Archives For November 30, 1999
Cougars Uncorked!
Join the College of Charleston for a celebration of young alumni (Class of 2012 – Class of 2026) at at Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co. Enjoy beer, wine, soft drinks, and appetizers as part of your ticket price. Reconnect with your classmates and meet some new ones, too! Please note that this event is 21+.
Date – Thursday, October 15, 2026
Location – Edmunds Oast Brewing Co., 1505 King St #115, Charleston, South Carolina, 29405, USA
Time – 5:30-7:30 PM
RSVP Deadline – October 13, 11:59 PM
Campaign Launch Event
A bold vision. A transformative investment. A future built together. Join us for the launch of our historic College campaign.
Date – Thursday, November 5, 2026
Location – TD Arena – 301 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 29401, USA
Time – 6:00 PM
RSVP Deadline – October 28, 11:59 PM
Attire – Black Tie
For questions, please contact Carin Jorgensen at [email protected]
2027 Winthrop Roundtable
The College of Charleston Libraries look forward to you and a guest joining us at the Winthrop Roundtable on January 29, 2027, at 5:00pm at the Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library. Please RSVP no later than January 22, 2027. With Anne Applebaum as our honored guest, we expect this year’s Roundtable to reach capacity in Addlestone Library’s newest event space. Space is limited; please RSVP at your earliest opportunity to secure your seats.
To RSVP, please include your name and your guest’s name as well as your email address. Please indicate if you prefer a vegeterian option or have any dietary restrictions.
Date – January 29, 2027
Location – Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library. Please enter the Rivers Green entrance.
Time – 5:00pm
RSVP Deadline – January 22, 2027
About this year’s Winthrop Roundtable
The College of Charleston Friends of the Library and the John Edwin Mroz Global Leadership Institute are excited to announce Anne Applebaum as the 2027 Winthrop Roundtable honored guest.
Choral Scholarship Creates Community Through Music
Music is a shared experience – one that brings life to our greatest joys and comfort to our deepest sorrows. It gives us a space to be our truest selves and connect with others who also have a song in their heart.
That ethos is exactly why the Charleston Mens Chorus exists. Founded in 1990 as a volunteer group, the chorus offers a community for male singers to sing with. Out of the group’s love for music has grown a desire to help younger singers follow that same passion.
That’s why the organization funds annual scholarships for two male College of Charleston choral students who are focusing their studies in vocal performance or choral conducting.
“It is a huge part of our mission to foster music education for male singers,” says Charleston Mens Chorus President Joe Brockington. “We also want to develop more singers for the next generation to continue the tradition of the men’s chorus.”
Which is why, in addition to getting financial support, recipients of the Charleston Mens Chorus scholarships are invited to be members of the ensemble. It’s an opportunity that offers the students mentorship from older members established in their careers and provides new vocal talent to the chorus.
This fall marks a major milestone for the College of Charleston: For the first time in its 250-year history, CofC will offer a major in engineering. A total of 30 students are enrolled to receive a B.S. in systems engineering — the first major of its kind in South Carolina. Systems engineers take a macro view of a project and are responsible for the concept, architecture and design.
“Over the last 10 years, the Charleston tri-county area has evolved into a high-tech manufacturing center,” says Sebastian van Delden, interim dean of the School of Sciences and Mathematics, which houses the systems engineering major. “As the local public university, we have the responsibility of providing talent to our economy.”
Indeed, engineers from Boeing, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz and others helped design the curriculum, while an industrial advisory board is in place to help ensure that it remains relevant to industry needs.
Next fall, the College will also start offering a B.S. in electrical engineering and hopes that others will follow. In fact, a robust engineering program is one of the College’s nine fundraising priorities that launched during its 250th anniversary-year celebration (CofC once offered a few engineering classes in the early 1900s but never a degree). The goal is to raise $4 million, with the majority of it going to support a founding dean, a nationally known leader tasked with expanding the College’s engineering offerings and implementing a new School of Engineering. (The dream is to construct a 40,000–square foot building on Pitt Street next to the library that would also house the Department of Computer Science, which now rents space at Harbor Walk.)
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A Call to Serve: At the College of Charleston, service is a unifying value for our community – alumni and friends serve the College through generosity and advocacy to ensure its wellbeing, the College serves its students to effectively prepare them for life after graduation, and our students ultimately serve their respective communities both now and after they leave campus.