International Studies Major Reads to Elementary Students

Dyllon Gunsolus an International Studies major, minoring in Russian Studies and a concentration in Europe, here at CofC, enjoyed a little bit of fame recently when The College Today published a story about his having won a national championship event in bicycling. Evidently, that story led to an invitation from a teacher at Sangaree Elementary School for Dyllon to read “Bonapart Falls Apart” to the primary school grades pre-2nd.  He also got to participate in a meet and greet with the parents that afternoon when they arrived to pick up their children and share his biking and activity initiatives with the Vice Principle and assist in coordinating a ride to school event in the spring.

We’re looking forward to watching Dyllon as he continues to excell in his academics and extracurricular activities!

 

Recognizing Model UN students

Congratulations to nine students from the College of Charleston who successfully completed the annual Southern Regional Model UN (SRMUN) conference held on October 23-25. Participation in this conference was part of the experiential learning course POLI 261-Model United Nations, taught by Professor Kovalov. In the past, Professor Kovalov took students for SRMUN to Atlanta for a 3-day event but the pandemic pushed organizers to look for safer ways to engage students in diplomacy. This was the first virtual SRMUN conference via zoom and students enjoyed this experience. In fact, several students commented that the virtual conference exceeded their expectations. Our students represented the delegation of the Russian Federation and they spent the first part of the fall 2020 semester learning about the UN, global issues, international diplomacy, the rules of the debate, and Russia’s foreign policy. The College of Charleston delegation included Gabrielle Carter, Macie Hardin, Hunter Harvey-Montano, Jordan Mercer, Gracie Pace, Savannah Petrelli, Sophia Stoios, Kara Swider, and Caroline Walker. Gabrielle Carter was recognized with the Best Delegate Award in the Economic and Social Council.

Check out more about the Southern Regional Model United Nations (SRMUN)  at their website www.srmun.org

Monsters Among Us in The College Today

Alicia Lutz from The College Today interviewed Irina Erman, assistant professor of German and Russian studies, who also teaches a course on vampires for their article, ” These Professors Study the (Real) Monsters Among Us.” The article features four professors from CofC who are studying and teaching about monsters!

Check out the full article here!

http://today.cofc.edu/2018/10/22/these-professors-study-the-real-monsters-among-us/

LCWA alumni spent five weeks working at the FIFA World Cup Russia!

Deniz Houston ’16 jumped at the opportunity to spend five weeks working at the FIFA World Cup Russia in Sochi this summer. This international studies major who double-minored in political science and Russian Studies at the College, got to be front and center at the games – and got to use her Russian language skills, as well.

The College Today did an article on her exciting time. Check it out here!

LCWA World Affairs Colloquia Series “Russia on the World Stage for the Next Four Years”

On December 1st at 5pm LCWA will host Dr. Eugene Rumer, Director and Senior Associate of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, for his presentation, “Russia on the World Stage for the Next Four Years.”

Dr. Eugene Rumer is a senior associate and the Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Prior to joining Carnegie, he was the national intelligence officer for Russia and Eurasia at the U.S. National Intelligence Council. Dr. Rumer has also served on the National Security Council staff and at the State Department, taught at Georgetown University and the George Washington University, and published widely.

December 1, 2016 5:00pm
Science Auditorium at CofC’s School of Science & Mathematics, 202 Calhoun St.
Reception to follow at the Hill Gallery in the Marion and Wayland H. Cato Center for the Arts, 161 Calhoun St.