We all have our plans – some auspicious idea of what we’re going to do in life, where we’re going to go and how we’re going to get there. But in this letter to upcoming graduates and young alumni, this alumnus warns against sticking to “the plan.” If our ultimate objective is real happiness and
This past spring, a stalwart of the School of Business retired from the College after 29 years of service. Howard Rudd, who was the school’s founding dean in 1986, inspired a generation of students with his focus on real-world business leadership. And his example of scholarship and practicality also inspired many of his fellow faculty
Edgar Allan Poe wrote, “The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague.” As one student discovered, that couldn’t be more true than in this iconic Charleston graveyard. By Phoebe Doty Overgrown with trees, shrubs and vines, the Unitarian Church in Charleston’s graveyard at night inspires frightened looks over visitors’ shoulders,
The Cougars squash team has come a long way since Torey Broderson ’13 first scrounged together the club team in 2010. To recruit players, the anthropology major had scoured the residence halls, pleaded with his friends and classmates and, in a coup, persuaded a tennis player to join. At the end of the inaugural season,
By the end of his college career this spring, Peter Gibbons ’13 had broken every Cougars diving record. He was the top diver in the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association for the last three years, was named the CCSA’s Diver of the Week 15 times and in March became the first Cougar to compete in a
A lot of people groan when they hear words like exercise and healthy eating. If you’re part of that group, perhaps it’s time for an introduction to Kelcey Davis ’13, who spent part of her senior year convincing, motivating and inspiring CofC employees to take their health into their own hands. As part of Davis’
Ah, the five-year plan. It’s the go-to schedule for students looking for a little leeway in their course loads, a little spare time to do … well, whatever it is students do in their spare time. But, for Sylricka Foster, the five-year plan was the only way she could pack in everything she wanted to
College is a time for preparing for the future – acquiring all the right skills, lining up all the right opportunities. And the way Matt Zutell ’13 saw it, you don’t do that sitting around making plans. Call him impatient, but he wanted to get started already. There is, he knew, only one way to
Since 2001, University Professor of Sciences and Mathematics Gamil Guirgis has been helping students at the College to understand the finer points of chemistry. We popped into Professor Guirgis’ laboratory and asked the former S.C. Chemist of the Year and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry to share his thoughts on his home country,
she’s been writing fiction Since she could clutch a crayon. When Sheridan Hough graduated to pencil, pen and then computer, her enthusiasm for writing remained just as strong. In fact, the philosophy professor’s first play was produced when she was just an 18-year-old undergraduate. More literary and academic works followed, including scholarly essays on the
