Honors Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Fellowships!
Congratulations to Honors Alumni – Erica Tracey, Brenna Norton-Baker, Andrew George, and Dyanne Vaught – for receiving National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships! Honors Alum, Tyler Perini, also earned an Honorable Mention. The NSF GRFP helps ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports […]
Professor Praise: Professor Lancie Affonso
*This article was written by Alexandra Helfgott, Class of 2019, for an English assignment where the prompt was to interview an immigrant. She chose Honors College Faculty Fellow, Lancie Affonso, who teaches in the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, and the Department of Supply Chain Management and Information Systems. Additionally, […]
What to Expect When You’re Expecting (to attend the College of Charleston)
The Most Beautiful Campus in the Country Located in the heart of historic Charleston, SC, the College of Charleston has an aesthetic no other university can tout. By law, no building in the city is allowed to be taller than the steeple of St. Michael’s cathedral (the oldest surviving religious structure in Charleston), so […]
Professor Praise: Dr. Rachel McKinnon
Dr. Rachel McKinnon The only way to enter Dr. Rachel McKinnon’s office is through a door off of the porch. The Philosophy Department’s offices are housed in an old colonial home and the one she inhibits happened to be the kitchen. The building is steeped in a rich history that she isn’t afraid of sharing. “There […]
My Honors Story
Preface: This write-up is from senior Valerie Keller, who has worked in the Honors College office as our Content Marketing and Social Media Intern for the past two years. I asked her to tell her Honors story, and she graciously obliged. It’s a little long, but every word is incredibly important. Thank you, Val, for […]
Three Honors Students Selected as Market Process Scholars
We are happy to announce more great news regarding our exceptional Honors students. Juniors Schylar Brock and Mary Frances Zeager as well as sophomore Elizabeth Mandell were recognized for their exceptional academic records and interest in economics in November by the School of Business’ Initiative for Public Choice and Market Process (IPCMP). According to The College […]
Honors Students Compete in Wild Pitch for Social Change Entrepreneurship Contest
In November, College of Charleston hosted a Global Entrepreneurship Week, where students participated in various activities sponsored by the School of Business, the Honors College and ENACTUS. One of these events was the Wild Pitch for Social Change contest. Of 61 applicants, only eight students were selected to participate in the competition–including Mary Frances Zeager, […]
Honors Junior Clay Dustin Featured in The College Today
This post joins a string of others announcing publications about Honors College students. We can hardly keep up with these engaged and successful young adults! Yesterday, The College Today posted an article about Honors junior Clay Dustin and his volunteer program, Project Playground–an integral part of this year’s Honors Engaged program, which gets Honors students involved in campus […]
Honors Students Changing the World in The College Today
Last week, we posted a brief review of Eden Katz’s article in the College of Charleston Magazine. Today, we announce the publication of yet another article featuring Honors students. Eden appears again, as do Honors students Ashlan Bishop and Tyler Perini. The College Today posted an article called “3 Honors College Students Who are Going […]
Honors Junior Eden Katz Featured in CofC Magazine!
Honors junior and Public Health major Eden Katz was trying to raise money to travel to Ghana with Project OKURASE, where she would volunteer with their Village Health Outreach. It seemed the only way she could secure the scholarship was to get college credit for her work; therefore, she assumed, her project would culminate in […]