The College of Charleston Foundation will use a $140,000 grant to transform hundreds of acres at Dixie Plantation in Hollywood into renewable forest. Funding for the effort is coming from the Chicago-based Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, which supports conservation efforts in the Lowcountry. The money will be released over the next three years. http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/37228-money-on-trees-college-of-charleston-foundation-gets-forestry-grant?rss=0

South Carolina's College of Charleston is finding some unique ways to help students get through the pressure of final exams. The program is called Cougar Countdown and gives students mini-massages to help them relax. http://www.thestate.com/2010/12/13/1604001/massages-venting-help-sc-students.html#ixzz180HfZV2d

Gilman Scholarships remove the financial constraints of studying abroad.

Grant will be used to create and execute a strategic, comprehensive forestry management plan for Dixie Plantation.

Guitar professor Marc Regnier was nominated for a "Best Chamber Performance" GRAMMY.

Dorothea Benton Frank will speak at Winter Commencement on December 18.