5 02, 2014

College Offers Opportunities to Get K-12 Students Interested in STEM Areas

By |2015-04-06T15:23:25-04:00February 5, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on College Offers Opportunities to Get K-12 Students Interested in STEM Areas

The College is sponsoring the 2014 Charleston STEM Festival on February 8, as well as hosting Darwin Week, Piccolo Darwin Week, and Women's Basketball Education Day, with a focus on STEM fields.

5 02, 2014

I Want Your Job: Pandora Device Engineer

By |2020-01-14T14:10:22-05:00February 5, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on I Want Your Job: Pandora Device Engineer

Jeffrey Decker ‘12 got his dream job offer from Pandora while studying for his final exams in Addlestone Library. He didn’t stay in the library much longer. Decker, a computer science major, relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in January 2013 to work as a Pandora Device Engineer. What is a Device Engineer exactly? We’ll let him explain.

3 02, 2014

Darius Rucker, Cary Ann Hearst, Mark Bryan talk nuts and bolts of music industry at seminar

By |2015-03-24T14:11:56-04:00February 3, 2014|Academics|Comments Off on Darius Rucker, Cary Ann Hearst, Mark Bryan talk nuts and bolts of music industry at seminar

Three of those musicians - Darius Rucker and Mark Bryan of Hootie and the Blowfish fame, and Cary Ann Hearst of Shovels & Rope - took the stage at the College of Charleston's Emmett Robinson Theater on Monday to talk about the songwriter's craft and the nature of the music business.

31 01, 2014

Media Expert: 4 Ways Advertisers are Sabotaging the Super Bowl

By |2015-04-06T15:33:47-04:00January 31, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Media Expert: 4 Ways Advertisers are Sabotaging the Super Bowl

Communication Professor David Moscowitz explains how the "teaser" ads and online-only campaigns might actually be changing the culture and experience of the Super Bowl.

30 01, 2014

SC jobless rate falls to 6.6 percent

By |2015-03-25T09:24:16-04:00January 30, 2014|Academics|Comments Off on SC jobless rate falls to 6.6 percent

College of Charleston economist Frank Hefner cautioned that while the unemployment rate is good, it is a bit deflated by seasonal adjustments and folks giving up on finding jobs. Hefner added that despite the caveats, 6.6 percent “is a great number. We’re still chugging along.” And he noted that the 1.9 percent growth rate “is

30 01, 2014

Charleston harbor pilots look to fewer, but bigger, cargo ships

By |2015-03-25T09:24:16-04:00January 30, 2014|Academics|Comments Off on Charleston harbor pilots look to fewer, but bigger, cargo ships

"It's like the railroad with transition to larger trains and more technology, and that means the need for fewer people," said Kent Gourdin, director of global logistics and transportation programs at the College of Charleston. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140126/PC16/140129526/1177/charleston-harbor-pilots-look-to-fewer-but-bigger-cargo-ships

29 01, 2014

I Want Your Job: Mapping the Ocean Floor

By |2015-04-06T15:23:25-04:00January 29, 2014|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on I Want Your Job: Mapping the Ocean Floor

Looking for adventure, travel and life on the ocean? This is it. Ransom White '06 has traveled to dozens of countries to map the ocean floor using different types of sonars. He explains the type of person who can be successful in this career.

27 01, 2014

Should TV Networks Rethink Airing Presidential State of The Union Addresses?

By |2015-04-06T15:33:48-04:00January 27, 2014|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Should TV Networks Rethink Airing Presidential State of The Union Addresses?

College of Charleston Political Science Professor Jordan Ragusa says despite slumping viewership, the State of the Union is still a TV ratings bonanza.

24 01, 2014

Shark Species Thought to Be Extinct Turns Up in Fish Market

By |2015-03-25T09:24:16-04:00January 24, 2014|Academics|Comments Off on Shark Species Thought to Be Extinct Turns Up in Fish Market

The concern for the smoothtooth blacktip’s conservation status is “the same as for any sharks or rays,” said Gavin Naylor, a professor of biology at the College of Charleston, Medical University of South Carolina, who also worked on the 2011 study. “They are what we call K selected animals, meaning they are long lived and have