The Honors College has welcomed several new team members in the past year. Let’s get to know them! Bridget Alaniva Associate Director of Honors College Admissions, Honors College Background: I am originally from Plymouth, Michigan, in the Lower Peninsula. I attended college at Michigan Technological University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, majoring in communication, […]
Honors College Senior Lucas Moyon, triple majoring in economics, astronomy, and physics recently had an opinion piece published in the Wall Street Journal. The piece, Are We Headed for World War III – The Chinese Computational War, was published on March 21st, and features opinions from students across the country. Read all about Lucas’ take […]
College of Charleston faculty and staff support the College’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in a variety of ways. One of those ways is through the College’s REACH Program. Established in 2010, the REACH Program is a four-year, fully inclusive certificate program for students with mild intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Students in the REACH Program […]
College of Charleston Honors College sophomore William Helfgott has turned a beehive he won through his 4H program when he was just 8 years old into a thriving business called River Bluff Honey. In the summer of 2017, at the age of 15 , Helfgott set out with a backpack full of honey jars and […]
Article by Jack Bartlett All Honors Students are familiar with the feeling of walking through the doors of the Honors Center at 10 Green Way, and being greeted by the sweet smiling face behind the desk. It is no secret, then, that Mary Moser is a cornerstone of the CofC Honors community. Outside of planning […]
Go to a mudflat in the Lowcountry during low tide, and you’ll see eastern mud snails plodding along on the surface. About the size of the end of a thumb, these snails have a disproportionate influence on their community. “The eastern mud snail dramatically affects other species,” says Craig Plante, professor of biology. “I wanted to study […]
Experiential learning is an integral part of the Honors College experience, and for many Honors students, the summer is the ideal time to gain invaluable, hands-on experience in their chosen field. Several Honors College students were recently featured in The College Today for their summer internship undertakings. You can read more about their summer internships […]
What first attracted Joseph Brennan, an Honors College rising senior, to the College of Charleston was the opportunity for interdisciplinary studies. As a first-generation college student, however, it was the time faculty and staff took to help him navigate the application process that convinced him to attend CofC. “I liked that the College is a […]
Three College of Charleston students have been named Goldwater Scholars for the 2022-23 academic year. The scholarship is a federally endowed award that encourages students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering. Emily Grace Dombrowski (French & Francophone Studies and Marine Biology Double Major), Abanob Hanna (Biochemistry Major), and Brison Shira […]
Honors College Faculty Fellow, Honors students, lay the groundwork for a telehealth network that is already making a difference in the community When it comes to community health care, you’ve got to meet people where they are, which is why, in 2015, the College of Charleston Women’s Health Research Team (WHRT) set about finding just […]