Join CAB in celebrating International Women’s Day with their first Women’s Day Dinner. Keynote speaker from Louise Doire MDiv. March 8 – Stern Gardens – 5:00PM. Open to all students. RSVP on CougarConnect.
OID’s Call to Action Week!
- March 9 – Be Well Expo – North Campus – 10:00AM-3:00PM
- Panels, breakouts, and a Wellness Village focusing on women of color, health disparities, concerns, and solutions. Read more about the Be Well Expo here.
- March 11 – Super Sheroes: Superwomen Who Inspire Us – EHHP Alumni Center – 6:00-8:00PM
- An inspiring message by SC Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter, followed by food, fun, and engagement. All are welcome! Hosted by OID, MSPS, SDIC, and CofC College Democrats.
- March 12 – Activism Lunch & Learn – Stern 201 – 12:00-1:30PM
- A lunchtime discussion featuring student and community activists making a difference on campus and in Charleston. Open to the public. Lunch provided. Read more here.
- March 13 – Campus Communities Fair – George St. – 11:00-1:00PM
- Student Government Association is hosting a street fair to showcase the diverse communities that make up our campus. Multiple student organizations and members from the Charleston community will come together with food, music, and other celebrations!
- March 14 – “RBG” Film Screening – ECTR 118 – 6:00-9:00 PM
- A birthday celebration of assorted pies and refreshments in honor of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg’s birthday and National Pi Day. Hosted by CofC College Democrats and SDIC.
Rise Up! For Reproductive Rights Rally
On March 9th, Rise Up! A Rally for Reproductive Rights will be held at the State House in Columbia, SC starting at 10:30am. There is a bus taking people (Leaving at 7:45 AM and returning around 2:00 PM) and if anyone wants to speak on their experiences accessing reproductive health care they are able to speak as well! They can sign up to go and to speak in the same link:
The event is also posted on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/778593819180642/
Surviving R. Kelly: A Film Screening and Discussion
Thursday, March 7 at 6:00PM – Rita Hollings Science Center
Come join CofC’s We Need To Talk, Human Rights Alliance, and Planned Parenthood for a screening of the new docu-series “Surviving R. Kelly” and a discussion surrounding the intersection of race, sexual assault, and reproductive health care.
Free food and swag will be provided!
Activism Lunch & Learn – 3/12 at 12:00
Tuesday, March 12 – Activism Lunch & Learn with WGS – 12:00-1:30PM, Stern 201
Join WGS for a lively discussion about what activism looks like in a variety of different contexts, on campus and in the Charleston community. Panelists from Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM), Metanoia, the Intersectional Cougar Action Network (I-CAN), and We Are Family. Pizza will be served for this lunchtime event!
This week is GENDER EQUITY WEEK!
GSEC’s GENDER EQUITY WEEK: March 4-8
Just a few of the events for GEW – learn more at gender-sexuality-equity.cofc.edu
- TONIGHT! Monday, 3/4– “Toxic Warrior Culture / Masculinity – I’m a Warrior Too” Panel Discussion & GEW Kickoff – 4-5:30, Alumni Center
- Tuesday, 3/5 – LGBTQ Alphabet Workshop – A GSEC & Prism Collaboration
– 7-9:00, RITA 103 - Wednesday, 3/6 – $tart $mart Workshop – Salary Negotiation Workshop – 4-5:30pm, ECTR 116 – Learn how to advocate for fair wages and close the gender pay gap! RSVP through Eventbrite at: bit.ly/startsmart19
- Wednesday, 3/6 – IWD Placard & Poster Making – 2-3:00, ECTR 116 – Come make posters and placards for the procession through campus on Friday for International Women’s Day! Free pizza and t-shirt giveaway.
- Thursday, 3/7 – “Dismantling Toxic Masculinity through YA Literature” – Lecture by Author Adib Khorram – Addlestone Library Room 127 – 4:00PM
- Thursday, 3/7 – Feminist Jiujitsu for Self Defense Training – 6:30-7:30, Silcox Gym – Come take our fun, free, and inclusive self-defense class to learn basic Brazilian Jiu Jitsu skills that will make you feel safer and more empowered on and off campus! Send questions and registration to Dr. Brian (Kaj) – briankj@cofc.edu.
Friday, 3/8 – International Women’s Day Celebration – WALK OUT FOR GENDER EQUITY – Join GSEC & WGS for a “speak out” featuring community leaders who are working to confront the oppressive systems that hinder liberation & equity and a spirited procession through campus to celebrate International Women’s Day!
CofC Changemaker Challenge – $5,000 prize money for students!
On Friday, April 12th, the College will host the first annual Changemaker Challenge. The event is an opportunity for students to share what they have learned about a social justice problem and/or solutions they have developed. There is $5,000 in prize money to be won.
There are two options to enter, and students can enter just one or both. The first is a poster session where they will use the Impact Gaps Canvas to demonstrate their understanding of the landscape of a problem. There are three parts – Problem Landscape, Solution Landscape and Gaps. Information about the Impact Gaps Canvas can be found below. The second part is an elevator pitch of their solutions to a social justice problem.
Students can tackle any social justice problem – locally or globally. Students can enter both parts of the competition, or just one. Students can enter as a team or on their own. It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Entries can come from class projects, personal research or even club projects. Judges will consist of members of the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board to the Sustainability Literacy Institute, as well as a few additional community members.
Mental Health and Behavioral Health Professions Panel
March 5 – Mental Health & Behavioral Health Professions Panel – 105 Robert Scott Small Building
Learn about several career options and attend a panel with representatives from clinical psychology, school psychology, social work, marriage & family therapy, psychiatry, child life, and applied behavior analysis. Read more on the above flyer.
Gender and the Holocaust – 2/27 at 7:30
Gender and the Holocaust – The inaugural Nemirov Lecture presented by Prof. Marion Kaplan, New York University
Stern Student Center – February 27 at 7:30pm
Join the Zucker/Goldberg Center for Holocaust Studies for this special event featuring speaker Marion Kaplan, the leading expert in daily Jewish life in Nazi Germany, and a pioneering scholar on gender and the Holocaust. Here’s the Facebook event.
Eco Careers 2019 Conference – February 27-28
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, February 27-28 – Eco Careers 2019 Conference – Office of Sustainability Conference Room, 14 Green Way
Are you interested in learning about green career opportunities? If so, join CofC’s Sustainability Literacy Institute and the Office of Sustainability for this virtual event to hear from leading sustainability sector experts and find jobs, develop career plans, and much more! Find out more on the attached flyer and register on the website (www.nwfecoleaders.org/conference).