Latest News!

The MESSA webpage has went Blackle! We have chosen to go with this style since it can save on electricity and remind us that the little things all add up in the end!

The MES reading room is now open for business. Wireless internet is now in. MiniTab and external speakers have been installed on the reading room computers. Student lockers are also still available. Regular hours are M-F 9-5 but you can now contact Mark to get your own key to the building so you can have 24 hour access.

Welcome to the MES Student Association Webpage!

The Master's of Environmental Studies Student Association (MESSA) is a graduate student organization of the College of Charleston. 

The goal of MESSA is to enhance the graduate experience of those in the MES program through community and campus outreach projects that integrate the special interests of students with community needs, and through interaction among students, faculty, and friends of the program. 

All graduate students enrolled in the Master of Environmental Studies program are members of MESSA.  MESSA holds informal meetings every month, which are open to all environmental studies students and faculty, as well as individuals interested in the activities of the program or the organization.

Birds of Prey abound:

I was fortunate enough to travel to the International Center for Birds of Prey (BOP) in Awendaw a couple weeks ago with the conservation biology class. We were lead around by Stephen Schabel, a former MESer, as well as some of the other friendly...more