The College of Charleston offers several programs for minority students to experience college life. AALANA (African American, Latino, Asian, Native American) Preview Day is Oct. 8. The event is free, but registration is required. The event will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on campus, and students will have the opportunity to learn more about financial aid,
Louis Burnett and Karen Burnett--both biology professors at the College of Charleston and partially supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF)--are currently helping to answer that question. Specifically, the Burnetts are studying how crustaceans respond to bacterial exposures and how these responses may change in waters that are characterized by low oxygen, high acidity or
"He had a way of telling you things that were wrong straight-out and always telling you a way to make it better," College of Charleston computer science professor Jerry Boetje said. Boetje met Jobs in 1989, when Boetje worked at what was then Lotus Development Corp. in Massachusetts before IBM later bought it. Jobs wasn't
"It doesn't appear the skipper is threatened in any way in South Carolina. We're in its stronghold," said Brian Scholtens, College of Charleston biology professor for whom a graduate student recently did what might have been the first real scientific search for the butterfly in the state. Scholtens is a little perturbed that the skipper
A pilot program matching College of Charleston students studying health with underserved residents living in downtown neighborhoods is embarking on a new session starting at 6 p.m. today at the Arthur Christopher Community Center, across from Burke High School. The program, spearheaded by health professors Susan Flynn and Tim Scheett, is multifaceted and was modeled
While college flash mobs vary enormously — students at the College of Charleston held a yoga flash mob — most start with one or two dancers, and a group of quietly bewildered onlookers, who laugh, cheer and pull out their cellphones to record the whole thing, as more dancers arrive. The initial participants are usually
The College of Charleston’s School of Business has donated $10,000 to Charleston Women in International Trade group. The college’s Global Business Resource Center in the school of business made the donation to the organization for women working in international trade. http://www.charlestonbusiness.com/news/41201-college-of-charleston-school-of-business-donates-10-000-to-cwit
Pendarvis said he got the idea after listening to College of Charleston President George Benson talk about how city-states would be a dominant political force in the coming century. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/oct/02/should-2-cities-become-1-big-one/
Seven years after its founding, MISTER made its way to the College of Charlston in South Carolina, and this year the first MISTER graduates entered the Charleston public school system. The results in Charleston have yet to be seen, but past successes of the program have people optimistic. “[MISTER] is important because if you don't
Inductees include Tommy & Victoria Baker, Guy & Betty Beatty, and George & Dorie Spaulding.
