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Lindner Scholarship Helps Honors Student Get the Most out of her CofC Experience
One thing’s for sure: Laurie Fogleman knows how to make the most of her time. Since coming to the College ...
Lindner Scholarship Helps Honors Student Get the Most out of her CofC Experience
One thing’s for sure: Laurie Fogleman knows how to make the most of her time. Since coming to the College of Charleston, the senior student-athlete has been mapping out everything from classes to meals by the hour for the entire week. “My College of Charleston experience has been amazing,” says the Honors College communication major, […]
Economics Major Takes Home Top Spot at Gender Equity Pitch Competition
Since her freshman year, Caty Greer has been pitching possible solutions to the world’s greatest social, economic and environmental issues from the second she stepped onto the College of Charleston campus. And last month, Greer’s passion and persistence paid off when she won the College of Charleston Center for Entrepreneurship’s Annual Gender Equity Pitch Competition, which tasks participants with […]
Honors Students Make Finals in SC Innovates Pitch Competition
This past Wednesday (11/10), several Honors Entrepreneurship Living Learning Community (E-LLC) students submitted pitches to the Annual SC Innovates Pitch Competition. The SC Innovates Pitch Competition is a state-wide event where teams of 1 to 4 students submit pitches attempting to solve a wide variety of societal, environmental, and economic issues. Of the 60 teams […]
Honors Geology Course Explores Charleston Flooding Firsthand
Honors College freshmen Julia Kempton was featured in a recent Post & Courier article about the city’s tidal flooding. Julia and the rest of her classmates in Geology Professor Vijay Vulava‘s Honors Geology I course have been studying the impact that increased tidal flooding has on the downtown peninsula, and exploring possible solutions to one […]
Student Spotlight: Get to Know International Student Alex Katsikaris
Take a study break and get to know junior Honors College International student Alex Katsikaris. Alex was recently interviewed as part of the College Today’s “study break” series. What aspect of CofC do you think reminds Alex the most of his home in Greece? A.) The environment, B.) The kind faces, C.) The endless amounts […]
Three Honors Alums Recognized as 2021 Alumni Award Recipients
The College of Charleston Alumni Association will honor six distinguished alumni at the Alumni Awards Gala on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, as part of the College’s 2021 Fall Alumni Weekend. Among the six recipients are Honors College alumni Melissa J. Siegel ’03, Michael S. Shemtov ’00, and Aaron M. Blackshaw ’12. Siegel will be recognized […]
Honors Students featured by URCA Program
Several CofC Honors Students have been recently spotlighted by the College of Charleston Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Team. The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) Program at College of Charleston supports student research and creative activities by providing competitive grants to fund summer project costs and stipends, academic year project costs, and travel to […]
Honors Students Dedicated to Serving CofC and Surrounding Area
Day in and day out, many people pass by the College of Charleston ambulance tucked between the St. Philip Street Parking Garage and the BellSouth Building without a glance until its lights and siren signal an emergency. Little does the public realize that CofC students, who serve as emergency response volunteers, man the ambulance. Since […]
Honors Students Take Advantage of Summer Experiences
How did you spend your summer? If you’re a CofC honors student, chances are you spent the past few months doing something remarkable. “Summer is such an important time for students,” says Dr. Beth Meyer-Bernstein, Dean of the Honors College. “That’s when they’re able to move beyond the concepts they’ve been exploring in the classroom […]
Meet the Newest Cougars on Campus, Starting with Honors Student William Helfgott
Just over 3,000 new faces (2,440 freshman and 620 transfers) are on campus getting their start at the College of Charleston this semester. These students come from 42 different U.S. states and 14 different foreign countries. Among them are five sets of twins, numerous high school valedictorians and plenty of ambitious people bent on making […]