MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Savana Kate Schwanda ’25 • Lexington, SC Systems engineering major with the Honors College Engineering Scholarship Shalosky Family Engineering Leadership Scholarship College of Charleston Foundation Scholarship College of Charleston students not only receive a comprehensive education but also benefit from exceptional hands-on opportunities before joining the workforce. Savana Kate Schwanda exemplifies...Read More

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Olivia Yalden ’23 • Toms River, NJ Public health major with the Honors College Swanson ICAT Endowed Scholarship Amazing opportunities await if you are willing to put yourself out there: That’s what Olivia Yalden has discovered during her time at the College.    “There are so many amazing professors who will go above and...Read More

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Jaheim President ’23 • Summerville, SC Middle grades education major Representative Floyd Breeland Scholarship Once you’ve met him, you won’t forget Jaheim President. His larger-than-life personality and his overwhelming positive attitude are extraordinary. Given that, it only seems fitting that he – and the rest of the world – learned about his acceptance...Read More

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Lucas Moyon ’23 • Rock Hill, SC Economics, physics and astronomy triple major with the Honors College Charleston Fellow Market Process Scholar Colonial Scholar Pushing the limits and seeing the intersection of things is something Lucas Moyon loves to do.   “I realized college would be my last time to do random things without...Read More

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Kangkang Kovacs (M.F.A. ’23) • Mt. Pleasant, SC Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Dorothea Benton Frank Fellow A tomboy kid thumbing her nose at the gender norms in her hometown in southeast China, a doctoral student studying nuclear physics at the University of Virginia, a scientist teaching math and...Read More

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Andrea Kimpson ’23 • Columbia, SC Economics and international studies with a Latin America and Caribbean at the Honors College Charleston Fellow Community is everything to Honors College student Andrea Kimpson. That’s why she has spent her time at the College focused on making things more equitable for everyone on campus, particularly...Read More

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Rex Bingham ’23 • Spartanburg, SC Supply chain management and international business double major at the Honors College Global Scholar Schottland Scholar College is all about opportunity. That may seem like an oversimplification, yet it’s exactly how Rex Bingham has approached the past four years. Ever since his first days on campus, this Honors...Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More

At the College of Charleston, the name Conseula Francis brings a smile to the faces of faculty, staff and alumni. She was one of those rare individuals who could make a person’s day brighter just by her presence. She had an innate ability to connect with people that made her a beloved professor and colleague.  ...Read More