This is a guest post written by Reilly Kilpatrick ’20 for her study abroad blog thechilebean.wordpress.com! Settling In Hello everyone! Apologies for the delayed update, I am simply having too much fun in Santiago! Since I last wrote, I have spent more time with my family, enjoyed lots of delicious food, started classes, and seen more […]
This is a guest post by Austin Purtell ’20. Do you know how to run a business? Neither did Samantha Sammis (CofC Honors ‘11) who graduated with degrees in sociology and religious studies. What started out as simply playing basketball with local kids in the Charleston area led to the creation of an asset-based community development […]
This is a guest post by Elaina Cole ’18. The other day I had the opportunity to attend a talk by Tui Allen, the Director of Product Management at Blackbaud. The presentation titled “Surviving and Moving Up Using Innovation and Culture” detailed the important qualities that are required to succeed in today’s work environment, such as […]
For nearly as long as she can remember, CofC Honors junior Kathryn Templeton has wanted to be a teacher. She loves working with children, and admits she could spend hours on Pinterest clicking through endless examples of lesson plans aimed at getting kids excited about learning. Even before her freshman year as an education […]
For students at the College, the acronym ICAT equals opportunity. Based in the School of Business, the Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Technology (ICAT) is a progressive initiative that offers students an opportunity to engage in technology entrepreneurship in meaningful ways. One of those ways is ICAT Academy, an eight-to-ten-day session in which students travel to different […]
This was truly a standout year for the Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) Celebration of Summer Scholars poster session. More than 30 honors students were represented at the session, with projects ranging from musical composition to neuroscience to the psychology of memory. The session showcased 102 posters circling the Addlestone Library rotunda […]
Brad Burns ’03 has his eye on the Olympics. More accurately: As the technical lead overseeing the four high-resolution imaging systems – each with 13 cameras – that are monitoring the Rio games from the sky, Burns has 52 “eyes” on the Olympics. From balloons anchored 200 meters above the ground, the Simera camera systems are providing an unprecedented level […]
Sara DeWolf ’02 and Nicholas Boatwright ’11, Honors College alumni and advocates for equity in public education, will both attend master’s programs at Harvard Graduate School of Education this fall. While both have experience teaching in schools, they aspire to work behind the scenes to improve public education for all students. DeWolf, a current member of […]
She’s fond of bad jokes, doesn’t mind getting dirty on a daily basis and goes by the name Gumbo. Yes, Montgomery “Gumbo” Taylor ’14 is one of a kind, especially when you consider she’s among the few geologists to attempt to break into the world of fashion. Two years ago Taylor started the accessory line GARB (Geologic Attention to Rock […]
“My name is Stephanie Selker and I’m a rising sophomore in the Honors College with a double major in Political Science and German. This summer, I’m interning for 10 weeks at National Public Radio in Washington, D.C. with NPR Berlin and NPR Worldwide. I’m about halfway through my internship and so far, it’s going really […]