August 20

MES Orientation

Monday

Tate Center Room 315

  4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

This orientation gives incoming MES Students a chance to meet their fellow first-year students, some faculty members, and representatives from MESSA (the MES Student Association). Additional information is provided about the MES Program, and students will have a chance to ask any questions they may have. The general Graduate School Orientation will be held immediately after the MES Orientation.

August 24

MES Celebration

Friday

Charleston Maritime Center

  5:00 p.m.

MESSA invites ALL new and returning students, faculty, and staff to celebrate by the water at the Charleston Maritime Center's "Alive After Five" event. This is an opportunity not only to catch-up with old friends, but also to meet new people! $5 cover charge; live music. If you have any questions, please contact the MES Office at (843) 727-6483.

September 14

MES Steering Committee Meeting

September 19

Resume Workshop

Wednesday

Institute Conference Room

  8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Lydia Keadle, from Career Services, will present MES Students with what to (and not to) do when putting together a cover letter and resume.

September 25

Public/Private Partnerships: An Approach to Lowcountry Development

Tate Center Room 202

  8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Charleston-based developer John Knott will conduct a workshop about his approach to Public and Private Partnerships for Lowcountry Development. Knott will inventory the benefits and challenges faced though public and private development partnerships. He will emphasize examples from local projects such as the Noisette Creek Project. This workshop has obvious relevance for those interested in urban planning, local politics and administration, and environmental policy, but also raises issues that are centrally important to accountability and performance of public and quasi-public agencies.

October 8

"Something New Under the Sun"

Monday

Tate Center Room 207

3:15 p.m.

The Environmental Studies Minor, the Department of History, the MES Program, and the Office of International Education and Programs are sponsoring this lecture by environmental historian John McNeill of Georgetown University. McNeill has recently published Something New Under The Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (Norton, 2000) which won the World History Association book prize.

Prof. McNeill examines the relationship between the international system and the mammoth scale and scope of environmental change in modern times. The priority commanded by security, especially between 1914 and 1991, favored some paths and precluded others, helping to shape human attitudes and policies toward the natural environment. From nuclear weapons programs to population policies to the Green Revolution in agriculture, environmentally important developments bore the imprint of security considerations. Those links remain significant today.

October 11-13

Conference: Urban Design Strategies for Healthy Prosperous Cities

Radisson Hotel Charleston

MES students and faculty are encouraged to attend this conference, sponsored by MUSC, the City of Charleston, and the EPA. It will provide citizens, business/industry and public sectors an opportunity to share strategies and form partnerships in order to improve the quality of life for all citizens. It is is open to the public on a first-come basis; register online at www.ebp.musc.edu or contact Christina Constable for a registration brochure at 843-727-6450 ext. 6456.

October 18-21

Conference: Association for Politics and the Life Sciences

Lightsey Conference Center

The Association for Politics and the Life Sciences will hold its annual meeting this year at the College of Charleston. MES students and faculty are encouraged to attend. This will be a great opportunity to get an overview of current public policy issues, and several MES students will be on panels at the conference. For more information, visit the Association's website and click on the Annual Meeting section for details about the keynote and plenary speakers and the program areas.

October 20

Oyster Roast

Saturday

Dixie Plantation

2:00 p.m.

Bring out those oyster knives and gloves, because it’s time for the Annual MES Oyster Roast! The Roast is sponsored by MESSA and will be held at the Dixie Plantation, where there are forested trails to explore and a small boat dock where you can watch the sunset. There will be plenty of oysters, burgers, salads, and desserts, so bring your friends, family, and co-workers to join us for local oysters and lots of fun.

October 22

The Personal is Political: An Activist talks about Civil Rights in Charleston

Maybank Room 100

4:00 p.m.

You are encouraged to attend this event, sponsored by the Department of Political Science at the College of Charleston. Dr. Brown is one of the first African Americans to attend previously segregated schools in Charleston, an alumna of the College of Charleston, a civil rights activist, a mother, a marriage and family counselor, Ph.D. in History from Florida State University, a Professor of History at North Carolina A&T. Come hear Dr. Brown reflect on her personal journey and the connections between personal experience political activism.

October 24

MES Breakfast Research Colloquium

Wednesday

Institute Conference Room

  7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Dr. David Whitaker (SC Department of Natural Resources) will present:  "Results of the first two years of a multi-year, at-sea capture study for assessing the Loggerhead Sea Turtle Population along the Southeastern Coast."

November 16

MES Steering Committee Meeting