24 07, 2015

6 Life Lessons Learned From My Double Lung Transplant

By |2023-05-22T12:38:31-04:00July 24, 2015|Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on 6 Life Lessons Learned From My Double Lung Transplant

Brennen Reeves '14 has struggled with cystic fibrosis his whole life and in 2011 received a double lung transplant. While his focus has always been on exhaling and inhaling, he's got some tips to help the rest of us learn to ... just breathe.

16 07, 2015

Memorial Scholarship Honors Life of Franklin Barker West

By |2015-07-27T16:45:44-04:00July 16, 2015|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Memorial Scholarship Honors Life of Franklin Barker West

Honors College student Brandon Phillips is the first recipient of the Franklin Barker West Memorial Scholarship, which was established in honor of the CofC student killed in a car accident in 2013.

11 07, 2015

Geologist Takes the Helm in Offshore Education

By |2018-08-03T10:31:14-04:00July 11, 2015|Alumni, Campus Life, Faculty Staff News|Comments Off on Geologist Takes the Helm in Offshore Education

Adjunct geology professor Anton Dumars '99 provides educational boat tours of the Lowcountry waterways to groups of all sizes, ages and interests.

10 07, 2015

Bodybuilding Helps CofC Alumna Get Fit and Pumped (Video)

By |2020-02-25T13:03:11-05:00July 10, 2015|Alumni|Comments Off on Bodybuilding Helps CofC Alumna Get Fit and Pumped (Video)

Graham Ervin '05 adopted a healthy lifestyle after she took up bodybuilding. And with coaching from a fellow alumna and bodybuilding pro, she recently took first place in a bodybuilding competition.

4 07, 2015

OOH! AHH! Fireworks Display Over Charleston’s Iconic Bridge

By |2015-07-20T13:28:45-04:00July 4, 2015|Campus Life|Comments Off on OOH! AHH! Fireworks Display Over Charleston’s Iconic Bridge

Watch video of a spectacular fireworks display held on July 16, 2005, as part of the celebration for the opening of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.

3 07, 2015

Professors Search for Lizard Man in S.C.

By |2023-09-27T14:39:50-04:00July 3, 2015|Academics|Comments Off on Professors Search for Lizard Man in S.C.

In 1988, residents in Lee County, S.C., reported seeing a 7-foot-tall lizard-like creature with red eyes. In 2011, experts from the College of Charleston decided to do their own investigation into Lizardmania. Here's what they found.

29 06, 2015

Sneak Peek at College of Charleston Magazine Summer Issue

By |2020-02-25T13:03:13-05:00June 29, 2015|Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on Sneak Peek at College of Charleston Magazine Summer Issue

From alumni winning 100-mile trail races or getting captured in the Battle of the Bulge to the people working behind the scenes to make the College run, the people featured in the summer issue are all worth celebrating.

22 06, 2015

Faculty Contributes Perspective on the Emanuel A.M.E. Church Tragedy

By |2020-02-25T13:03:15-05:00June 22, 2015|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on Faculty Contributes Perspective on the Emanuel A.M.E. Church Tragedy

Charleston is finding its own way to grieve last week's tragedy at Emanuel A.M.E. Church on Calhoun Street. These College of Charleston faculty members have written poignant pieces to work through the experience and express what it's really like in Charleston right now.