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16 10, 2014

College Sisterhood Gives Alumna Strength to Beat Breast Cancer

By |2020-02-25T13:05:49-05:00October 16, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on College Sisterhood Gives Alumna Strength to Beat Breast Cancer

A College of Charleston degree helped Krista Ellis Bannister โ€™92 follow her career plan. But it was the lifelong friends she made at the College that got her through the unplanned parts, like getting breast cancer at 30.

15 10, 2014

Student Entrepreneurโ€™s Fly Fishing Business Plan Hooks National Award

By |2020-02-25T13:05:49-05:00October 15, 2014|Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on Student Entrepreneurโ€™s Fly Fishing Business Plan Hooks National Award

Just 18 and still in in his first semester at the College of Charleston, freshman and South Carolina native Jesse Horine is already racking up accolades for his plan to create a lifestyle brand called SouthernFly.

14 10, 2014

Alumnus Taking Part in Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

By |2020-02-25T13:05:49-05:00October 14, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on Alumnus Taking Part in Search for Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

Ransom White '06 was exposed to sea floor mapping as a geology major at the College. Now he's working as a hydrographic surveyor in the search for the Malaysia Airlines plane.

6 10, 2014

Veterans Scholarship Helps Business Student and Former Marine Pursue CrossFit Dream

By |2020-02-25T13:05:51-05:00October 6, 2014|Campus Life|Comments Off on Veterans Scholarship Helps Business Student and Former Marine Pursue CrossFit Dream

Jason Cohen, a CrossFit trainer and finance major in the School of Business, is the first recipient of the Friends of the Library Scholarship for Veterans.

6 10, 2014

Honors College Brings Jefferson Historian Andrew Jackson Oโ€™Shaughnessy to Campus

By |2015-04-06T15:33:34-04:00October 6, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Honors College Brings Jefferson Historian Andrew Jackson Oโ€™Shaughnessy to Campus

The professor and author will discuss how the greatest nation of the time managed to lose the American Revolutionary War. The lecture takes place in Wells Fargo Auditorium at 5 p.m. on Oct. 15.

3 10, 2014

College Wins Grant of Nearly $500K to Help Teachers Grow Gifted and Talented Students

By |2020-02-25T13:05:51-05:00October 3, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on College Wins Grant of Nearly $500K to Help Teachers Grow Gifted and Talented Students

As part of a $2.3 million grant proposal, Professor of Teacher Education Julie Dingle Swanson and colleagues will train teachers to identify and develop gifted and talented students in low-income elementary schools in Charleston County.

29 09, 2014

5 Stress-Reducing Tips from Campus Urban Garden Experts

By |2015-04-06T15:33:34-04:00September 29, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on 5 Stress-Reducing Tips from Campus Urban Garden Experts

Stressed out over mid-term exams? Find out how the College's urban gardens can help ease your tension and improve your health.

29 09, 2014

NYT Best-selling Author to Discuss Life of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson

By |2015-03-25T11:06:06-04:00September 29, 2014|Campus Life|Comments Off on NYT Best-selling Author to Discuss Life of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson

College of Charleston Friends of the Library will host S.C. Gwynne, author of โ€œRebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson,โ€ at 6 p.m. on Oct. 1, 2014, in Alumni Hall, Randolph Hall.

26 09, 2014

7 Things You Can Learn About Penguins by Spying Via Penguin Watch

By |2020-02-25T13:05:52-05:00September 26, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on 7 Things You Can Learn About Penguins by Spying Via Penguin Watch

College of Charleston alumna Caitlin Black โ€™12, who is working on a Ph.D. in zoology at the University of Oxford, is part of a research project that uses crowd-sourcing to study penguins.

25 09, 2014

Duke Professor to Discuss Political Consequences of Islamโ€™s Economic Legacy

By |2015-04-06T15:29:41-04:00September 25, 2014|Campus Life|Comments Off on Duke Professor to Discuss Political Consequences of Islamโ€™s Economic Legacy

Timur Kuran will discuss the the impact of the Middle Eastโ€™s traditional institutions on poor political performance. The event takes place at 6 p.m. on Sept. 30, 2014, in Wells Fargo Auditorium.