As mentioned in the MPA weekly newsletter

The Masters of Environmental Studies Student Association (MESSA) is putting on their 7th ANNUAL 8K for H20. Each year all of the proceeds from the race go to a local non-profit that will use the funds to promote water quality awareness in the Charleston area. This year the non-profit is the Coastal Conservation League! The race is at Folly Beach on Saturday, February 21st – to register, go to http://www.active.com.

We are trying to make the race as GREEN as possible and WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! For the race packets we are re-using PAPER GROCERY BAGS – we need to collect 300 BAGS!!! So far we have 15, so we have a ways to go! PLEASE DONATE any paper grocery bags that you may have!! You can drop off your bags downtown at The Outdoor Shoppe – 280 Meeting Street. OR, you can drop them off at the MPA office, and we’ll take them over there!

This is a really easy way for the community to support our race, the Coastal Conservation League, and water quality in Charleston!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me!

Thank you,
Julia B. Carter
Masters Candidate, Environmental Studies
College of Charleston
julia.ballentine@gmail.com

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Guest Blogger, Bryan Danson – GSA Social Activities and Student Outreach Chair

Hey Everyone,

Some upcoming events.

State of the Student Body Address, February 5
State of the Student Body Address – Kolo will be speaking after some undergrad representatives do. Randolph Hall on Thursday at 5:30 pm. Please plan on attending.

GSA Meeting, February 6
GSA meeting Friday, 5:30 pm refreshments, 5:45 pm meeting time. It will last for an hour or less. Even if you are not a representative, you are encouraged to attend. You can get involved with a committee and/or voice your concern or opinions.

Dance Marathon, February 6
Dance Marathon is this Friday night. For those of you who are on the team, don’t forget money is due on Wednesday the 4th by the meeting at 5:30 in the Stern Center Ballroom. Also, there is a banner that we can make. If you would like to do this, then please get in contact with me and I will let you know what we did last year (it is also due the 4th).

Marine Biology Colloquium, February 6 and 7
The marine bio program Colloquium is on Friday and Saturday this weekend as well. All who are interested, there will be a seminar on Friday by keynote speaker Dr. Stephen Palumbi of Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station at 4 pm followed by a poster session. There will be student research presentations on Saturday 9:15 am till 5:00 pm.

Oyster Roast, February 21
First, just as a heads up we are planning an oyster roast at O’Malleys pub on King Street with the Charleston School of Law for Feb. 21st. Tickets will be $10 and 1/2 the proceeds will benefit the Lowcountry Food Bank. The other 1/2 of all the tickets we sell will benefit the GSA. More details to come as soon as it is approved.

Have a great week.

Bryan Danson
GSA Social Activities and Student Outreach Chair
bryan.danson@gmail.com

I would like to invite you all to a meet and greet with the new graduate students of this semester. It will be at 7pm on Thurs. at Yo Burrito.

I would like to see at least one  representative from each program there. This way the new students can meet their representatives and get more involved in the GSA. Remember, if we don’t try to connect to the new students, the GSA will not continue to survive and grow.

In addition, there is a CofC basketball game next Mon. Jan 12th. at 7pm. Admission is free with a CofC ID. It is supporting Dance Marathon that night, but even if you are not attending Dance Marathon, a group of us will be attending and I am sure it will be a good time.

Oh, and keep this in the back of your mind. When we volunteered at the Lowcountry Food Bank a couple of months ago, they said that during Jan and Feb, there are few donations and the same demand. Therefore, to help them out with this, we will be having a food drive. More details to follow soon.

More events to come,

Bryan Danson
Chair of GSA Social Activities and Student Outreach Committee
bryan.danson@gmail.com

Hi folks!  Here are two things that we will be volunteering for as grad students coming up.

First, this weekend, Sat. the 22nd. I am writing to ask for volunteers to help the Lowcountry Food Bank move on November 22nd. This will be a GSA/SGA student outreach activity. I am currently looking for at least 10 volunteers. This will not be your typical organize and sort food or soup kitchen volunteering experience. They are moving to a new facility and need help moving all of the food and equipment that they have to that new facility. It is an afternoon shift from 1-5 pm, although they are looking for people to be a little flexible with the time as well. The meeting place will be at their current facility on 1635 Cosgrove Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405.

This will be a great way to do something for the holidays. And yes i realize it doesn’t directly involve you working with people that are less fortunate, but by moving into this new facility, the Lowcountry Food Bank will be able to handle more donations and help more people. And don’t forget, you can bring friends with you, this is not limited to college students.

Please email me if you can attend, bryan.danson@gmail.com

Second, the President’s Office needs volunteers as well. Here are the details. The Faculty Staff Holiday Party is Dec 12 and we need volunteers to check people in, work with the raffle, and work with coat check. We would need people there from about 5:30 to 10:45ish. Last year the volunteers took shifts which worked out really well so no one has to commit to the full time unless they really want to. The dress for this event would be a bit more formal, i think its black tie optional but I’ll have to double check and get back to you. I know its right in the middle of finals but it is on a Friday night so it won’t interrupt with studying too much. We would love to have around 8-10 people volunteer. Please email Rachel if you can attend.

One last thing. The calendar has been updated on the Google group. Don’t forget to check it.

Have a great week,

Bryan Danson
Social Activities and Student Outreach Committee Chair
bryan.danson@gmail.com
Cell – (313)401-5250