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I Want Your Job No. 18: Sr Manager of Operations at David Yurman
23 April 2014 | 10:00 am
Lucy Lesniak '10 trusts her instincts. They led her from the U.K. to Charleston, New York City and now Bangkok, Thailand, where she works for David Yurman....
23 April 2014 | 10:00 am
Lucy Lesniak '10 trusts her instincts. They led her from the U.K. to Charleston, New York City and now Bangkok, Thailand, where she works for David Yurman....
President Benson is Master of Ceremonies at Baldrige National Quality Award Ceremony
22 April 2014 | 9:20 am
College of Charleston President George Benson was the master of ceremonies at the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Ceremony in Baltimore on April 6....
22 April 2014 | 9:20 am
College of Charleston President George Benson was the master of ceremonies at the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Ceremony in Baltimore on April 6....
U.S. Senator Tim Scott to Speak at College of Charleston Graduation
21 April 2014 | 2:02 pm
Philanthropist Marlene Addlestone and College of Charleston Board of Trustee Emerita Marie Land will also receive honorary degrees during the May 10 ceremonies....
21 April 2014 | 2:02 pm
Philanthropist Marlene Addlestone and College of Charleston Board of Trustee Emerita Marie Land will also receive honorary degrees during the May 10 ceremonies....
Apr 24, 2014 - 9:00 am
Information Session for those students interested in applying for Fulbright, Marshall or Mitchell grants.
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Apr 24, 2014 - 2:00 pm
This dialogue will focus on the power dynamics that shape the work environment for college employees. Do you feel the work of staff members is underappreciated compared to the work of faculty? How do...
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Apr 24, 2014 - 4:00 pm
Information Session for those students interested in applying for Fulbright, Marshall or Mitchell grants.
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Apr 24, 2014 - 7:00 pm
Dr. Bron Taylor, distinguished global scholar in the field of Religion Nature will be giving a public presentation on his latest work entitled Dark Green Religion: Nature Spirituality and the...
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College of Charleston student EMS team lands national award
Posted on 21 April 2014 | 2:32 pm
College of Charleston EMS volunteer Lisa Petruncio wasn’t sure what she would find when she responded to a recent call about an accident in a campus laboratory. When she arrived on the scene of the freak accident, a patient had a knife lodged at least two inches deep into his arm. “It looked like a […]...
Posted on 21 April 2014 | 2:32 pm
College of Charleston EMS volunteer Lisa Petruncio wasn’t sure what she would find when she responded to a recent call about an accident in a campus laboratory. When she arrived on the scene of the freak accident, a patient had a knife lodged at least two inches deep into his arm. “It looked like a […]...
South Carolina unemployment rate dropped to 5.5% in March, report says
Posted on 21 April 2014 | 2:30 pm
College of Charleston economist Frank Hefner said the state saw 39,000 additional jobs in March, a sign of good growth that nearly follows the 2 percent jobs growth predicted. “We are there in terms of the growth we have had, and we should continue to see declines in the unemployment rate, especially given the labor […]...
Posted on 21 April 2014 | 2:30 pm
College of Charleston economist Frank Hefner said the state saw 39,000 additional jobs in March, a sign of good growth that nearly follows the 2 percent jobs growth predicted. “We are there in terms of the growth we have had, and we should continue to see declines in the unemployment rate, especially given the labor […]...
Why Do People See Faces in the Moon?
Posted on 14 April 2014 | 12:16 pm
“When you first look at the moon, you pretty much see light areas and dark areas, and some are more gray than others,” said planetary geologist Cassandra Runyon of the College of Charleston, in South Carolina. “The lighter areas are the mountains, often referred to as the highlands. The dark areas are volcanic—the mare, which […]...
Posted on 14 April 2014 | 12:16 pm
“When you first look at the moon, you pretty much see light areas and dark areas, and some are more gray than others,” said planetary geologist Cassandra Runyon of the College of Charleston, in South Carolina. “The lighter areas are the mountains, often referred to as the highlands. The dark areas are volcanic—the mare, which […]...
