The Office of Nationally Competitive Awards is hosting a series of information sessions where we will discuss Fulbright and other major fall awards, including Marshall, Rhodes, and National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowships. While we will also touch upon awards suitable for all level such as the Critical Language Scholarship, the focus will be on awards […]
Goldwater and Hollings Scholarship Info Session
Thursday, November 6, 3:00-4:00 Berry 104 Sophomores and Juniors! Please join us for information sessions about the Goldwater and Hollings scholarships for science and math. The College has had great success with these awards in the past. The Goldwater has a mandatory internal process, so you must be nominated through CofC’s Office of Nationally Competitive Awards. The […]
Fulbright Student Scholars Live and Learn Abroad
This year marks the first time the College of Charleston has had two graduates living, learning, and working abroad as Fulbright Scholars. Sytske Hillenius ’12, who graduated with a double major in arts management and music, and Lauren Fuess ’12, a graduate in marine biology, earned prestigious Fulbright Scholarships while attending the College. Hillenius is […]
Liza Wood Wins Maastricht Fulbright
Liza Wood, who graduated in May, continues the recent tradition of College of Charleston undergraduate Fulbright Scholars. Each year for the past three, at least one College of Charleston graduate has earned a Fulbright to pursue graduate studies, and this year, Wood was one of five finalists from the College. “I have been exploring ideas […]
Goldwater Success: 2 CofC Students Claim Prestigious Award
Congratulations to Honors College students Erica Tracey and Brenna Norton-Baker on being named 2013 Goldwater Scholars. Brenna and Erica are two of only four Goldwater Scholars named in the state of South Carolina (Clemson and USC both received one each) and they were selected from a broad applicant pool of 1,107 applicants nation-wide. Erica plans to […]
Fulbright Dispatch from Jamaica
Honors Alumna Lauren Fuess (’12), a graduate in marine biology, is spending her Fulbright year at the University of the West Indies working in the Discovery Bay Marine Lab. Of her time in Jamaica, Fuess writes that “my first four months have provided me rich opportunities to get involved in a wide variety of scientific projects and […]
Rotary Dispatch
College of Charleston professors are known for their dedication to undergraduate research and mentorship; they play a crucial role in helping students pursue competitive opportunities, from national awards to graduate programs. But certain organizations in our broader Charleston community have been enormously supportive as well, and no group has done more for CofC Honors students […]