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Welcoming Conner Berger

The School of Business welcomes Conner Berger as the new Associate Director of Graduate & Executive Recruitment. Conner will perform research, admissions and marketing duties related to the EMBA program. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. He brings a host of experience in a…

Good News from the Department of Economics

Did you know this year that the Department of Economics: Had a graduating class of 21 majors (3 with honors)? Reached 106 majors (up from a low of 70 in Spring 2019) and 85 minors (from a low of 30 in Spring 2022)? Created an economics-related podcast, Multiple Economists Goofing Off (MEGO)? Had faculty members…

School of Business Represented at Future Business Leaders of America

Recently Hayden Smith, along with student ambassadors Makenna Stone ’25, Brian Fell ’25 and Dane Shuart ’26, attended the 2024 Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference for Middle and High Schools in Orlando, FL. Over 15,000 students were in attendance and there was a steady flow of prospective students over the 3 day…

Saunders Family Gift Supports College of Charleston Business Students

A family with a storied history in community banking has established a new scholarship for business students at the College of Charleston in memory of their father, Frederick “Freddie” Saunders Sr. Brothers Rick, Paul and Mark Saunders together with their family and community have created the Freddie Saunders & Family Endowed Scholarship to support School…

Center for Public Choice and Market Process 23-24 Annual Report

From Peter T. Calcagno, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Director, Center for Public Choice & Market Process: Please find attached the Center for Public Choice & Market Process 2023-2024 Annual Report. We hope you enjoy reading about the achievements of this academic year, as well as the programs and events that reached students, academics, and community…

James Malm selected for a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship

James Malm, Ph.D., associate professor of finance, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program. As a Diaspora Fellow, Malm will collaborate with Host Fellow Joshua Ofori-Amanfo, Ph.D., at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) to develop the curriculum for the newly launched graduate program in business analytics. Malm…

Build Your Professional Brand with Erin Halford

Charleston School of Business is excited to partner with Charleston Young Professionals (the arm of the Charleston Metro Chamber designed to attract, retain and develop young professionals in the region) for a professional brand building workshop. During this workshop, attendees will sort through the noise of resumes, roles and responsibilities and uncover their unique skillsets…

Six join the Alumni Association Board of Directors

Congratulations to our business school alumni who recently began their board service on the Alumni Association Board of Directors! ALEXIS HEIFNER CARRICO ’03, Board Member, Mount Pleasant, SC JUSTIN HERP ’15, MSA ’16, Board Member, Charleston, SC JACK HOEL ’22, Board Member, Atlanta, GA RYAN MORRIS ’08, MBA ’21, Board Member, Mount Pleasant, SC TRIPP…

Beatty Center Carpet Cleaning 6/27-6/28

Budd Group will be cleaning the carpets in all offices, hallways, conference rooms and classrooms in the Beatty Center on June 27 and 28. Both days will start at 8:00am. If there is anything on the floor of your office, please try to pick it up. They will move chairs around but not heavy furniture….

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog is now available! You can access via the drop down on the top of the Catalog Home page: https://catalog.cofc.edu/index.php Please share with others in your departments. Please let Tom Buchheit, senior associate registrar, know if you have any questions or edits. An announcement on the Graduate Catalog is forthcoming.

Ingrid Schneider Graduates from Charleston Chamber’s Minority Board of Directors Training

A big congratulations to Ingrid Schneider, program coordinator for the departments of Economics and Finance, on completing the Spring 2024 Minority Board of Directors Training hosted by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce! Minority Board of Directors Training focuses on developing a greater understanding of what it means to be a minority board member, the…

Teach abroad in Austria

This is a friendly reminder about the upcoming application deadline for the Fulbright MCI | The Entrepreneurial School Visiting Professorship for the 2025-2026 academic year. Applications are due by September 16, 2024. The Fulbright MCI Visiting Professorship is open to faculty members at U.S. universities with distinguished scholarly accomplishments and interdisciplinary interests. The fields of…

Welcoming Erin Blevins

This week, we welcomed Erin Blevins ’94 to our School of Business as our new budget director and assistant to the dean. Erin has been working at the College of Charleston since 2005. She started in the Department of Political Science as an administrative coordinator, where she enjoyed connecting students to internships and getting to…

Buono Family Gives $2 Million to the College

The College of Charleston School of Business and School of Education will have enhanced faculty and student experiences thanks to a $2 million gift by Mark Buono ’81 and Judy Buono ’22 (M.Ed.). The Buono Endowed Professorship in Commercial Real Estate will be an endowed faculty position in the School of Business that will elevate the distinction of the real estate discipline…

College of Charleston Introduces New Executive MBA Program

The College of Charleston is introducing an accelerated Executive MBA (EMBA) program tailored specifically for working professionals seeking to elevate their business careers. Now accepting applications for January 2025, the College of Charleston’s EMBA program is the only one of its kind offered in South Carolina. The program is designed to empower individuals with the skills and…

Thank you, Stacey!

The A-Team (SB administrative staff) got together this week for lunch to celebrate Stacey’s new chapter at the College! Over her six years at the School of Business, she has enthusiastically encouraged business students to study abroad and promoted the GBRC as our former global studies education coordinator. Most recently, as our budget director and…

Coursera Summer Professional Learning Community

Are you interested in adding microcredentials and certifications to your programs or courses that will provide students with industry credentials that augment your course content? Lancie Affonso (senior instructor in Computer Science/Management and Marketing), the CETL Coursera Project Director, will offer a summer professional learning community (PLC) for faculty interested in learning more about Coursera…

SCIM, German Studies double major begins new internship at Mercedes-Benz Vans

Originally posted by Morgan Koerner: Congratulations to German Studies and Supply Chain Major Shane Love, a rising senior at CofC, who just began a six-month internship in Logistics at Mercedes-Benz Vans. The internship is an exciting next step in a journey Shane began in German 101 in the FYE learning community on German Business his…

MSA Students Tour Mankiewicz Coatings and IFA

Master of Science in Accounting students recently got a behind-the-scenes look at two major manufacturing companies in the area. At Mankiewicz Coatings USA, a plant tour showcased their operations, providing our students with valuable insights. A special highlight was a meeting with the accounting team, where students learned firsthand about the strategies and practices that…

BPS student and award-winning author Darius Brown featured on local news

Professional studies student Darius Brown was recently featured on ABC News 4 to talk about his award-winning book, At the Feet of the Elders. His book is now a 2024 Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage Phyllis Wheatley Award winner. View the full interview on ABC News 4.