Category Archives: School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Enter the Civil Discourse Essay Contest for $1,000!

by Reese Michaelson

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is inviting current CofC students to participate in the Fall 2023 Civil Discourse Essay Contest!

The Contest: Write a 750-word essay responding to the prompt, “What does healthy public conflict look and sound like in a democracy?” Essays will be judged by the coherence of the argument, the quality of examples and evidence used, and the vividness of the writing. All essays will be checked by AI detection software.

The Prize: Sponsored by a generous gift from the Rusovich family, the student who writes the winning essay will receive $1,000.

To Enter: Email your completed essay in a PDF file to hss@cofc.edu by December 1st, 2023.

The SC Washington Semester Program is accepting applications for Spring 2024

by plasmatinc

The Washington Semester Program (WSP) offers South Carolina college students the opportunity to spend a semester working and taking classes in Washington D.C., gaining valuable experience while earning academic credit toward their degrees.

The opportunity: Live/Learn/Work. Students live in a historic Capital Hill neighborhood, explore the city through group excursions, all while taking 15 credit hours.

  • 9 credit hours are applied towards a full-time internship in congressional, executive, judicial or private sector offices, which can be applied towards your Honors Immersed requirement.

Great fit for: Many CofC Honors students have participated and thrived in this program over the years, with backgrounds ranging from political science to economics to international studies to public health. Participants get firsthand experience with the political process, obtaining skills that will help prepare them for careers in virtually any sphere.

Scholarships available: The program allocates support for students who demonstrate financial need and awards over $10,000 each year in scholarships.

  • Learn more: the Program will offer multiple virtual info sessions over the coming weeks. Sign up here.

How to apply: Personal statement + resume + transcript + LOR by Sunday, September 17, followed by virtual interviews for finalists the following Sunday. Access the application instructions here.

Study abroad next summer in Spoleto, Italy

by plasmatinc

Spend your summer studying writing and literature in Spoleto, Italy, a hilltop town with ancient roots, great food, and gorgeous views.

The Experience: Beyond taking two ENGL courses in Spoleto, you’ll also travel to Assisi and Florence, take a cooking class, tour a winery, hunt for truffles, and more!

The Courses: ENGL 302: Italian Renaissance Comedy and Shakespeare + ENGL 339: Creative Writing – Travel, Place, and Identity

Great Fit For: Research suggests traveling to Italy is multo buono for all humans.

How to Apply: Learn more about the program and then apply through CIE’s application portal.

The SC Washington Semester Program is accepting applications for Spring 2024

by plasmatinc

The Washington Semester Program (WSP) offers South Carolina college students the opportunity to spend a semester working and taking classes in Washington D.C., gaining valuable experience while earning academic credit toward their degrees.

The opportunity: Live/Learn/Work. Students live in a historic Capital Hill neighborhood, explore the city through group excursions, all while taking 15 credit hours.

  • 9 credit hours are applied towards a full-time internship in congressional, executive, judicial or private sector offices, which can be applied towards your Honors Immersed requirement.

Great fit for: Many CofC Honors students have participated and thrived in this program over the years, with backgrounds ranging from political science to economics to international studies to public health. Participants get firsthand experience with the political process, obtaining skills that will help prepare them for careers in virtually any sphere.

Scholarships available: The program allocates support for students who demonstrate financial need and awards over $10,000 each year in scholarships.

  • Learn more: the Program will offer multiple virtual info sessions over the coming weeks. Sign up here.

How to apply: Personal statement + resume + transcript + LOR by Sunday, September 17, followed by virtual interviews for finalists the following Sunday. Access the application instructions here.

Research Volunteer Opportunity with the Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at MUSC

by plasmatinc

The Bipolar Disorder Research Program (BDRP) at MUSC is recruiting research volunteers looking to to gain experience working in a psychiatry and behavioral sciences lab.

The Opportunity: Our lab studies bipolar disorder, substance use disorder, and its inter-connectivity with an emphasis on exploring putative overlapping neurobiological mechanisms using multimodal neuroimaging techniques.

  • The volunteer would gain experience in data entry, participant recruitment, general lab support, etc. and can expect to spend about 10 hours per week in the lab. Ideally, the volunteer would commit for an academic year.

Benefits:

  • Potential for honors immersed credit
  • A well-rounded research training experience working on NIH-funded studies
  • Potential for a letter of recommendation

Great Fit For: Psychology students

Application Details: Email an updated CV and a short bio to (Honors alum!) Kaiya Brand (brandka@musc.edu)

Conservation Voters of South Carolina is Hiring for Multiple Positions

by plasmatinc

The Conservation Voters of South Carolina is currently hiring for multiple positions, including entry-level and part-time roles, with remote work a possibility.

The Organization: CVSC works advance conservation policy in the South Carolina General Assembly, including grassroots advocacy, direct lobbying, and electoral engagement.

The Positions: Energy Policy Associate (PT); Energy Project Manager (FT)

Great Fit For: ENVT / POLI / Pre-Law / Environmental conservationists / Aspiring advocates / Aficionados of state politics

Learn More: Read more about the positions on the CVSC website; they’ll remain open until filled.

  • Honors connection: Interested? Email us and we’ll connect you directly with an Honors alum working for CVSC.

Publish Your Creative Work in Sanctuary, A National Honors Journal

by bartlettjd
Calling all Honors creatives! Submit your artistic work!

Sanctuary is a national literary and arts journal highlighting creative work by Honors students from across the southeastern U.S. The publication is seeking poems, stories, and visual art created by Honors College students.

Submissions can be made online, with an application deadline of April 14, 2023.

To view previous work published in Sanctuary or to learn more about the submission process, check out SanctuaryJournal.com.

The Borgen Project Internship

by bartlettjd

The Borgen Project believes that the leaders of the most powerful nation on earth, the U.S., should be doing more to address global poverty.

The Borgen Project is an innovative national campaign that works with U.S. leaders to improve their response to the global poverty crisis and make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy.

The Borgen Project has several internship and volunteer openings that may be of interest to students. Internships range from Political Affairs, HR, PR/Marketing, Writing, and Journalism.

All internship and volunteer programs provide experience in advocacy, mobilizing, and fundraising, coupled with real industry exposure and an insight into the nonprofit world.

The details of the different positions can be found on our website here.

Internship Location: The programs are based online, so can be undertaken from any location.

Internship Start Dates: We have new programs starting every month, as such applications can be received at any time, through our website. Interns choose the start date that is most appropriate for them.

Mentoring and Supervision: All of our internships have a designated manager who will ensure that our interns are offered an induction to the program and then support throughout the internship with regular online catch-up calls, training/discussion sessions, and are a point of contact for any questions or concerns throughout the program.

Internships are unpaid, but options to receive academic credit are available.

Feel free to contact Lynsey Alexander with any questions about The Borgen Project and internship programs.