Summer Research Fellowship with MUSC’s Diversity in Addiction Research Training

by plasmatinc

Applications are open for MUSC’s Diversity in Addiction Research Training (DART) Summer Research Fellowship.

The Fellowship: A 10-week, full-time research training opportunity (completed virtually or in-person in Charleston, SC) and open to medical, graduate, and undergraduate students.

  • DART scholars are matched with a research faculty mentor who will guide them on a research project. Students will present at the Annual DART Summer Research Day and awarded a stipend.

The Benefits:

  • Mentorship from experts in addiction research
  • Experience in various types of research, including clinical trials, basic science studies, neuroimaging, brain stimulation, pharmacotherapy, co-occurring psychiatric conditions
  • Training though didactic seminar series, the DART Journal Club, and professional development panels
  • Working with faculty and near peer mentors, with opportunities to later serve as a near peer mentor
  • Professional networking in research and the field of addiction

How to Apply: Online application (in-person fellowship application or virtual fellowship application) by February 1, 2024.

  • For questions, contact Ms. Hailey Britt, DART Program Coordinator.

Habitat for Humanity Build Day!

by Reese Michaelson

Start the new year off with a helping hand! Grab a few friends and join the Center for Civic Engagement for their first Habitat for Humanity build of the Spring semester. Lunch and transportation will be provided but registration is required.

To Register: Click here and choose ‘Norwood Construction PM Volunteer’ to reserve your space by Friday, January 19th.

When & Where: The event will be…

  • On Saturday, January 20th, from 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
  • At the Habitat for Humanity Norwood build site in North Charleston

For more information, go to the registration link, check out the provided flyer, or contact Anne McGrath at volunteer@cofc.edu.

The Center for Civic Engagement is Rocking the Vote at CofC on Wednesday, January 17th!

by Reese Michaelson

Did you know 41 million members of Gen Z will be eligible to vote in 2024, making this generation of the most powerful forces in local, statewide and national races? Learn more about the power of Gen Z to impact change at the Center for Civic Engagement’s first Pop-Up Service of the semester! They’ll also help you make sure your voter registration is up-to-date, help you apply for an absentee ballot (if needed) and more.

When & Where: The event will be…

  • On Wednesday, January 17th, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
  • At the Sottile Clock

For more information, please contact Anne McGrath at volunteer@cofc.edu.

Volunteers Needed: Be a Green Heart Buddy in Spring 2024

by plasmatinc

The Green Heart Project is looking for volunteers to serve as Green Heart Buddies for the spring 2024 semester.

What’s a Green Heart Buddy? They play a key role in helping grow our gardens, our community, and our students through volunteering with one of our in-school and/or after-school programs. Buddies…

  • Commit to one of our school garden programs for a semester, volunteering once a week for 1+ hours.
  • Are urban farmers, teachers and mentors, working alongside our students, connecting, encouraging and supporting.
  • Do not need to have any gardening experience!

How to Apply: Complete the online interest form by January 18.

 

Call for Submissions: Student activist projects, poetry, and visual art that honors Septima Clark

by plasmatinc

The College’s Discovering our Past initiative is sponsoring a contest for student projects that continue the legacy and impact of Septima Clark’s activism.

The Projects: Prizes will be awarded for students activism, poetry, and visual artwork that interprets the causes and values that Clark is known for.

The Benefits: Winning submissions will receive a cash prize and will be included in an exhibit installed in the Septima Clark Auditorium (ECTR 118).

How to Submit: Online application by February 1.

Gothic Literature in London: A horrible way to spend Summer 2024

by plasmatinc

Spend a month this summer exploring gloomy gothic literature in London and Edinburgh and earn Honors immersed credit.

The Trip: June 26 – July 31 through an affiliate program taught through USM’s British Studies study abroad program.

The Classes: Explore how British culture uses Gothic themes to express fears, anxieties, and misgivings about gender & sexuality, nation & empire, race & class. We’ll also visit the gloomy moors and dark city streets where these stories are set.

Benefits:

  • Earn six total credits of gen-ed humanities ENGL credit.
  • Approved for Honors immersed credit.
  • Explore the cities, villages, museums, theaters, parks, and graveyards of Great Britain.

Learn More: Attend an info session on Thursday, January 25 at 5:00 p.m.; contact professor Tim Carens (carenst@cofc.edu) to express interest (even if you can’t come to the info session).

Spring semester guest experience internship with 34 West Theater Company

by plasmatinc

Local theater company 34 West Productions has a spring internship for college students to learn Front of House responsibilities and duties of a non-profit theatre company.

The Internship: Interns will have direct opportunities to shadow the creative directors, managers, playwrights, and actors during the run of a new play through regular check-ins, pre-show meetings, and virtual meetings to analyze business needs/results.

Benefits: Develop skills that will help you cultivate positive audience experiences within the theatre/non-profit sector, including:

  • Goodwill and publicity building through social media content creation.
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
  • Crowd Management Strategies.
  • Concessions management (age restrictions apply).
  • Volunteer management.
  • Entrepreneurship – Contributing to the development of systems and processes.
  • Interns will also receive complimentary tickets to share with their friends and family.

Good Fit For: Arts Management / Theatre and Dance / Artistic entrepreneurs / Non-profit leaders

How to Apply: Submit inquires and your resume to General Manager Tiffany Butler (Tiffany@34west.org).

Earn HONS colloquia credit studying healthcare and politics in the UK this summer

by plasmatinc

Travel to England and Scotland this summer to study advancements in healthcare and upheaval in European politics while taking an Honors colloquium course this summer.

Details: Travel to London and Edinburgh during the Summer I term (June 5 – July 5). Students on the trip can take HONS 250: The Future of Humanity in a Technological Tomorrow, a colloquia course that looks at how technological advances like AI and genetic engineering are impacting developments in healthcare and beyond.

Benefits:

  • Take a 3 credit Honors colloquium course to satisfy your Honors requirement.
  • You also have the option to take POLI 359: Remapping a Europe in Crisis.
  • Visit with experts and government officials in England and Scotland.
  • Scholarships are available through CIE and students may be eligible for Honors Summer Enrichment Program funding.

Great Fit For: Open to all Honors students who need a colloquia! Great opportunity for students interested in public health, politics, AI, technology, and more.

To Apply: Apply through CofC’s ViaTRM Portal.