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Jody Bell ’23 • Riverside, CT

August 28, 2020ByKendra Conwaynews, Scholarship Profiles0

When most of us were 16 years old, we were focused on getting our driver’s license, enjoying high school, considering where we wanted to go to college, or figuring out what our adult lives would be like, or all of these things at once. Not Jody Bell. At 16, Jody already knew what she wanted to do. She created her first non-profit, In Case of Deportation, an organization focused on informing American-born children of undocumented parents or guardians on how to prepare for parental deportation.

Construction crew unearths hidden murals while renovating local theater

August 27, 2020ByKendra Conwaynews0

It reads like a storyline for a Spielberg production. But it’s exactly what happened at the Sottile Theatre in 2011 when construction crews removed acoustic tiles from the walls during renovation. What they discovered beneath were two classically styled murals hiding behind years of dust and layers of adhesive.

Jabbarrius Ervin ’20 • Greenwood, SC

May 13, 2020ByKendra ConwayScholarship Profiles0

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Jabbarrius Ervin ’20 • Greenwood, SC Judge Richard E. Fields Scholarship Hibernian Society Foundation Scholarship Richard H. Gadsden, Sr. Scholarship Jabbarrius Ervin ’20 is one of those rare young people you meet and can’t wait to see what they accomplish in life. The moment he stepped on campus, he had a plan for his undergraduate experience. And he had the passion and drive to make it...

New Recognition Group Launched for Young Alumni Donors

May 13, 2020ByKendra Conwaynews0

At the 25th annual Cistern Society donor luncheon in February 2020, Peggy Cieslikowski, director of Planned Giving, announced the launch of the Porter’s Circle, which aims to recognize young alumni who are no more than 15 years out of college who make a planned gift of at least five percent from any asset in their portfolio. During the Porter Circle’s inaugural year, which coincides with the College’s 250th Anniversary, 11...

Getting Through the Coronavirus Crisis Together

May 13, 2020ByKendra Conwaynews0

When the College of Charleston announced March 19 that students would not be returning to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic, many members of the CofC community reached out to ask how to help. This health crisis presented a challenge unlike anything the College has faced in modern times. Yet the CofC Family came together as one to meet the needs of some of our most vulnerable students.

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We enjoy sharing stories about the impact of your generous support, and Momentum is just one of the ways we aim to keep you engaged and informed about what you make possible for our students, faculty, staff and campus. We also publish the annual Donor Digest, post stories on our College of Charleston Giving Facebook page and highlight donors and beneficiaries on our website, giving.cofc.edu. If you have feedback or story ideas, please contact Carin Jorgensen at 843.953.5859 or jorgensencl@cofc.edu. We’d love to hear from you!