Archive | October, 2010

Frank Morris taught Greek and Latin classics at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. He spoke fluent Greek with a southern drawl, and it was his 16th trip to Santorini with his students. After 35 years in academia, he was hosting his Big Fat Greek Retirement Bash, and he scribbled the address on a […]

Scott Shanklin-Peterson, director of the Arts Management program for the College of Charleston School of the Arts, will receive the 2010 National Award for Arts Achievement and Excellence from the International Council of Fine Arts Deans. The annual award will be presented Oct. 22 in Sarasota, Fla. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/oct/08/c-of-c-arts-director-wins-national-award/

The College of Charleston will host the South Atlantic Section of the American As­sociation of Physics Teach­ers fall meeting on Oct. 22 and 23. Faculty from universities, K-12 science teachers and students will give poster and plenary presentations and attend workshops. Those events are free and open to the public. The event is presented by […]

Karen Smail, an assistant professor at the College of Charleston, will evaluate the grant’s results to see whether students are more physically active, less obese and eating more healthy. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/oct/06/schools-awarded-federal-pe-grant/

If your budget doesn’t permit a guidebook, many homes and buildings have historical markers. Be sure to wander through the oak-shrouded campus of the College of Charleston and stroll the antiques district on lower King Street to do some window shopping. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2013031305_webcharleston02.html

Newsome said the cruise study, prepared by two College of Charleston researchers, shows the average cruise passenger comes with an above-average income — “not that we should even be talking about that” — and that they, by default, spend money. The economic impact study by professors John Crotts and Frank Hefner estimates that cruises will […]

Robert Taylor, director of choral activities at the College of Charleston, is preparing the choirs. This summer, the College of Charleston and the Charleston Regional Alliance for the Arts sponsored a series of public forums to “address the future of symphonic music in Charleston.” A steering committee co-chaired by College of Charleston President George Benson […]