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.Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More

It will be impossible to replicate the impact that Meyer had on generations of students and alumni at the College of Charleston. He was the bridge between the past and present, and now his scholarship recipients will serve as the continuation of his legacy.Read More

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Toni Allison ’20 • Inman, SC Ken & Helen Dobbs Scholarship Hibernian Society Foundation Scholarship   What has been one of your favorite experiences here at College of Charleston? Being able to have big university opportunities with a small university feel. I have been given so many opportunities, but I have...Read More

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Emily Turner ’23 • Midlothian, VA The Watt Family Scholarship   What has been one of your favorite experiences here at College of Charleston? Over the course of my first year at the College, I have been able to get involved in more organizations than I could have ever imagined. I...Read More

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Maggie Howe ’21 • Hickory, NC Robert M. Figg Scholarship R. Keith & Melissa G. Sauls Scholarship   What has been one of your favorite experiences here at College of Charleston? My favorite experience during my time at the College has been performing and studying abroad with the CofC dance department!...Read More

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Mary Britt McDonald ’20 • Steven’s Point, WI Swanson Family Annual Scholarship Horatio Hughes Scholarship   What has been one of your favorite experiences here at College of Charleston? Through the International Scholars Program, I had the opportunity to travel to Ghana my freshman year for a Maymester class on development...Read More

MEET A SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Chloe Heiligenstein ’21 • Madison, WI Sharon & William Asbill Scholarship Grant Mayo Eney Memorial Scholarship   What has been one of your favorite experiences here at College of Charleston? Celebrating the College’s 250th Anniversary out on the Cistern this past January. What are your plans for after graduation? I have...Read More