ROI & Student Success

ROI & Student Success

Seeing all the movement on campus and hearing the engagement is extraordinary. I am continually amazed at how you do what you do. We are a school of business at a public institution, and we’ve learned to leverage our resources. Then, when we think we can’t leverage them anymore, we do. And still, we provide…

Cougar Complete & the CofC Bookstore

On Tuesday, we hosted an impromptu happy hour in the Dean Suite to chatter about the day. The chatter ended up having a theme, and that theme was “Cougar Complete”. Cougar Complete is the new textbook integration from the bookstore. There’s a guide in OAKS regarding how to use it, as well as more information…

Student Success Insights (SSI) Training

As the College moves toward a unified approach for faculty and staff advising, the Center for Academic Performance and Persistence is excited to invite you to a brief training on how to leverage Student Success Insights (SSI) in your day-to-day work with students. SSI provides you with valuable information about your advisees in just one…

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…

Kicking Off the New Academic Year: We’ve Got This!

Can you believe it’s that time of the year again? Beatty is buzzing, students are moving in, and we’re about to embark on another incredible academic journey at OUR Charleston School of Business. A Quick Trip Down Memory Lane Okay, quick throwback – remember all those successes from last year? The challenges that turned into…

Advising Drop-In Hours in the Student Success Center

Our advising trio in the Student Success Center (Drew Newton, Robin Bradley, and Kenndal Rote) are on stand-by to support students with schedule changes through the Drop/Add period. Advisors will be available for drop-in support from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on the following days. Simply let a student know to stop by the Student Success Center!…

Advising Drop-In Hours in CAPP

Are you working with a student who has questions regarding academic probation, late withdrawal petition, leave of absence, or another topic related to academic standards and policies? The Center for Academic Performance and Persistence (CAPP) is here to help! CAPP will be available to see students on an appointment basis (via Appointment Manager) and will…

Supervising a Bachelor’s Essay

Several colleagues have been contacted this week to discuss requests from students to supervise a Bachelor’s Essay. If you’ve never supervised a Bachelor’s Essay before, seek advice about the tasks associated with the requirement (e.g., a senior faculty member, your Chair, myself, etc.). Also review the information provided by the Honors College to students regarding…

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…

Launch Sequence

It’s hard to believe that there are only 12 days until the start of the semester. This time next week, we will be kicking off the semester together in Wells Fargo. Often, we view the start of a new semester as a launch. This semester is no exception, and we are watching closely with a…

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines: August

Regularly, we’ll provide a look ahead at critical dates and deadlines on the academic calendar. Here is what’s on the horizon through the end of August: Tuesday, August 15 – Degrees are scheduled to be posted on this date. Students should wait until after this date to order official transcripts if they want the degree…

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,…

Journey of Belonging

Last week at the Charleston Metro Chamber’s 4th Annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Conference, we had a table representing the Charleston School of Business. It was a good day for numerous reasons. It reinforced that we are blessed to work with great people looking for ways to make us better. None of us were required…