Graduate School of the College of Charleston
New Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning
The Certificate in Urban & Regional Planning serves local professionals working in urban and regional planning and related fields. It provides advanced graduate training to develop the competencies required to address challenges facing the Lowcountry concerning development, growth, and preservation of quality of life.
The Lowcountry Graduate Center made it possible for the College of Charleston to hire a faculty member to lead this initiative. Faculty will also be working with local planning leaders to determine additional needs for graduate training opportunities.
Attend the Urban and Regional Planning Launch event at the Lowcountry Graduate Center on Tuesday, May 6 from 6:00 - 7:30 for more information. Read more...
The Third Annual Destination Charleston Takes Place
On Monday, April 7, 2008, 17 students from Claflin University, Johnson C. Smith and South Carolina State University attended the third annual Destination Charleston, a graduate school visitation.
The Graduate School of the College of Charleston guided these students through the steps necessary for entrance in to the best graduate programs. Based on the award-winning literature, the daylong conference covered key topics including how to create a competitive application packet and how to finance your graduate education. Representatives from the college’s 17 master’s degree and 7 graduate-level certificate programs were present to provide insider’s information about their programs and to help answer any questions students had regarding their plans for graduate education. Before leaving, each student received one of the best study guides for the entrance exam of their choosing.
Previous Destination Charleston agendas have included discussions with current student leaders, vice presidents of the College of Charleston, and even Queen Quet, chieftess of the Gullah-Geechee Nation. The event, designed to provide crucial information about graduate education and a chance to get a closer look at the Graduate School of the College of Charleston, began as a two-day event in April 2005, and will continue to be
offered every spring.
For more information, contact Niki DeWeese at deweesen@cofc.edu or 843.953.1435.
Graduate School Dean Announced
March 18, 2008
Dr. Amy Thompson McCandless has been named the permanent dean of the Graduate School and associate provost for research after serving as interim dean for nearly two years.
Dr. McCandless has worked at the College of Charleston for 30 years -- first as an editor of South Atlantic Urban Studies, then as a faculty member teaching U.S. women's and British history, and then as associate provost before assuming her current role as dean of the Graduate School and associate provost for research. Her book, The Past in the Present: Women's Higher Education in the Twentieth-Century American South was published by the University of Alabama Press in 1999 and won the History of Education Society Book Prize in 2001. She has published numerous articles on Southern women and edited several volumes on South Carolina history.
Provost and Sr. Vice President for Academic Affairs Elise B. Jorgens says, "Dr. McCandless has provided excellent leadership as the Interim Graduate Dean, and I look forward to even greater growth and development in our Graduate School as she now assumes the permanent role. She brings to the job a rich perspective from her history as a long-standing member of the faculty and her years as associate provost."
Under Dr. McCandless' leadership, the visibility of the Graduate School was increased through initiatives such as Graduate Research Poster Sessions, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) workshops, electronic submission of theses, grants for graduate student research and presentations, and internet and print publications highlighting the College's seventeen master's and seven certificate programs. She supported the creation of the Graduate Student Association in June 2007 and currently serves as its faculty adviser.
Building on these accomplishments, Dr. McCandless would like to see additional master's degrees and certificate programs that take advantage of the opportunities provided by the people, institutions, and environment of the South Carolina Low Country.
College of Charleston Takes Home Award for Admissions Publication
The College of Charleston’s Division of Marketing and Communications won the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) III Special Merit Award for their Graduate School admissions publication, The Graduate School of the College of Charleston.
This publication beat 65 other submissions from a wide range of large universities, colleges, secondary and primary private schools.
The judges said “Overall, The Graduate School of the College of Charleston publication is a great piece. The photograph of the door on the cover was well done and intriguing with good use of the concept of future possibilities beyond the door. The simplicity was refreshing – too often publications are too busy, trying to gain the attention of too many diverse audiences, while the door on this publication speaks very simply to all. The interior is very easy to read and navigate and the supplemental pieces are a great size and highlight many individual programs.”
For more information, contact Marcia White, Senior Director of Marketing at 953-5980 or whitem@cofc.edu OR Amy McCandless, Interim Dean of the Graduate School at 953-5614 or mccandlessa@cofc.edu.
US News & World Report Ranks College of Charleston eight among public universities that award master's degrees.
College of Charleston moves up to eighth place in this year's rankings among public universities that award master’s degrees.
The Graduate Student Association has been granted official recognition from the College of Charleston
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School of the Arts
School of Business & Economics
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New Master of Arts in Teaching Performing Arts Degree
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School of Humanities & Social Sciences
New Graduate Certificate in Urban and Regional Planning
The Certificate in Urban & Regional Planning serves local professionals working in urban and regional planning and related fields. It provides advanced graduate training to develop the competencies required to address challenges facing the Lowcountry concerning development, growth, and preservation of quality of life.
The Lowcountry Graduate Center made it possible for the College of Charleston to hire a faculty member to lead this initiative. Faculty will also be working with local planning leaders to determine additional needs for graduate training opportunities.
Attend the Urban and Regional Planning Launch event at the Lowcountry Graduate Center on Tuesday, May 6 from 6:00 - 7:30 for more information. Read more...
School of Languages, Cultures & World Affairs
The South Carolina Court Interpreter Certification Program to hold Charleston Workshop
The SC Court Interpreter Certification Program will be holding two workshops in Charleston in February and March, to offer anyone interested in becoming certified the opportunity to prepare for the Written and Oral Examinations. Read more, and register, here!
School of Science & Mathematics
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Marine Biology Research Colloquium
Our Graduate Program in Marine Biology Research Colloquium is coming up very shortly. The keynote speaker is Dr. Jim Carlton, a renowned expert in marine biology, particularly marine invasions. DETAILS...
Crabs on Treadmills
Crabs are given a stress test at our Grice Marine Laboratory
Knauss Fellowship Award Recipients Named
Three students in our Master's in Marine Biology Program -- Amanda McCarty, Luis Leandro, and Courtney Arthur -- and a student in our Master's in Environmental Studies Program -- Jessica Berrio -- were awarded Knauss Fellowships for the coming academic year. "The Knauss fellowship, established in 1979, provides a unique educational experience to students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program matches highly qualified graduate students with 'hosts' in the legislative and executive branch of government located in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one year paid fellowship. The program is named in honor of one of Sea Grant's founders, former NOAA Administrator, John A. Knauss." See http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss/for more information on the fellowship.