TLT January Workshops!

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8th Annual German-American Business Summit – Feb. 7

Higher education and industry will meet again when the College of Charleston hosts the eighth annual German-American Business Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. The event begins with a job and internship expo for students from 11 a.m.–1 p.m in the Beatty Atrium. Registration for the conference portion begins at 1 p.m., and the event…

Do you have what it takes to be on Jeopardy!?

I was recently contacted by an associate producer in the contestant department (triple verified!). The classic game show Jeopardy! Is looking for Educators to be contestants on the show. Please feel free to share this with others including colleagues, family and friends, etc. Here is the submission link: www.jeopardy.com/be-on-j/anytime-test (*To be clear, yes this is…

Annual Evaluations

The evaluation process follows the guidelines in our College Faculty Administration Manual (section IV-n) and the College of Charleston annual merit evaluation calendar. Early January: Faculty are notified of Annual Evaluation process deadlines and deadlines. January 25: Deadline for eligible faculty to request rollover evaluation. Clarify with Chair if using a rollover evaluation will impact…

Barron’s & MarketWatch digital site-wide licenses

We are excited to continue our partnership with the Investing in Education (formerly Barron’s in Education) program from Dow Jones. This valuable financial program, gifted by Cheryl R. Holland of Abacus Planning Group, includes full access to Barron’s & MarketWatch, leading financial websites. When you register, you will gain access to exclusive webinars featuring current…

Economics minor named semi-finalist for Critical Language Scholarship Program

Semi-finalist notifications went out yesterday for the Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS), which enables students to spend a summer in a host country learning a language deemed critical by the State Department. Jack Watson, who is in the Honors College and is majoring in International Studies and French with a minor in Economics, was announced…

CofC takes over the Top 10 in SC for Certiport Fall Qualifier

Nine of our students appeared in the top 10 for Certiport’s Microsoft Office Specialist 2023 State Championship Fall Qualifier! Student Name Rank in SC Robert Bare III 1st Kanami Wada 2nd Maja Jekauc 4th Bailee Brooks 5th Julius Bauernfeind 6th Evan Chenard 7th Julia Lloyd 8th Natalia Mattar 9th Corey Holcomb 10th Robert Bare has…

Spring 2024 Economics Book Colloquium

Please share with your students. Sign up for the Center for Public Choice & Market Process’ Spring 2024 Economics Book Colloquium as we read “The Property of Species: Mine, Yours, and the Human Mind” by Bart J. Wilson. The EBC will meet from 3:30-4:45 in Beatty 301 on Jan 31, Feb 14, Feb 28, Mar…

Interested in leading a study abroad in 2025? Pre-Applications Due Feb 1!

There is a new “pre-proposal” form asking faculty to express interest early in study abroad. You can find a link to the form on the website for the Center for International Education. The goal is to allow deans to recognize when there is synergy across programs, and allow more time for planning and collaboration across…

Networking on the Go

The BHC SLS and Schottland Scholars have been busy! The BHC Service Leadership Scholars embarked on their inaugural Tour of Organizations in D.C. during winter break. The group met professionals from The American Society for Hematology, CVENT, Hilton, The Willard Intercontinental, Marriott, Vacation Rental Management Association. They also met with CofC alumni and President Hsu….

OUR School of Business

As we kick off 2024, I look forward to OUR School meeting this afternoon. We will start our discussion about articulating a way to make strategic planning, messaging, and branding all work together. As last week’s post mentioned, our goal is to make sure we can see ourselves in what we produce because words matter….

SB Headshot Session

The Student Success Center will be hosting headshot sessions on the following days: Location: Beatty Center 4th Floor Time: 10:00-3:00 Dates: January 18 February 21 March 19 April 17

School of Business Participation in Cougar Complete

I have a fun announcement in the School of Business meeting today regarding Cougar Complete. Cougar Complete is the new option for students to purchase course materials by credit hour rather than by item. At the last School of Business meeting in Fall, we discussed that for students to be able to make a cost-effective…

Welcome Back! TLT Newsletter Spring 2024

Welcome Back Everyone! HERE you will find the Spring 2024 Teaching and Learning Technologies Newsletter. We have included the PDF with clickable links for your convenience. As always, please feel free to reach out if you need anything.

The Schottland Scholar Program needs your best students!

Submitted on behalf of Esta Shah It is the time of year when we choose next year’s class of Schottland Scholars! The fact is, our best students always come from your recommendations. If you have a high-potential junior in your class, please send us their name and encourage them to apply. If you send us a student’s…

Reminder: Readiness Course Applications Due 1/12

TLT is now accepting applications for the (seven-week) Spring 2024 Online Education (OE) Readiness Course (January 24 – April 5). “Faculty planning to teach online beginning Fall 2022 and in all future semesters must complete, or have already completed, the seven-week OE Readiness course” (Policy on Alternative Online Education Certification, 2022). To apply today, please visit: bit.ly/oercapp. The deadline to…

Publishing Open-Access through the College of Charleston

Did you know that your article may be published open access through agreements already negotiated through the College of Charleston Addlestone Library? As long as the author is an active faculty member at CofC and the journal is published by one of the covered publishers, authors can request funding for their accepted articles to be…

Preparing Students for a Future of AI Webinar

What should colleges be teaching their students about AI? How will AI impact students’ future careers? Join a live conversation on Thursday, January 25, at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT. Panelists for this free live event, Preparing Students for a Future of AI, include: Marty J. Alvarado, Vice President of Post Secondary Education…

Where Business Meets Purpose

“Where Business Meets Purpose, and Extraordinary Happens.” With AI’s help, I’ve been pondering how our strategic plan, marketing plan, and messaging all fit together. We are already doing great work. Hopefully, with fruitful conversations, we won’t reinvent the wheel, just focus and highlight. Before my arrival, a lot of great work had been done. The…

Advising Drop-In Support

The spring semester kicks off Wednesday, January 10—and our advising team is providing drop-in support throughout the Drop/Add period! Advising drop-in support is available: Tuesday, January 9: 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, January 10-Friday, January 12: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, January 15: No drop-in hours; no classes and College closed for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr….