This week on A Day with a GA we caught up with Raven Ferguson. Raven is a second year Marine Biology student and is the Research Assistant for the NOAA NCCOS Ecotoxicology Branch at Hollings Marine Lab. We loved learning more about what Raven does as a Research Assistant!! Name: Raven Ferguson Hometown: Monticello,…
On September 16, Presidential hopeful Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MO) visited campus as part of the College of Charleston’s Bully Pulpit Series. The Bully Pulpit series encourages and facilitates political participation on campus and in the community by providing a platform for dialogue with national leaders. As part of Klobuchar’s visit, she sat down with Interim…
For some of our students, graduation is a year in the making. For others, it may have taken five years to complete the requirements for a master’s degree. Regardless of how long it has taken for students to get to this point, the earning of your master’s degree is a highly commendable achievement. On behalf…
If you are a master’s candidate at the College of Charleston and intend to participate in May’s Commencement Ceremony, tomorrow is your last day to order regalia from the Bookstore. It is also the last day to order your announcements through Balfour. Be sure to talk with Regan Fantry if your plans have changed and…
Tomorrow is the Graduate Student Association’s annual spring oyster roast. If you haven’t purchased your tickets, you can get them at the door for $15 if you’re a student, $20 if you’re the average Joe. Tickets include all you can eat oysters and the ticket sales will benefit the Charleston Parks Conservancy. There will be…
Spring time is in the air, and Charleston is busy with events. One of the most important events to happen at the College of Charleston, other than orientation and graduation of course, is A Charleston Affair.This gala draws alumni from across the nation back to The Cistern Yard to celebrate the graduating class each April,…
Last week, I shared some tips on how to find a graduate school that fits your personality and your academic goals. This week, I cover the general timeline in applying to any graduate program. Below is a basic foundation of everything that needs to be done, stretched over twelve months. This is mostly to keep…
You’re invited to join the Graduate Open Alliance for their semester kick-off social and Drag Show! Come join us for a fun, informal get together at Dudley’s (42 Ann Street Downtown) before we head over as a group to see the drag show at Pantheon (28 Ann Street) at midnight. There will be a $5-10…
And no, we don’t mean tuition (but if you want to pay that for us, we won’t argue)! Just in time for the holidays, the College of Charleston Bookstore is stocking two brand-new items with The Graduate School logo: an embossed metal keychain, and a ceramic coffee mug (not yet available online). They’re both less…
