Blog Full Right Sidebar With Frame – Page 7 – Momentum

Philanthropy at Its Finest

June 13, 2023ByKendra Conwaynews0

Kae Mance ’75 (M.A. ’79), the author of Reading Tricks for Jordan, is dedicating all proceeds from her book to the Matthew Scott Ciganovic Endowed Memorial Scholarship Fund, in honor of a very special child and his amazing parents. “The scholarship is awarded to a graduate or undergraduate future teacher who will work with children having special learning challenges,” says Fran Welch, dean of the School of Education. “It is given...

The Legacy of Martin Perlmutter

March 24, 2023ByCarin Jorgensennews0

The College of Charleston offers a multitude of extracurricular activities and programs to keep students engaged. For example, the Perlmutter Fellows program, a community leadership development and academic enhancement program, helps students discover and develop an understanding of the many social justice issues faced by society. The Perlmutter Fellows program is named in honor of the late Martin Perlmutter, for his four decades of service as the Jewish studies program...

CofC Orchestra Performance at the Kennedy Center Brings More than Standing Ovations

March 24, 2023ByCarin Jorgensennews0

Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center, home to the renowned National Symphony Orchestra and Washington National Opera, has hosted artists including Ariana DeBose, Bob Dylan and Gladys Knight. On Feb. 20, 2023, students in the College of Charleston Orchestra joined the ranks of Kennedy Center performers as part of the Capital Orchestra Festival. “I could not have been prouder of our talented students and their fearless leader, Yuriy Bekker,” says School of...

Cultural Immersion with a Scientific Twist

December 14, 2022ByKendra Conwaynews0

Cultural Immersion with a Scientific Twist STEM majors often struggle to study abroad; they don’t have a lot of wiggle room because of their required credit hours and summer research projects. Fortunately, Kate Mullaugh, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and William Veal, professor of teacher education and adjunct professor of chemistry, created an intensive two-week environmental chemistry and sustainability program in Ecuador with a focus on water quality for undergraduates...

A Bright Future for CofC Libraries

June 13, 2022ByKendra Conwaynews0

A Bright Future for CofC Libraries By Vincent Fraley With the world focused on Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, nearly 200 guests in Charleston learned about the conflict from an insider’s perspective. On April 4, the Friends of the Library welcomed Damon Wilson, president and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), as the featured speaker for the 2022 Winthrop Roundtable. Wilson, whose career has been dedicated to promoting...

1 … 5 6 7 8 9 … 24

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!