The last few weeks at the College of Charleston have been a blur with field trips, competitions and final exams. Whew, the semester is almost over!

Therapy Dogs with Students

Cougar Countdown’s Stress Relief Fair + Therapy Dogs event helped take the stress out of exams by offering students healthy snacks, boxing and snuggles with dogs. (Photos by Catie Cleveland)

Part of Cougar Countdown, CofC President Andrew Hsu served up hot pancakes and some trivia on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, for “Pancakes with the President.” (Photos by Catie Cleveland) 

Drama club students in the third, fourth and fifth grades from North Charleston Elementary School made a visit in November 2022 to the Sottile Theatre during the production of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. Janine McCabe, chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, and Miles Boinest, operations coordinator for the Department of Theater and Dance, provided a guided tour of the theater and facility spaces where students learned about lighting, stage design, hair and makeup, costumes and more. (Photos provided)  

Impact X hosted its Fall 2022 Demo Day in the Wells Fargo Auditorium in the Beatty Center on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. Student teams pitched their projects to a panel of judges, including U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace. Students Kate Clark, EB Hornak and Isabelle Quiggle took the top prize with their product Wonder, a sensor-based crib mattress that collects health data on infants, including heart rate, body temperature and movement. (Photos by Mackenzie Bowers)

Addlestone Library and Rivers Green were abuzz with students on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, for reading day, as they prepped for the start of final exams. (Photos by Catie Cleveland)