Archive | April, 2010

WCBD-TV

Many college students aren’t filling out Census forms Mayor Joe Riley and College of Charleston President George Benson kicked off a campaign to alert students of their responsibility to fill out and return a Census form. The mayor and president went door-to-door and talked to students who answered, and hung reminders on doors of those […]

WIS-TV (Columbia)

South Carolina universities awarded over $6.4 million in grants WASHINGTON, D.C. (WIS) – Sen. Lindsey Graham announced more than $6.4 million in grants for Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, College of Charleston, Medical University of South Carolina, and University of South Carolina Research Foundation. The grants were awarded by the National Science Foundation, the Department […]

Fox News- Fox and Friends

Blue Angels (script) You’re looking at the navy blue angels performing aerial acrobatics for thousands of spectators in South Carolina. I always see this at Jones Beach on long island on Memorial Day. Capped off Charleston’s navy week. The event attracted big name politicians like Republican Senator Lindsay Graham and Senator John McCain both veterans. […]

WCBD-TV

Mayor Riley goes door-to-door, asking students to fill out the Census Mayor Joe Riley and College of Charleston President George Benson kicked off a campaign to alert students of their responsibility to fill out and return a Census form. The mayor and president went door-to-door and talked to students who answered, and hung reminders on […]

Charleston Post and Courier

Education victories tallied Many districts rely on word-of-mouth recommendations on new programs, and WhatWorksSC will give them access to more research and information, said Paula Egelson, director of the College of Charleston’s Center for Partnerships to Improve Education. “You change the conversation in terms of how you make a decision,” she said. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/19/education-victories-tallied/

Charleston Post and Courier

Visitor figures reflect recession Annual visitors to Charleston dropped to below 2005 levels last year and below 4 million people total, according to Bing Pan, head of analysis and assistant professor at College of Charleston’s Office of Tourism Analysis. He presented a host of numbers to the local Travel Council last week with a message […]

The State (Columbia)

College of Charleston gets grant for 3-D The College of Charleston’s geology and environmental geosciences department has been awarded a $4.1 million grant from Seismic-Micro Technologies, a software and 3-D visualization company. Software and training materials will be linked to the department’s 3-D visualization laboratories in the college’s new Science Center and on computers throughout […]

Dining Services

The College of Charleston dining services are pledging to go green by the end of 20-10. some ways they plan to do that– conserving energy and water, using recyclable paper products, and cooking with more sustainable foods.

Charleston Post and Courier

A place to perch That platform, also a transition between indoors and outdoors, is a desirable perch, says Robert Russell, program director of historic preservation and community planning at the College of Charleston. Historically, the main purpose of porches has been to help fulfill a basic human need, Russell says. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/apr/18/a-place-to-perch/

Charleston Post and Courier

MeadWestvaco gives C of C grant Environmental science gets a deeper pool to plumb at the College of Charleston, thanks to a grant from MeadWestvaco. The timber and packaging company has given the college $25,000 to develop a collection of research materials at its libraries to support a program on ecosystems and ecological habitats that […]

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