Dr. Renaud Geslain and Pre-Health Peer Mentor Maryam Jafri are hosting a Med School Application Q&A on Monday, March 20th, at 6:00pm in RITA 154.
Maryam is a senior at CofC who is taking a gap year and then applying to Medical School.
The Q&A will be centered around preparing for the MCAT and applying to medical programs. All students are welcome – underclassmen planning on going to medical school are encouraged to attend.
The 2023 Food Security Summit is just around the corner!
Join the John Edwin Mroz Institute, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the School of Languages, Cultures, & World Affairs, the Office of the Provost, and the Office of the President for the Food Security Summit.
The Summit will take place on Friday, March 24, 2023, from 8:30a.m. – 12:30p.m, in Rita Liddy Hollings Science Center, room 101.
This event will feature several speakers from across the campus community including; Provost Austin, President Hsu, and many more!
Through its variety of grants, the Fulbright program offers students the opportunity to work, study, and live in another country for up to one year after graduation in one of the over 140 Fulbright partner countries.
A Fulbright can be a great way to begin graduate study, continue research, or pursue a meaningful gap year experience. Students pursuing a Fulbright must have completed their undergraduate degree by the start of the Fulbright grant period and select one of the opportunities listed below:
English Teaching Assistantship: Teach English to students ranging in age from pre-k to college while engaging with the local community.
Open Study: Pursue a master’s degree in one of the many available one-year degree programs, including through a number of field-specific grants.
Open Research: Propose a year-long research project on the topic of your choice in any of the Fulbright countries or pursue one of the field-specific grants in the Arts, Business, or STEM fields.
To learn more about the Fulbright program and the unique opportunities it provides, attend our upcoming info session on March 22nd in Maybank Room 103, from 3-4 PM.
Click here to RSVP for the event. If you cannot attend or have further questions, please contact the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards at nationalawards@cofc.edu.
Join Professor Affonso on Monday, February 27th to hear from Google Android Marketing Strategist Steve Logue.
Steve Logue is Head of Android Marketing Strategy at Google, where he looks after GTM plans and ecosystem partnerships globally. He is also an External Advisor at Bain & Co in the telco practice.
Prior to these roles, he worked 25 years in the mobile communications sector in the US, Latin America, Europe, and China. He was founder and CEO of Virgin Mobile Latin America, partnering with Sir Richard Branson and PE investors to build a mobile startup across the region.
Steve will be speaking in Beatty 320 on Monday, February 27th, from 10:00 to 10:50. All Honors Students are welcome to attend!
The South Carolina Academy of Sciences (SCAS) will be having their Annual Meeting on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at MUSC.
The Annual Meeting provides a venue for Graduate and Undergraduate Students (SCAS) to present their research and win scholarships.
Dr. Lori McMahon, MUSC Vice President for Research, will be the Plenary Speaker for the 2023 Annual Meeting.
Abstracts are being accepted until Friday, February 24, 2023, from Undergraduate and Graduate Students for Oral and Poster Presentations.
The deadline to register for the SCAS Annual Meeting is Saturday, March 4, 2023
For more information, please visit here!
The Office of Admissions’ Student Ambassador Organization is looking for new student ambassadors to join their team!
The Program: Student Ambassadors is a BIPOC/AALANA student-led organization within the Office of Admissions which focuses on the recruitment and retention of students of color and first-generation students to the College of Charleston.
What Ambassadors Do: Host high school students overnight for a program called MOVE (Multicultural Overnight Visitor Experience) and for Minority Male Initiative (MMI); give campus tours; help out at Accepted Students’ Day.
How to Apply: The application form and instructions are available on Google Forms; the application closes on Wednesday, February 15 at 5 p.m. with interviews to follow on Feb. 17/18.
The Changemaker Program aims to empower students to create innovative sustainability initiatives.
Each semester the Center for Sustainable Development provides guidance and funding up to $5,000 to bring these sustainability ideas to life! Past projects have included a composting program for the dorms, new rain barrels, the new solar pavilion located behind the library, and the hammocks located at river green.
The call for Interest Forms is now open and due Friday, February 17. Students are highly encouraged to submit this form as they will be assigned a case manager to help them turn their idea into a full proposal that is due April 7.
If not submitted, students are still welcome to turn in their proposals on the assigned date.
Please reach out to the Center for Sustainable Development for more information!
The German-American Business Summit on February 8th, 2023 in the Stern Center Ballroom will provide a unique opportunity to connect with German companies in the Southeastern US that are seeking to establish stronger ties to undergraduate education in the region.
The event consists of a job and internship expo, keynote presentations and panel discussions from business leaders on pressing issues in German-American industry, and a networking reception. Both of the day’s main events provide extensive opportunities for networking. This event is intended for any student with a global orientation that wants to work in industry or rehearse and work on how to interact with and explore job opportunities.
Beatty Center – School of Business – 5 Liberty Street
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM: Job & Internship Expo
Stern Center Ballroom – 4th Floor – 71 George Street
1:30 – 2:00 PM: Conference Check-In
2:00 – 2:10 PM: Welcome, Dr. Andrew Hsu, President, College of Charleston
2:10 – 2:15 PM: Welcome – Summit Sponsor, Mercedes-Benz Vans – Patric Goettsches, Executive VP and Head of Body and Paint Shop
2:15 – 2:20 PM: Keynote Introduction – Dr. Morgan Koerner, Chair, Department of German and Russian Studies, College of Charleston
2:20 – 3:20 PM: Keynote Address –Jody Resnick, Vice President Revenue North America, Enlighted/Siemens, “A Lower Carbon Future: Corporate Responsibility through Technology at Siemens”
3:20 – 3:45 PM: Coffee and Networking
3:45 – 3:50 PM: Panel Discussion Introduction: Dr. Sebastian van Delden, Dean and Professor, School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering
3:50 – 5:15 PM: Panel Discussion: “Clean Future Innovations: Circular Economy, Decarbonization, E-mobility and Clean Energy Production in German-American Industry”
Register for either or both events here!
For more information, visit the event’s website.