what a career with SAP looks like. Check out the sessions to learn more!

Check out the following Day in the Life Sessions:

Day in the Life of an SAP Developer Date: 20 September 2022 Time: 6pm EST Location: Zoom 

Day in the Life of an SAP UX Designer Date: 27 September 2022 Time: 6pm EST Location: Zoom 

Day in the Life of an SAP Support Engineer Date: 3 October 2022 Time: 6pm EST Location: Zoom 

Day in the Life of an SAP Data Scientist Date: 4 October 2022 Time: 6pm EST Location: Zoom

Day in the Life of an SAP Services Delivery Consultant Date: 11 October 2022 Time: 6pm EST Location: Zoom 

Day in the Life of an SAP Services Delivery Consultant Date: 18 October 2022 Time: 5pm EST Location: Zoom

Day in the Life of an SAP Sales Rep Date: 19 October 2022 Time: 6pm EST Location: Zoom

Day in the Life of an SAP Support Engineer Date: 20 October 2022 Time: 6pm EST Location: Zoom

Learn more about SAP here!

Upcoming NJAC (Not Just Another Club) Meetings!

NJAC (Not Just Another Club) has released a few of its meeting times for the upcoming fall semester!

The REACH program is looking for students to join NJAC. NJAC is a mentoring club on campus that connects mentors and mentees. Mentors and mentees participate in a wide range of activities together, including studying, going to the gym, attending sporting events, and just hanging out.

To learn more, attend one of the following club meeting times: Monday, September 19 at 6:30, Wednesday, October 10th at 6:30, and Monday, November 11th at 6:30. (All club meetings are in RSS 249).

For additional information, check out @cofc_njac on Instagram!

Are you interested in studying, thinking, and working globally?

Attend a Boren Awards info session on October 19 to learn how you can earn up to $25,000 in scholarship support for language development.

The Award: Boren scholars and fellows are undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in building a career in public service by applying their language skills, cultural knowledge and academic credentials.

The benefits: Up to $25,000 in scholarships to fund undergraduate study abroad or graduate research and language study in world regions that are critical to U.S. interests and are underrepresented in typical study abroad programs.

Great fit for: Students studying a critical language (including Arabic, Mandarin, Hebrew, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian); those interested in building a career in public service by applying their language skills, cultural knowledge and academic credentials.

Learn more: Attend a Boren Awards Info Session and hear directly from a Boren representative about the opportunities and application process:

  • October 19, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. (session one) & 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. (session two)
  • Both sessions will take place in Arnold Hall (JSC 100)

Banned Books Week events come to campus

Celebrate the unifying power of the written word with several campus events during Banned Books week.

The events:

  • Banned Books readout (Tuesday, September 20, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) – members of the campus community are invited to read passages from their favorite banned or challenged book.
  • Books Unite Us: Panel Discussion (Wednesday, September 21, 6:00 p.m.) – A critical conversation about the connections between book banning and issues of academic freedom and censorship in the curriculum.

Learn more: Learn more about frequently challenged books, and check out the panelists who’ll be in conversation during the Books Unite Us discussion.

How to participate: Sign up to read during the readout on Tuesday, and register to attend the free panel discussion.

Goldwater Scholarship Applications are Now Open!

Applications for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship are open for submission!

The characteristics the Foundation seeks in a Goldwater Scholar include a strong commitment to a research career in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering; effective display of intellectual intensity in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering; and potential for a significant future contribution to research in the student’s chosen field.

The timeline for the application is as follows:

  • Pre-application: October 28th, 2022, 5 PM EST
  • Internal: November 28th, 2022, 5 PM EST
  • National: January 27, 2023, 11:59 PM EST

For more information and to complete the pre-application, visit the Goldwater Scholarship website.

Interested students should also schedule an appointment with the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards at nationalawards@cofc.edu to learn more about the application process and selection criteria.