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Mr. James E. Campbell Race and Social Justice Initiative Student Leadership Awards

by chamberslm
It’s Officially Student Leadership Award Season!

The Student leadership award is a $1000 travel and research stipend granted to up to 10 undergraduate and graduate students with a passion for social justice and activism! This research stipend is eligible for students who attend The College of Charleston or a Historically Black College and University in the State of South Carolina. Students will be required to submit an application and a proposal detailing their individual project ideas to the RSJI team.

Applications open on October 18, 2021.

Click Here to Apply

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Mr. James E. Campbell (1925-2021), an African American educator and civil rights activist, worked as a teacher in Baltimore, Maryland, New York, New York, and Tanzania. He later became an administrator with the New York City public school system. Campbell also served as contributing editor for the journal Freedomways. Relocating after retirement, he became a community activist in Charleston, South Carolina and continued his involvement with educational initiatives. Throughout his life, Campbell has worked with organizations focused on socialism, Pan-Africanism, freedom struggles, and equity in education.

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Data Visualization Specialist Student Job Opportunity

by chamberslm
CofC LogoPassionate About Creating Stunning Data Visualizations?

Position Description:
Are you passionate about creating stunning data visualizations? Want to bolster your resume with data science experience in business setting? The Office of Enrollment Information at the College of Charleston is seeking a Data Visualization Specialist to lead and contribute to the creation of Tableau dashboards. The successful candidate will work with personnel within the Division of University Marketing and Enrollment Planning and Information Technology to create high quality dashboards and analytics for College stakeholders and administrators. Come join our team!

 Expected hours: 10-15 hours/week during business hours, flexible according to class schedule

Compensation: $15+/hour

Candidate qualifications:

  • Demonstrated experience with Excel and Tableau required.Experience with Tableau Prep Builder, Salesforce.com, and SQL desired (but not required).
  • Experience with large dataset management and statistical programming (in R, Python, SAS, or similar) desired (but not required).
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and without complete, explicit instructions. Willingness to self-teach.
  • Works and communicates well with other members of a team.
  • Capacity to maintain a predictable office work schedule.
  • Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and quality.
  • Discretion to maintain confidentiality of sensitive data.

The Office of Enrollment Information has just posted a Data Visualization Specialist job opportunity in Handshake:  https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/5405435

Don’t Forget to Activate your Student Opportunity Center Account

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Don’t Forget to Activate your Student Opportunity Center Account

Honors Students,

The Honors College has partnered with Student Opportunity Center (SOC)—an organization that provides students with FREE, 24/7 online access to its database—the nation’s largest online database for out-of-classroom opportunities and high-impact remote, on-site, and virtual experiences, such as scholarships, grants, fellowships, internships, co-ops, conferences, publication, juried competitions, and more!

If you have any questions regarding this service, feel free to browse SOC’s Help Center. So, what are you waiting for? Thousands of great career-building and funding opportunities are just a click away!

A link to the SOC platform is available on the Honors hub as well:

https://blogs.charleston.edu/honorshub/student-opportunity-center/

Make sure to look through your emails for an invitation to join the SOC (check your spam folders)! Then take 30 seconds to get started, log in, and set up your profile using your school (.edu) email address.

The SOC platform is super easy to use and, again, FREE for Honors College students. Once you register, SOC will recommend opportunities based on things like your major, field of study, and geographic location. Additionally, you'll get weekly SOC newsletters, which are filled with helpful content and articles, links to relevant information, and deadlines for a handful of upcoming opportunities.

 

Research Opportunity with MUSC Department of Neurological Surgery

by chamberslm
Honors College alum seeks students to help with intracranial aneurysm bench research

If you are interested in getting involved in some intracranial aneurysm research work with Dr. Guilherme Bastos Ferreira Porto ’12 (an Honors College alumnus!) in collaboration with  MUSC. The research is looking at different expression patterns of neutrophilic mRNA in blood as inflammation markers for identification of intracranial aneurysms pre-rupture. The work would require a couple hours a week of bench research in the lab of Dr. Das, who is assisting Dr. Porto. Depending on the interest of the student, this could span over the course of a semester or longer.

If you are interested, reach out to Dr. Porto at porto@musc.edu.

Present Your Research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research

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NCUR 2022 is now accepting abstract submissions

Honors students: here’s a great opportunity to present your research at a national conference! NCUR 2022 @home will take place April 4-8, 2022.

Submissions are now open to submit an abstract for consideration. Click here to create an account and start your application, or read below for more details.

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Where is NCUR 2022 @home?
NCUR 2022 @home will take place virtually on April 4-8, 2022, with a welcome reception on April 1, 2022, and a celebratory award ceremony on April 11, 2022, for those who have opted-in to the competition aspect.

What is new this year?

  • Provide programming spread out over a week’s time that includes primary education taking place in learning discipline-specific cohorts.
  • Ability to enhance the student’s experience by providing an opt-in competitive element during the early-bird abstract submission round.
  • The opportunity for all registered students with an accepted abstract submission to present to a discipline-specific cohort group for 10-15 minutes for all accepted students, including those posters and visual art image submissions.
  • Allow further exposure and celebration with a special registration offering for family and friends to those accepted and registered students.
  • Specific separate Future Fair meet-up hours that include interactive game activities with prizes.
  • Taking place on a new platform integrated with Zoom.

When are upcoming deadlines I should note about abstract submissions?

  • October 20, 2021: Early-Bird Abstract Submission and Opt-in for Competition Deadline
  • Week of November 15, 2021: Early-Bird Abstract Submission Decision Notifications
  • Week of November 15, 2021: Registration Opening
  • November 19, 2021: Regular Abstract Submission Deadline (not eligible for competition aspect)
  • December 20, 2021: Discounted Registration Deadline for Accepted Abstract’s Submitted During Early-Bird Submission Round
  • Week of January 10, 2022: Regular Abstract Submission Notifications Sent
  • January 31, 2022: Discounted Registration Deadline for Accepted Abstracts Submitted During Regular Submission Round
  • March 18, 2022: Last Day to Cancel and Request a Refund
  • March 21, 2022: Final Registration Deadline for All (Credit Card payment only after February 7, 2022)

Why should I submit early?
Submitting an abstract before the early-bird abstract submission deadline of October 20, 2021, allows for a student to:

  • Opt-in to the competition aspect of NCUR to gain additional exposure and provides an opportunity to highlight presentation skills.
  • Register for the lowest NCUR registration rate before December 20, 2021.
  • Ability to start preparing early to lessen spring semester stress.

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CIE Scholarships Available for Spring Study Abroad

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Deadline to apply is October 5

CIE has increased the maximum potential award amount for its general scholarship to $2,500 f0r a semester program and up to $2,000 for a summer program.

Criteria for the CIA General Scholarship include academic merit, demonstration of financial need, a persona; statement. and a recommendation by two faculty members.

Students should apply for the scholarships through CSAS (cofc.academicworks.com).  The deadline for for Spring 2022 CIE Scholarships is October 5, 2021.

More information can be found on the CIE website: https://international.cofc.study-abroad/scholarships.php

Careers in Community Organizing for Social Justice

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Work for Social, Economic and Racial Justice

DART will hold an online info session on Wednesday, September 29 at 7pm EST to discuss careers in community organizing. All CofC students and alumni welcome, particularly those graduating before August 2022.

RSVP at www.thedartcenter.org/rsvp

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DART trains professional organizers and community organizations how to work for social, economic and racial justice, including:

* Holding police departments accountable
* Shutting down the school-to-prison pipeline
* Reining in predatory lenders
* Expanding access to primary health and dental care
* Prioritizing funding for affordable housing and job training
* Fighting for immigrants’ rights

 

Associate Community Organizer starting salary $40,500/year + benefits.

Positions begin on January 10, May 9, and August 8, 2022 in:

Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Manatee County, Miami, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Tampa
Kansas: Lawrence, Wyandotte County, Johnson County
Kentucky: Lexington
South Carolina: Charleston, Columbia
Virginia: Charlottesville, Richmond

 

Lead Community Organizer / Executive Director positions begin Fall 2021 in:

Florida: Brevard County, Sarasota
Kansas: Wyandotte County

DART organizations are diverse coalitions that include communities of color, low-to-moderate-income communities and immigrant communities. We strongly encourage people from these backgrounds, as well as fluent Spanish speakers and DACA recipients, to apply.

To apply or learn more about DART, visit www.thedartcenter.org or find us on instagram and facebook @theDARTcenter. Still have questions? Contact justin@thedartcenter.org or (614) 517.9586

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