LCWA Awards Ceremony 2022

Posted on May 19, 2022 by smithcn1

Faculty Awards: Dean’s Excellence Award for Faculty Research:
Jen Gerrish
Irina Erman

Graeser Memorial Award
Emma Burton

Harold A. Mouzon Award
Margaret A. Dailey
AnneMarie Underwood

Robert H. Duryea, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Award
Everest Wirszyla

Josef Modzelewski Memorial Award
Sofia Carrillo

Conseula Francis Outstanding Student Award
Kayla Doctor

James F. Snyder European Studies Award
Haley Cole
Kerrigan von Carlowitz
Oliva Wyrick

Ludwig Lewisohn Prize
Kennedy Caldwell

Norton Seltzer Awards in Jewish Studies (2)
Tikkun Olam Award: Lainey Komerofsky
Citizenship Award: Zachary Kronsberg

DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM AWARDS

African American Studies
Outstanding Senior Scholar: Iyanla Fuller
Ajani Ofunniyin Community Activism Award: Zinnia Harris
Capstone Project Award: Jaiden Canteen
Rising Scholar Award: Barinwa Wiwuga

Archaeology
Golden Marshalltown Award: Izzy Floyd

Classics
Outstanding Student (B.A .Classics): Kaitlyn Jo Overmier

French
Outstanding Students:
Katie Catoe
Christina Ferrell
Milena Urroz

German & Russian Studies
Outstanding Majors—German
Sofia Carrillo Billie Haller
Margaret A. Daily Cooper Jay
Baker Garland Taylor Kerr

Outstanding Students:
Mallory Berry
Christina Ferrell

Hispanic Studies
Gabriela Mistral Award—Sigma Delta Pi Nat’l Honor Society: Isabel del Mastro
Most Accomplished Spanish Major: Isabel del Mastro
Distinguished Spanish Major: Emma Burton

Outstanding Spanish Majors:
Cameron Brown Isabel del Mastro Elena Minolfo Camille Sullivan
Emma Burton Elizabeth Edmunds John Quirk Riley Taylor
Roslyn Cleary Kelsey Gallo Cameron Robins
Jacob Cousart Kathleen Miceli Creighton Shelby

Departmental Honors:
Emma Burton Creighton Shelby
Elena Minolfo Abigail Smith
John Quirk

International Studies
Departmental Honors:
Jessica Beck Elizabeth Lynch-Gadaleta
Emma Burton Emilia Olson
Christina Ferrell Emma Pierce
Outstanding Students:
Jessica Beck Chloe Mattila Mazzy Weiland
Emma Burton Emilia Olson Callie Wershing
Christina Ferrell Emma Pierce
Maddy Kufeldt Misti Tapscott
Gabi Loue Milena Urroz
Elizabeth Lynch-Gadaleta

Italian Program Awards
Outstanding Students: Lauren Ollis & Giuliana Tosi
Italian Club Award: Lauren Ollis & Giuliana Tosi

Jewish Studies
Outstanding Student Award: Rebecca Gundersheim

Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Most Distinguished Major: Maya Funderburk

Most Outstanding Major: Isabel del Mastro

Italian Program Awards
Outstanding Students: Lauren Ollis & Giuliana Tosi
Italian Club Award: Lauren Ollis & Giuliana Tosi

LCWA Summer Study Abroad Scholarship and Award Recipients

Posted on May 4, 2022 by smithcn1

We would like to thank everyone for encouraging our students to apply to the scholarships and awards that run through the LCWA Dean’s Office. The demand for study abroad is returning with a vengeance and thanks to your guidance LCWA was able to award $64,200 in scholarships and awards for summer international related travel just at the Dean’s level. This amount does not include the $95,000 for our International Scholars summer trips that are finally back after a two year pandemic induced hiatus. This is a total of $159,200 in philanthropic funds going directly to enrich our students experience. Of course, none of this could happen without the generous student focused philanthropy we have received from our donors. We are truly grateful that through this generosity we are able to support all the students below with their summer study abroad and internship experiences. Thanks to you all for developing and implementing the programs key to international success.

Eve Alexander
Mikaela Dougherty
Charlie Forstein
Reuben Goldstein
Grace Griffen
TaDora Isaacs
Bethany Kao
Riley Mazey
Lea Neufeld
Casey O’Brien
Savannah Ramer
Anthony Rovinski
JaVan Scott
Hailey Sorrell
Kerrigan-Tierney von Carlowitz
Darby Watford
Jack Watson

First Annual EXPO Award Recipients featured in the College TODAY

Posted on May 3, 2022 by smithcn1

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the first CofC EXPO.

On April 7, 2022, more than 230 students from disciplines across the College of Charleston campus shared their mentored research, scholarship, creative inquiry and community service projects during the inaugural EXPO, the College’s most comprehensive celebration of student achievement.

Check out the article in the College TODAY about the award winners!

CofC Students Named Goldwater Scholars

Posted on April 1, 2022 by smithcn1

Three CofC students have been named Goldwater Scholars for the 2022-23 academic year and two of those students are LCWA majors!

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, Abanob Hanna and Brison Shira, all of whom are in the Honors College, have each received a Goldwater Scholarship Award from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. The students are among 417 students nationwide to be awarded the Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarship comes with an award of up to $7,500 per year for tuition, books and room and board.”

Read about the scholarship and these students in the College TODAY article below.

Public Service Internship Award Deadline Extended

Posted on March 31, 2022 by smithcn1

The deadline to apply to the Public Service Internship Award has been extended! Students now have until April 15th to apply for the award.

The Public Service Internship Award is to support increasing student interest and participation in public service, especially foreign service and/or globally focused civil service internships. These experiences give students a coveted and highly valuable inside look at service and diplomacy in action and reveal the wide range of careers associated with public service. These experiences are often unpaid and living and travel is costly.

The awards will be given to students who secure experiential learning opportunities during summer or semester abroad programs. Recipients will be able to apply their work experience to myriad endeavors and will gain a distinguished advantage compared to their peers because of their direct experience working with global issues.

Learn more about the award and apply on the LCWA Student Awards & Scholarship website.

CofC Faculty awarded Alixa Naff 2021 Prize

Posted on January 25, 2022 by smithcn1

LCWA’s very own Dr. Amy Malek, assistant professor in International Studies, won the Alixa Naff 2021 Paper Prize by the Khayrallah Center. The annual prize recognizes outstanding scholarly studies from any discipline focusing on Middle East migrations, refugees and diasporas. This year the Khayrallah Center selection committee awarded the best paper prize to Dr. Amy Malek for her paper Clickbait orientalism and vintage Iranian snapshots (International Journal of Cultural Studies).

To find out more about the Alixa Naff Awards and Dr. Malek’s paper Clickbait orientalism and vintage Iranian snapshots click the link below.

https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/awards/scholarly/2021.php

Jewish Studies Endowed Scholarship!

Posted on August 24, 2021 by smithcn1

The Jewish Studies Endowed Scholarship is an exciting new opportunity for supporters to help offset tuition costs for students pursuing Jewish education at the College of Charleston. The Endowed Scholarship can provide flexible, needs-based awards at any point during a student’s time at CofC. $1,000-$2,000 per year can be the deciding factor for a student and their families when deciding which college to attend. Awards from the Endowed Scholarship can help match offers from other schools and provide the push needed to attract students from all over the country.

We know that the College of Charleston and Charleston Jewish communities are invested and eager to help make our city a destination for motivated young Jewish scholars. To that end, we’ve set up the Endowed Scholarship to use a crowdfunding model so that all of us — parents, alumni, and members of the Jewish community — can come together to support this goal. By making a tax-deductible donation of any amount at any time, you would be directly helping to ease the financial burden of tuition for one or more students who are participating in our program. Jewish Studies alumni have become leaders in the Charleston Jewish community and beyond, so a gift to the Endowed Scholarship is an investment in a strong Jewish future.

To donate go to give.cofc.edu/Jewish-Life and select the Jewish Studies Endowed Scholarship from the drop-down menu OR mail us a check with a note that it is for the Jewish Studies Endowed Scholarship. Contact Kim Browdy at ksbrowdy@cofc.edu with any questions.

Posted on June 8, 2021 by smithcn1

The CLAW program was recently reconisged in the the College TODAY, highlighting the achievements of the Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World Program and how it has progressed from it’s inception.

Hines Prize Puts Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World Program on the Map

“Every two years, the Hines Prize is awarded to the best first book manuscript relating to any aspect of the Carolina Lowcountry and/or the Atlantic world. Winners receive a $1,000 cash award and preferential consideration by the University of South Carolina Press for the CLAW Program’s book series. Since the first prize was awarded more than 15 years ago, graduate students, tour guides and researchers from all over the world have shared their manuscripts.”

You can read the full article here!