Full-Court Press
Every basketball player is looking for a big break. When Evan Bailey got his, though, it was a little disappointing. A compound fracture in his femur wasn’t exactly the break the seventh grader had been hoping for. It did, however, lead to a breakthrough: It was during his rehabilitation that he realized what he wanted to […]
All the Right Moves
Melissa Siegel ’03 doesn’t mess around. She jumps at opportunity, scoffs at distraction and charges at conflict. She’s got plans. She’s got goals. She doesn’t waste any time. Frankly, she doesn’t have any to waste. Here’s why: She teaches graduate courses in migration studies and leads the migration and development research group in the Maastricht […]
I Want Your Job: Congressional Deputy Chief of Staff
Honors College alum Lauren Swing ’11 wasted no time after graduation – the political science major jumped head first into her field, taking on campaign finance for then-congressional-candidate Rick Allen and working her way up by managing varied aspects of congressional campaigns from Florida and Georgia to Capitol Hill. Now, as deputy chief of staff for […]
Honors Scholarship Helps Student Rise to the Top
Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon:It’s one of Sophia Emetu’s favorite quotes. Singer Paul Brandt’s lyrical line speaks to her hopefulness, her belief in setting goals and reaching them, her confidence in her own limitless potential. She knows she’s going to go far, that she’ll continue to climb […]
Marine Biologist Helps Save Salmon and Steelhead In Pacific Northwest
It was the late 1980s, and Tony Harold was in the thick of research for his dissertation on phylogeny and taxonomy of deep-sea hatchetfishes at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He had been working with a sample of hatchetfish when he noticed some specimens had a unique pattern of dark skin down the sides of their bodies, resembling […]
CofC Alum Starts Nonprofit in Charleston’s East Side
It all started with a game of basketball. During her senior year at the College, Samantha Sammis ‘11 felt called to get involved with the youth of Charleston’s East Side, a historically black neighborhood tucked between East Bay Street and Meeting Street. Sammis, a graduate of the Honors College, and a group of friends began […]
I Want Your Job: Marketing Director for BoomTown
Rivers Pearce ’01 didn’t just dream of playing in a rock ‘n roll band in front of thousands of screaming fans. He actually did it for several years. But when it finally came time to trade in his guitar for a day job, in the true spirit of a liberal arts education he pivoted in […]
CofC Honors Engaged Program Expands, Seeks More Community Partners
Each year, more than 200 freshmen in the Honors College at the College of Charleston participate in a unique community outreach program called Honors Engaged that provides more than 5,000 combined hours of service to the Charleston community. Founded in 2010 as a unique aspect of the Honors First Year Experience, the Honors Engaged program […]
Teenage Wasteland: Student Presents Paper on 1980s Teen Films
Ferris Bueller took the day off. The Breakfast Club found friendship in detention. The Outsiders didn’t play by the rules. The Heathers lost their cool. Karate Kid stood up to his rivals. The Teen Wolf became a hero. The teens of the 1980s films did what they wanted. They didn’t conform or follow. They embraced […]
Looking Back at one Alum’s Top 100 Finish at the Boston Marathon
Last year at this time, Chris Bailey ’12 and ’15 was making his final preparations to run in the 2015 Boston Marathon. Despite a less-than-ideal weather forecast, his lofty goal of completing the 26.2-mile distance in under 2 hours and 30 minutes seemed quite doable. After all, Bailey, a former student-athlete in the Honors College and […]