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GREEN WEEK: Fall 2008!

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The Alliance for Planet Earth Proudly Presents: GREEN WEEK: Fall 2008!

  • What: A week of action for the students of College of Charleston to speak out against environmental injustice!!
  • Where: From George Street to Pamplico, SC!
  • When: October 20-25th, 2008

Schedule of Events:

  • Monday, October 20th: Come join the Alliance for Planet Earth out on Cougar Mall from 10am-2pm to talk about and take action on various issues in the community.
  • Tuesday, October 21st: We’ll be out at Cougar Mall again raising awareness! Send a friend for some friends, fun, and action! Busy with class all day? You can still come on down to Ed Center 116 at 7pm for a screening ofthe documentary “Trashed” followed by discussion on waste in the lowcountry.
  • Wednesday, October 22nd: We’ll be out on Cougar Mall one last day. Now is your chance to petition, call, and make your voice heard!
  • Thursday, October 23rd: Come join the Alliance for Planet Earth, Coastal Conservation League, and over 200 other students from across the state to attend a press conference and DHEC hearing for the proposed coal plant on the Pee Dee River in Pamplico (transportation will be provided). Meet behind the library at 3:30pm, will return by 10pm.
  • Friday, October 24th: BioTour will make their way to the College of Charleston, set up at George Street from 10am-3pm. Come by and get a tour of their bus and see what else you can do to stop climate change! 2pm: World renowned scientist Dr. James Hansen will be at a press conference on the Cistern. Hear your fellow students speak out on climate change and how Dr. Hansen suggest we make our voices heard! (Rain location: Physician’s Auditorium)
  • Saturday, October 25th: Join the Alliance for Planet Earth at Dash for Trash (put on by the CHEC Center) at Liberty Square 8:30am and then head out to the Habitat for Humanity Green Build (put on by the Coastal Conservation League-transportation provided) from 1-4pm.

LET’S JOIN TO MAKE CHANGES TODAY TO BENEFIT TOMORROW!

If you have any questions or want to help you can contact us at: allianceforplanetearth@gmail.com or call Alessandra Castillo at (860)985-0330

The African American Studies Program invites you to a public lecture by Joan Morgan on Hip Hop and Feminism

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October 23, 2008 | McKinley Auditorium, Avery research Center | 7:00pm

Joan Morgan is an award-winning journalist and author and a provocative cultural critic. A self-confessed hip-hop junkie, she began her professional writing career freelancing for The Village Voice before having her work published by Vibe, Madison, Interview, MS, More, Spin, and numerous others. Formerly the executive editor of Essence, she is the author of When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost, a fresh, witty, and irreverent collection that marks the literary debut of one of the most original, perceptive, and engaging young social commentators in America today. Her work appears in numerous college texts, as well as books on feminism, music, and African-American culture. The campus bookstore has copies of When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost available, and a book signing will following the talk.

For more information on this and other AAST events, please visit our website: http://www.cofc.edu/~aast.

Conseula Francis, PhD Associate Professor Director, The African American Studies Program Coordinator, Graduate Concentration in African American Literature Department of English College of Charleston

843-953-7738
francisc@cofc.edu
http://www.cofc.edu/~francisc

New College of Charleston Blogging Server

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CofC now has our own blogging server.  Take a moment to look around at: https://blogs.cofc.edu/

The web team is willing to set a redirect from your existing web account if you would prefer to use the blog server for your website. Some advantages to this are that the admin panel is web-based, which means you can access and update your site from any wired/wireless location.  The fact that WordPress allows for static pages provides greater flexibility with your content. Another benefit of WordPress is that it can be used as a kind of content management system.  It separates the layout & design of your page from the content without any need for programs like DreamWeaver, NVU or SeaMonkey, allowing you to create, edit, or update as much content as you want – when you want.

Blogging projects also encourage student collaboration and and participation in the creation, evaluation, discovery, and selection of information.  By participating in a classroom blog, students are able to experience the process of research by posting some of their findings and views on what they are reading and doing. They can also present mini-presentations and comment on classmates works. The blog format can aid in the organization and archival of their work. It can also be used for peer collaboration and feedback from one class member to another, as students learn what their peers are doing as they themselves are doing it. As a result of this interaction, new ideas and opportunities may arise and class projects may morph into new directions.

If you are interested in getting an account please contact the webmaster at  webmaster at cofc.edu and specifying “Blog Request” in the subject line of the e-mail.  By default your blog’s address will be blogs.cofc.edu.

I have a posted a printable handout to get you started.  Happy Blogging!

LMS Town Hall Informational Sessions and Vendor Demonstrations Coming Soon!

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The upcoming town hall informational sessions and vendor
demonstrations of the new LMS candidates (the potential replacements
for WebCT) are coming soon.

You can find the dates/times/locations for the town meetings and vendor demonstrations at the project’s website http://www.cofc.edu/it/tlt/lms/.
This site also includes sections for the project overview, Q & A,
timeline, and updates.

I am including both the town hall and the demonstration dates, times and locations below.

Town Hall Informational Sessions
4 individual sessions have been scheduled to accommodate faculty’s teaching schedules

February 11 (Mon) Tate 202 11:00-12:00 and 12:00-1:00
February 12 (Tues) Tate 202 10:50-11:50 and 12:15-1:15

Vendor Demonstrations
Feel free to come and go as schedules permit.  All sessions will be held in in Beatty Center, Wachovia Auditorium

February 18th from 2-5: Moodle – Moodle 1.8.4 demonstrated by MoodleRooms
February 20th from 2-5: Sakai  – Sakai 2.4.1 demonstrated by Serensoft
February 26th from 3-5: Blackboard – Blackboard Learning System
February 28th from 3-5: ANGEL Learning – ANGEL Learning Management Suite 7
February 29th from 2-4: Desire2Learn – Desire2Learn Learning Environment

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Well-Behaved Women Rarely Make History: a WGS Third Thursday event

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with Cara Delay, assistant professor of history at the College of Charleston.

Are you looking for intelligent conversations where feminism isn’t a bad word? Or just want to know what feminism is? Join us at Third Thursdays, a monthly series of informal conversational salons for campus and community.

This month Cara Delay will share the insights and techniques that are hot in women’s history.

  • WHEN: Thursday, January 17, 2008, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
  • WHERE: Arnold Hall in the Jewish Studies Building, 96 Wentworth St.

Free and open to the public.

Women’s and Gender Studies at the College of Charleston
Maybank Hall, 119
Charleston,, South Carolina 29424
843-953-2280
www.cofc.edu/wgs

Sen. Barack Obama Appearance at College of Charleston

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Presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Barack Obama will speak as part of the Department of Communication’s Bully Pulpit Series on Thursday, January 10, on the College of Charleston downtown campus.

This event will take place outdoors in the historic Cistern Yard, in front of Randolph Hall at the corner of St. Philip Street and George Street. Gates open at 11:00 a.m. Late arrivals may be directed to overflow seating.

A ticket is required to attend this event. All tickets are free. A large block of tickets will be distributed to College of Charleston students. Tickets cannot be reserved via phone or e-mail.

Beginning on Wednesday, January 9, at 9:00 a.m., students, faculty, and staff of the College may pick up tickets for this event at the Stern Student Center Information Desk on a first-come, first-served basis. A College of Charleston photo ID is required to pick up tickets. Until all tickets are distributed, each student, faculty, and staff member may have up to two tickets. The Information Desk will end ticket distribution no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9.

The Obama campaign also will be distributing tickets for this event. For information, please visit the website:

http://sc.barackobama.com

For more information about the Bully Pulpit Series, please visit the website:

http://www.cofc.edu/bullypulpit

Please address questions about Senator Obama’s visit or the Bully Pulpit Series to the Department of Communication at 843.953.7017.

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Michael Haskins
Executive Vice President, External Relations
Division of Marketing and Communications
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC 29424
p: 843.953.6461
f: 843.953.5663
e: haskinsm@cofc.edu

Street Address
175 Calhoun St, Room 223
Charleston, SC 29401

Holiday Crafts and Community Workshops from Human Resources

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Make a Journal – THIS THURSDAY!!!!!
November 29
2:00-1:15
Berry Hall Activity Room

Pam Niesslein will be repeating her very popular Journal Making Workshop. You’ll leave the session with a personalized Journal that will make a great gift (for you or someone else). Note: This is mine from the summer and I have filled it with many moments I can now savor!!

We’ll have lots of materials available for you to make a great journal…even if you think you’re not creative, this session will show you that you are!

Basket Making
December 4 and 6
1:45-1:15
Berry Hall Activity Room

$5 Material Fee (approximate)

Join Basket Maker Dorinda Harmon. She’s thinking of cornhusk angels – “good for gifts, tree-toppers, or you know it never hurts to have an angel hanging about” – but she is open to suggestions! If you have attended Dorinda’s sessions before, you know that she’s a great teacher and the session is full of fun and laughter. This is the one I gave as a gift last year with an iTunes gift certificate in it!

Boxes and Bags
December 11
12:00-1:00
Berry Hall Activity Room

Need just the perfect Box or Bag to house a special gift? Join us to craft and decorate some individualized boxes and bags. A fun array of materials will be provided. Guys…this would be perfect for that perfect gift!

Origami Ornament
December 13
12:00-1:00
Human Resources Conference Room

Regina Semko will lead us in making an Origami Crane.  The Crane or “tsuru” in Japanese is one of the oldest birds on earth and has a long history in Japanese tradition and legends. Cranes stand for peace, happiness, eternal youth and long life. They are used in Japanese weddings, as cranes mate for life and are devoted to their partners. Folded paper cranes are given to wish a speedy recovery to those ill. It is said that 1,000 folded paper cranes will make a wish come true.

A selection of pretty papers will be available.

And last but not least…don’t forget to check out the recipes website and send recipes! http://cofc.edu/hr/recipes/recipes.htm

For more information contact:
Linda A. McClenaghan
Training Specialist
Human Resources
College of Charleston
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29451
843 953-8238

Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Appears at College of Charleston on November 27

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via Email | Dr. Brian McGee | Department of Communication
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Presidential candidate and U.S. Representative Ron Paul will speak as part of the Department of Communication’s Bully Pulpit Series on Tuesday, November 27, at Physicians Auditorium on the College of Charleston downtown campus.  The event begins at 2:00pm.

A ticket is required to attend this event.  All tickets are free.  A majority of all available tickets will be distributed to College of Charleston students.  Tickets cannot be reserved via phone or e-mail contact.

Beginning on Monday, November 26, at 10:00 am, students, faculty, and staff of the College may pick up tickets for this event at the Stern Student Center Information Desk on a first-come, first-served basis.  A College of Charleston photo ID is required to pick up tickets.  Until all tickets are distributed, each student, faculty, and staff member may have up to two tickets.  The Information Desk will end ticket distribution no later than 4:00pm on Monday.

Beginning on Tuesday, November 27, at 10:00am, any remaining tickets will be distributed to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.  No more than two tickets will be distributed per person.  A notice will be posted at the Stern Student Center once all tickets are distributed.

For more information about the Bully Pulpit Series, see www.cofc.edu/bullypulpit.  Please address questions about Representative Paul’s visit or the Bully Pulpit Series on Presidential Communication to the Department of Communication at 843.953.7017.

For additional information contact:

Dr. Brian McGee
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Communication
College of Charleston
66 George Street (Office at 5 College Way)
Charleston, SC 29424
o 843.953.5906
f 843.953.7037

WHISTLE ALERT PROGRAM

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Visit Public Safety’s website at http://www.cofc.edu/publicsafety/, and view a short clip on the “Whistle Alert Program”. The intent of the Whistle Alert Program is to provide a means to diffuse an immediate threat or a crime in progress, not to eliminate the crime.  Public Safety does not encourage anyone other that trained Law Enforcement Officers to use physical means to subdue a criminal offender; the whistle provides a positive, non-confrontational alternative.

Your new personal defense system for our Campus, a “FREE” key chain safety whistle can be picked up from Public Safety 24/hrs a day 7 days a week.

Cpl. V. R. Parker
Crime Prevention
953-5609