Category Archives: Students
Community Organizing Fellowship opportunity with Girls Rock Charleston
Fall 2013 & Spring 2014 Semesters (with option of starting this summer):
Girls Rock Charleston, a local non-profit organization, is partnering with the Women’s and Gender Studies Program to create a Community Organizing Fellowship opportunity for female and/or transgender students. This opportunity is specifically geared towards developing the leadership of students of color, working class students, and immigrant students (of any immigration status), who are all strongly encouraged to apply. Participants will learn the ins and outs of community-based grassroots organizing while completing complementary coursework in their discipline.
Students with an interest in any of the following should consider applying: racial justice work, economic justice work, girls studies, disability studies, LGBTQ justice work, public education, and grassroots social movements.
This is a stipended position with a heavy time commitment (at least 120 hours per semester) during which the Fellow will gain 6 hours of course credit through completing an internship and an independent study. This could also be paired with a bachelor’s essay depending on the student’s interest.
If you are interested, please submit a letter of interest and a letter of recommendation from a professor by Friday, May 31, to girlsrockcharleston@gmail.com.
Learn more about Girls Rock Charleston at girlsrockcharleston.org.
“Israel-Palestine: What the Media Leave Out”
On Friday, April 19, at 3PM in ECTR 116, award winning journalist and media critic Alison Weir will discuss what American news media are not revealing about Israel-Palestine. The press is arguably the most powerful institution in the United States; it provides the kinds of information that Americans use to form their conclusions about issues and candidates seeking election. Weir will detail the media’s filtering that prevents the public from receiving the full facts on Israel-Palestine; she will also discuss the systemic and structural causes of the situation.
Veteran journalist Alison Weir is the Executive Director of “If Americans Knew,” a non-profit organization that specializes in statistical and factual information on Israel-Palestine and the media’s coverage of the region. Weir is also President of the Council for the National Interest, a group founded 19 years ago by congressmen and ambassadors to work for foreign policies not dominated by special interests. Weir’s speeches have included briefings on Capitol Hill and to the National Press Club and presentations at the Asia Media Summit in Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. She has lectured at several universities including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Berkeley and the Naval Postgraduate Institute. Weir is generally considered the foremost analyst on media coverage of Israel-Palestine. Her articles have appeared in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, CounterPunch, The New Intifada, Censored 2005, and the Encyclopedia of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. She narrated the award-winning documentary Occupation 101.
Alison Weir’s appearance is co-sponsored by the College of Charleston’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, the Office of Institutional Diversity, and Charleston Peace One Day. The lecture will be followed by an informal reception.
“Recessions, Budget Deficits & Austerity:” April 16 @ 3pm
Sidney Rittenberg: Screening “The Revolutionary”
Sidney Rittenberg
Screening: The Revolutionary
Monday, April 15, 2013 at 7:00PM
Stern Center Ballroom
The Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program is sponsoring a documentary screening of The Revolutionary, followed by a lecture from the film’s subject, native Charlestonian Sidney Rittenberg.
Sidney Rittenberg arrived in China as a GI Chinese language expert at the end of World War II. Discharged there, he joined the Chinese Communist Party, and was an active participant in the Chinese communist revolution and its aftermath. An intimate of the Party’s leadership, including Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, he gained prominence at the Broadcast Administration, one of the most important agencies of government. But in the convulsions of a giant country constantly reinventing itself, he twice ran afoul of the leadership, and served a total of 16 years in solitary confinement. He returned to the United States in 1980. –revolutionarymovie.com
The event is co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program, International Studies, and the School of Languages, Cultures and World Affairs. Please encourage your students and colleagues to attend what promises to be a fascinating evening.
Students Present Research Projects on Political Issues
Students Present Research Projects on Political Issues.
This event, hosted by the Political Science department on March 29, featured some of our own INTL majors:
Panel 1: American Politics and Processes I
Michelle Bloom
Congressional Campaign Finance (Political Science Major, College of Charleston)
Panel 2: Global Politics and Spaces
Sarah Beth Mentrup
China’s Strategy for Tapping into Tibet (Political Science Major, College of Charleston)
Panel 4: Politics of Ideas I
Elizabeth McWhinnie
Journey for Jackinda: A New Discourse for Environmental Children’s Literature (International Studies Major, College of Charleston)
A Transatlantic Approach: Contestatory Fictions of Market-Oriented Practices from Argentina and Spain
Upcoming Event: Friday, March 29, 3:00pm in Hawkins LLC
Dr. Lola Colomina-Garrigos, Hispanic Studies Department The transition from an industrial economy to an information and networked economy has profound implications for entire industries. New business models will emerge on the back of disru…ptive technological advances and organizational structures and the nature of many jobs will change. The “big data” revolution is leading systems that, thanks to tracking every detail of your past, could predict your future habits and health—or help you avoid traffic accidents or paying too much for airfare. In this interactive session we will explore a few of these emerging predictive mobile applications.
in!Genius event features INTL faculty & student: April 9 @ 5:30pm
Find more information on the in!Genius event.
TedTalks Meets Pecha Kucha
Coming to College of Charleston
The College of Charleston is home to artists, scientists, and advocates – all who are pioneers in their field. They’ll all be together on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in an event for the mind. It will be the best of TedTalks and Pecha Kucha: one hour of ideas and stories that are as varied as the speakers. in!Genius is a free event, open to the public, that will take place at 5:30 p.m. in Sottile Theatre, with a reception to follow.
Steve Cody, a stand-up comedian from New York City, will be the emcee. Cody is also the managing partner and co-founder of Peppercomm, a global public relations/marketing firm, and a member of the College of Charleston Department of Communication Advisory Council.
About the presenters:
Natasha Adair, first-year women’s basketball coach will talk about the success of the program. In just one year, the team has doubled the number of points per game, shots made, and assists, while dramatically decreasing the number of turnovers. Watch a video. Read the College of Charleston Magazine article.
Professor Joe Carson and undergraduate students Thea Kozakis, and Laura Stevens made an out-of-this-world discovery when they identified a new exoplanet. Carson is a physics and astronomy professor who has discovered several plants (one of which was named one of Time magazine’s top 10 discoveries). Watch a video. Read the College of Charleston Magazine article.
Jimmy Freeman ’11 is one of the first graduates of the College’s Call Me MISTER Program, which addresses the critical shortage of African American male teachers in South Carolina’s lowest performing schools. Freeman is a teacher at a Title I school in Goose Creek. Read the College of Charleston Magazine article.
Naomi Gale and Ghazi Abuhakema are professors teaching and talking about the culture of the Middle East – the interesting twist? One is Israeli and one is Palestinian.
Alix Generous is a sophomore biology student with Asperger’s Syndrome who presented original research on coral reefs to United Nations Delegates last fall in India. She was inspired after a study abroad trip to Bali last summer. Read an article in the College of Charleston Magazine.
Edward Hart ’88 is a music professor and renowned composer who will talk about the inspiration of place in conjunction with some of his performed pieces. Read a College of Charleston Magazine article about him.
Brian Rutenberg ’87 is an award-winning abstract artist living and working in New York City. He calls the School of the Arts his “personal buffet line.” Watch a video.
Levi Vonk is an international studies major in the Honors College who works closely with migrant workers and migrant law.
Career & Internship Fair: March 30
Spring 2013 Career & Internship Fair
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
12 – 3:00 pm
TD Arena, 301 Meeting Street
– Participating organizations include those recruiting upcoming graduates/alumni for full-time career opportunities; organizations recruiting undergraduates for internships, part-time jobs, and seasonal/summer jobs; and local graduate schools will provide admissions and application information.
– All students and interested alumni of the College of Charleston are welcome to attend. The Fair is not open to the public.
– Students should dress professionally (as they would if going for an interview; business professional attire preferred, business casual acceptable)
– Interested faculty and staff are welcome to attend
Information for Students/Alumni: http://careercenter.cofc.edu/students/careerexpo-guide.php
List of participating organizations (will be updated weekly until the Fair): http://careercenter.cofc.edu/careerfair/careerfairlist.php
Linda Robinson, MHRD
Coordinator, Recruiting and Technology Programs
Career Center
College of Charleston
Room 216, Lightsey Center
160 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29424
Phone: 843.953.5692
Fax: 843.953.6341
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