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Charleston School of Business Faculty & Staff Updates

MBA14 Kicks off Business, etc. at Charleston City Hall

** by Seaton Brown ’09 ** On September 1, Charleston’s MBA program sat in Council Chambers at Charleston City Hall to kick of its year-long, weekly co-curricular program: Business, etc. The MBA14 cohort was hosted by Councilman Michael Seekings who shared a detailed presentation about the business of municipal government and the impact and balance between tourism…

Faculty in the News

Here’s a roundup of recent news articles featuring School of Business faculty, staff, students or alumni. Recent media coverage includes: Price tag of Ashley River Pedestrian Bridge nearly doubles Economics professor Frank Hefner talks to Live 5 News (WCSC-TV). You Can Make Money by Paying Your Taxes With a Credit Card — Here’s How Thomas Spade,…

Live Taping of Small Talks, Big Ideas: presented by the CofC MBA

The Master of Business Administration program is proud to continue its partnership with Lowcountry Local First. Join us Thursday, September 7, 5:30pm, at the Queen Street Playhouse, 20 Queen Street, for a live taping of “Small Talks, Big Ideas,” hosted by Steve Fletcher and presented by the College of Charleston School of Business Master of Business…

Business Lab Tutoring Available in the CSL!

This information is from the Center for Student Learning: Drop-in tutoring in the Center for Student Learning’s (CSL) Business Lab began this past Monday, September 4! Please share information and availability with your students via this link: https://csl.cofc.edu/labs/business-lab/index.php The Business Lab in the CSL primarily offers tutoring in: ACCT 203 – Financial Accounting ACCT 204…

Accounting Games

On the first day of class, I spotted our colleague Dr. Kimberly Tribou carrying an armful of Monopoly games on her way to class. The reason? She uses the game as a learning opportunity to remind students that accounting provides the rules and guidelines for business. Last week, the MSA students enjoyed an afternoon of…

Quick Stats: Advising Drop-In Totals

Throughout the Drop/Add period (from Friday, August 18-Monday, August 28), the Student Success Center provided drop-in availability to help students modify their schedules, think through major changes, review graduation timelines, and discuss other topics related to degree progression. We’re proud to share the following statistics from the drop-in period: From Friday, August 18-Monday, August 28,…

School of Business Athletes

We have nearly 100 athletes in the School of Business. Of the 100 athletes, about 70% are upperclassmen (31 are seniors, 38 are juniors). Forty-one are majoring in Business Administration; nearly half of those do not have a concentration. The second most popular major is Finance, with nearly 20 students declared. I do not have…

Join The Conversation

From Ron Menchaca, Vice President of Communications I’m writing to ask for your participation in a new strategic initiative intended to highlight the academic expertise of our faculty and to increase national visibility for the College and its programs. In January 2023, the College began a one-year pilot membership with the non-profit news organization The…

Library Instruction

Dear School of Business colleagues, I hope you had an enjoyable summer. I’m sure your course schedules are already completed or well on their way to being so, but I wanted to remind you that, although my calendar is filling up quickly, I am available for library instruction. I’ve prepared the following “pitch,” and I…

Recognizing Melinda Patience for 10 Years of Service

Congratulations to Melinda Patience on hitting the 10-year milestone! Melinda started working as the Research Coordinator for the Office of Tourism Analysis in May 2013 and began working with the Center for Public Choice and Market Process in Spring 2017. No stranger to the business school, she graduated in 2007 as a HTMT and BADM…

Welcoming Molly Bresnahan to the School of Business

Molly Bresnahan has joined the College of Charleston as our new director of development for the School of Business. Her first day was Monday, August 14. Molly, who is a Massachusetts native, has been a senior member of nonprofit institutional advancement leadership teams serving social service, private preparatory schools, private higher education and public higher…

MBA14 Kicks off School Year with Pre-Term

MBA14 is off to a strong start! The newest MBA class has spent the last two weeks before classes understanding their professional and personal interests. Earlier this week, students formed teams to build spaghetti towers while using their strengths in an exercise facilitated by Michelle Futrell. The winners of the challenge are pictured! MBA14 has…

SB Faculty and Staff Recognized for Years of Service

Congratulations and thank you to our School of Business faculty and staff who received State Service Awards this year. They were celebrated at the Back-to-School Picnic on August 16 at the TD Arena. 20 Years of Service Peter Calcagno, Economics Marvin Gonzalez, Supply Chain and Information Management Sabrina Holloway, Supply Chain and Information Management Gioconda…

Welcome to the Student Success Center, Kenndal!

The Student Success Center team is excited to welcome Kenndal Rote as our new Academic Success Advisor. Kenndal joined the team this past Monday, August 7. She’s a proud CofC alum with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She also achieved her Master of Education in Higher Education Leadership from the Citadel. Prior to joining…

SSC Recognized for QUEST Student Engagement Mobile App

For the fourth year, the School of Business Student Success Center was recognized for its QUEST (powered by Suitable.co) student engagement mobile app at the Suitable Pathways conference last week in Philadelphia. 2023 Suitable Spirit Award 2023 Most Engaged Partner Congratulations to Cory Werkheiser and the entire Student Success Center on this achievement!

Leadership Discovery Accepting Applications through Aug. 11

This will be the Chamber’s eleventh class of Leadership Discovery, and it has really gained momentum as an impactful program for young and emerging leaders throughout our region. Past mentor presenters have included Anita Zucker with The InterTech Group, State Rep Marvin Pendarvis, Christie Rainwater – Mayor of Hanahan, Jeff and Jamie Tozzi with Microsoft,…

The Bastiat Society of Nashville to Host Peter Calcagno

On August 15th, AIER’s Bastiat Society program in Nashville is hosting an event with Peter T. Calcagno, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Public Choice & Market Process at the College of Charleston. “How Systematic Deficits Got Their Start and What to Do About It” Why has the United States experienced steadily…

TLT OAKS BOOTCAMP Fall 2023 Training Sessions

Please fill out THIS FORM to let us know what sessions you are interested in attending As always, please reach out to your Instructional Technologist if you want to schedule a 1 on 1 session for more specific training and additional help. Below are the Instructional Technologists and their schools: School of Business & School…

Biz-eWerk Podcast: M&A with David Moore (S3, EP65)

When you think home office, you may not think about a boat, but for David Moore, MBA, that’s the perfect spot to manage a business. Check out the latest episode of Biz-eWerk for a conversation with David Moore, president of David Moore & Partners, about M&A, building a business, and planning business meetings on the water….

Fall 2023 – SSRP Request

*** from Kelley Cours Anderson, Ph.D.,Assistant Professor of Marketing *** I hope everyone has been able to get some well-deserved rest this summer! While some of you are planning for Fall classes, I wanted to remind you of our SSRP (School of Business Student Research Pool) program. We had a tremendous pilot of our SSRP…