The College of Charleston’s Department of Communication will honor Charleston RiverDogs president Mike Veeck with its Distinguished Communicator Award. Veeck will deliver a speech at 4 p.m., April 11, at the Stern Center Ballroom on the College of Charleston campus. http://www.swampfox.ws/2011/04/04/college-charleston-honor-mike-veeck-distinguished-communicator-award
Archive | April, 2011
Next year’s PGA Championship to draw more than 50,000 tourists- Charleston Business Journal
Next summer’s PGA Championship tournament on Kiawah Island will bring more than 50,000 visitors and a local economic impact of $92 million, according to a College of Charleston School of Business study. But that infusion of tourists and money will be “blown out of the water” by the exposure that the Charleston area and the […]
C of C students collect supplies for children- Charleston Post and Courier
The Office of New Student Programs and Residence Life at the College of Charleston, in collaboration with the Charleston RiverDogs and HALOS, has announced the start of the ‘Back Pack Blitz,’ a drive to collect school supplies and backpacks for abused and neglected children in Charleston County. This drive will allow C of C […]
Gala set for C of C alumni, grads- Chalreston Post and Courier
A Charleston Affair, the graduation gala and alumni reception for the College of Charleston, will be 7-10 p.m. April 16 in the Cistern Yard at 66 George St. The gala will feature the East Coast Party Band, international cuisine by Jim ‘N Nick’s, beer, wine and more. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/apr/07/gala-set-c-c-alumni-grads/
South Carolina’s Governor Haley Shakes Up Established Order in Columbia- Bloomberg News
South Carolina added about 14,100 jobs during the year ended June 30, 2010, after losing 92,700 in the previous 12 months, according to the state’s annual financial report. Its unemployment rate was 10.2 percent in February, down from a post-recession peak of 12.5 percent in January 2010 as its manufacturers rebounded from the slump, […]
Get the word out: 5 tips to be heard loud and clear- Charleston Post and Courier
Deborah Socha McGee, director of the College of Charleston’s Speaking Lab, has studied the differences in men’s and women’s communication styles. Among them: Men focus on accomplishing tasks with their communication (such as reporting on events and procedures), while women communicate in ways that help them build rapport and harmony in relationships. They […]
C of C Opera to stage rendition of ‘The Mikado’- Charleston Post and Courier
The College of Charleston Opera lifts the curtain on its rendition of the outlandish musical comedy beginning Friday in the Recital Hall of the Simons Center for the Arts. Sponsored by the vocal/choral segment of the music department, the opera program is directed by baritone David Templeton. http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/apr/03/c-of-c-opera-to-stage-rendition-of-the-mikado/