15 04, 2016

Looking Back at one Alum’s Top 100 Finish at the Boston Marathon

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Monday, April 18, marks the 120th running of the Boston Marathon. Learn how former Honors College student-athelete and current CofC staffer Chris Bailey battled through tough conditions at last year's race to finish as the top runner from South Carolina.

14 04, 2016

Teenage Wasteland: Student Presents Paper on 1980s Teen Films

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The Society for Cinema and Media Studies invited computer science major and mathematics/film studies minor Elaina Cole to present her research on 1980s teen films at their undergraduate conference in Boulder, Colo., this week.

28 03, 2016

CofC Honors Engaged Program Expands, Seeks More Community Partners

By |2016-03-28T15:30:26-04:00March 28, 2016|Academics, Campus Life|Comments Off on CofC Honors Engaged Program Expands, Seeks More Community Partners

The Honors Engaged program in the Honors College is expanding to offer students a year-long experience working with local organizations on social issues such as illiteracy, poverty and poor nutrition.

18 03, 2016

I Want Your Job: Marketing Director for BoomTown

By |2020-02-25T13:02:37-05:00March 18, 2016|Academics|Comments Off on I Want Your Job: Marketing Director for BoomTown

As director of marketing for Charleston-based real estate sales and marketing software company BoomTown, Rivers Pearce '01 has helped grow the Holy City's flourishing tech hub. The Honors College alumnus is also an accomplished musician.

19 02, 2016

Marine Biologist Helps Save Salmon and Steelhead In Pacific Northwest

By |2020-02-25T13:02:40-05:00February 19, 2016|Academics, Alumni|Comments Off on Marine Biologist Helps Save Salmon and Steelhead In Pacific Northwest

Iris Kemp '10 traded Charleston Harbor and the ACE Basin for Puget Sound. The marine biologist is working to improve survival rates of juvenile salmon and steelhead populations.

18 12, 2015

Honors Scholarship Helps Student Rise to the Top

By |2020-02-25T13:02:48-05:00December 18, 2015|Academics, Alumni, Campus Life|Comments Off on Honors Scholarship Helps Student Rise to the Top

First-generation American and first-generation college student Sophia Emetu is the first recipient of the R.I.S.E. honors scholarship established by CofC alumni Ben and Sara Givler DeWolf.