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Everything You Need to Know to Start the School Year Off Right
From staying healthy and stress free to mapping your way around campus, here are a variety of helpful tips to start the school year off right at the College of Charleston.
Incoming Students Get an Early Look at College Life With SPECTRA Program
SPECTRA, a summer program at the College of Charleston, helps first-generation students and students of color adjust to college life.
Marketing Major Scores Big as Philadelphia Eagles Intern
Marketing major Sophia Cucinotta has spent her summer working with the Philadelphia Eagles as the team's ticketing and fan services academic intern.
CAMPUS LIFE
Biology Major Wins Student Entrepreneur of the Year for Kitten Feeding Device
Biology major Michelle Graham recently won Student Entrepreneur of the Year for her device, Surro-Kitty, which provides young kittens with a natural feeding experience.
Learning Heats Up With College of Charleston Summer Camps
The College of Charleston is hosting a variety of dynamic and intensive day camps for high school students – as well as a creative camp for kids – this summer.
Incoming Freshman’s Graduation Gift Goes Viral
An Alabama mom’s graduation gift for her College of Charleston-bound daughter has become a must-see video on TikTok.
ACADEMICS
CofC Biologist Uses Nature to Solve Human Problems
Biologist Deborah Bidwell uses biomimicry to search for ways that will help solve human problems in ways that are more innovative and sustainable.
Returning Student Finds Success Through the Center for Academic Performance and Persistence
Thanks to support from the College's Center for Academic Performance and Persistence, Bryan Rickens returned as a student after struggling academically and is now poised to graduate next year with a degree in data science.
Gaming Concentration Creates New Possibilities for Computing in the Arts Majors
Computing in the arts major Jo Jackley gained hands on experience through the game development and interaction concentration and the Critical Art and Technology Lab creating an app and device that personalizes data.
ALUMNI
For Alumnus, Charity Begins at Home
In one of the largest donations ever to the College, Dr. Gary Thomas ’83 bequeathed his waterfront home in Hilton Head to his alma mater in an estate planning gift on CofC Day.
Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton Says ‘We’re Going to be O.K.’
Alumna Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton ’04, an advocate for communities of color, has co-written a children's book about COVID-19 that provides support for families on how to stay safe and healthy.
Geology Alumna Makes a Career of Avoiding Disasters
As a disaster risk reduction specialist with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, alumna Marina Drazba knows how to empower people to be ready for a catastrophe.
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