The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has selected the artists whose work will be included in the “Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2009.” Of 3,300 entrants, College of Charleston Studio Art Professor Cliffton Peacock has been named a finalist.
The College of Charleston’s Department of Hispanic Studies is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 through October 12) with a wide range of activities. On September 24, you can catch “noche de cine” (movie night) featuring dinner and a movie at 6:00 p.m. in the Stern Center. Tertulias, informal gatherings to practice conversational Spanish, will
The cable television network C-SPAN has announced that they will be taping a College of Charleston panel discussion on political scandals for a future broadcast. The date of the broadcast has not been set.
Six College of Charleston students received scholarships from the Gavalas Kolanko Foundation (GKF). The scholarships are awarded to students at the College of Charleston who have physical limitations that make college additionally challenging.
The College of Charleston’s new Cougar Shuttle safely transported more than 200 students during its inaugural weekend. The Cougar Shuttle is a 14-seat passenger van dedicated to safe transportation for College of Charleston students anywhere on the peninsula on Friday and Saturday nights from 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. This service is free and students
College of Charleston junior Jordan Thomas recently went to Capitol Hill to talk to lawmakers about the issue of prosthetics and the health care debate.
Three nationally prominent communication professionals and a South Carolina journalist will lead a student forum at the College of Charleston on crisis communication during political scandals. Theforum will consider the communication challenges posed by political scandals involving both Democrats and Republicans, paying particular attention to recent news involving South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford. Controversy surrounding
The renovations to the College of Charleston’s historic Randolph Hall, Towell Library and Porters Lodge will begin on September 21. The $3.7 million project is expected to last for approximately one year.
Author and Vietnam veteran Tim O’Brien will be the featured speaker during the College of Charleston’s The College Reads! program on October 2, 2009. The speech will be held in the Carolina First Arena starting at 5 p.m. The program is free and open to the public.
In honor of Constitution Day, The College of Charleston will host a discussion examining crime and mediation.