The College of Charleston is an integral part of the unique blend that makes living and working in Charleston and the Lowcountry so special. We are unquestionably among our city’s most important economic forces, and our campus makes significant contributions to the cultural and social health of our surrounding communities on a daily basis. This
Four guys in a boat. Four guys pulling in unison. Four guys pushing each other to never let up, to mine the deepest wells of their strength, to ignore the mounting pain in their hands, their arms, their backs. And for what? A gold medal, for starters. Last fall, the rowing team of Sam Dickey,
To the Southern Conference, she is the best volleyball player around. To her teammates and coaches, she has always been so much more. Throughout her career, senior setter Cole Dawley not only dominated every time she stepped on the court, she consistently went out of her way to do everything she possibly could to benefit
It’s not easy to be in two places at once. And even harder to be in three. Yet day in and day out, Kevin Ryan spreads himself thin across South Carolina, attending the College’s Graduate School, living 70 miles north on Pawleys Island and representing a chunk of the South Carolina coast as a newly
She may have lived the same day twice when she crossed over the International Date Line in Indonesia, but every day is different for Shannon Hoy. One day she may be spending her volunteer hours at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration lab at Fort Johnson performing humdrum tasks; another she could be cataloging 18
In this piece, Lauren Frances Moore '11 discovers her calling as an artist.
The newspaper ad asked for people with a spirit of adventure. Mary Desjeans wasn’t so sure she had that. But she did know that she could analyze information well. The CIA, the young Notre Dame professor with a Ph.D. in Russian history figured, could use people like that. She applied. She was accepted. She said
Everyone deserves art. Poor people. Rich people. Country people. City people. Art is for everyone, believes Scott Shanklin-Peterson, director of the arts management program. For more than 30 years, Shanklin-Peterson has promoted the power of art and helped cultivate careers in the arts through her service as deputy chairman of the National Endowment for the
Jen Wright, who joined the College in 2008, is quickly becoming one of those “must-take” professors in the psychology department. Professor Wright broke away from her teaching and research lab for a few moments to share her thoughts on her love of psychology, a child’s moral development and the key to happiness. What drew you
Professor Chris Starr '83 is innovating the way computer science is taught at the College and beyond.
