College of Charleston President George Benson will step down next year and go back to teaching business classes at the school. Benson announced his resignation Thursday, but said he plans to stay on as president until the end of June 2014 so the school can conduct a thorough search for his replacement.
The College of Charleston soon will begin the search for a new president after George Benson announced Friday that he would step down in June 2014. Benson, 67, who has held the college’s top post since 2007, will be leaving several months before the end of his current contract, which runs through Feb. 28, 2015.
President Benson will step down from his position as president and return to the classroom as a tenured professor in the College's School of Business, effective June 30, 2014.
The Class of 2014 has 42 incoming students, a 24% increase in enrollment over the Class of 2013. Students have already completed three online business foundation courses developed by Harvard.
NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, recently launched Campus Perspectives with content from academic institutions. The College of Charleston has videos on STEM & Innovation, Medical & Health Sciences, and Environmental Sciences & Sustainability.
Volunteers teamed up with Boeing on Saturday to build an outdoor math and science classroom at the Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science. Volunteers from the College of Charleston, Green Heart Project and Zucker Middle School worked on the Farm-to-School Program during Boeing's Global Month of Service. http://www.abcnews4.com/story/22946630/volunteers-build-outdoor-classroom-at-lowcountry-middle-school
Rising high school senior Courtney Pullom learned an important lesson in the College of Charleston’s Senior Project program that she thinks will help her as she applies to colleges during the upcoming school year. http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20130730/PC16/130739995/1009/college-of-charleston-helps-high-school-seniors-prepare-for-college&source=RSS
The Board of Trustees Meeting will be on August 1 and 2.
The Department of Computer Science is seeing incredible growth, with data science and computer in the arts (CITA) leading the way. Recent graduates from the College have received as much as $150,000/year as a starting salary.
Alix Generous has had a big year, and it is getting bigger. She has presented a plan to the United Nations, researched neuropathic pain at MUSC, and researched epilepsy at Tufts Medical School. Her long-range plan is to pursue a dual M.D./Ph.D. in neuropsychopharmacology.
