A night at the observatory
Every Monday, if the weather's good, the nearly century-old dome on the Melton Observatory slips open and the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope brings celestial bodies down to Earth for visitors to see with their own eyes.
Student Gateway
Play it safe
In your residence hall or apartment, on campus, around town and at the game, it's important to watch our for your own safety and the well-being of others. Here are a few tips:
- Download the RAVE Guardian safety app
- Read before you rideshare
- Register for and follow Carolina Alert
Let's Get to Work
Check out this week's highlighted jobs, internships, co-ops and service opportunities from YOUR UofSC career finder, Handshake.
Student Health Services offers free cooking classes
Last Wednesday we joined one of Student Health Service’s free cooking classes, “Happy Halloween! Kitchen Tricks and Treats” for a taste of the fun and educational workshop.
Announcements
Purple Heart parking initiative launched
Purple Heart recipients, those who have given so much while serving in the United States military, get access to better parking thanks to a new initiative from the University of South Carolina.
Make your voice heard
The deadline has been extended for a sampling of students to share their opinions in the University of South Carolina Community Insights Survey. If you received a survey by email from ModernThink, please fill it out by Nov. 25.
Carolina community expands bystander intervention efforts
Healthy Campus Initiatives at the University of South Carolina is combating those issues with a bystander intervention program called Gamecocks Stand Up.
Pillars for Carolina eXtended Mentor applications are open
Applications for Pillars XM positions are now open and will close on Nov. 13.
Gamecock Pantry is accepting donations for Thanksgiving food drive
The Gamecock Pantry is collecting Thanksgiving food items from now until Nov. 24.
President Caslen to host outdoor Monday meetings
President Bob Caslen will be holding an open office hour and conducting a series of public staff meetings on Monday, Oct. 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the Russell House on Greene Street.
Student Events
Geography Week: GIS, Data Visualization, NASA Speaker & Mapathon
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
Location: Thomas Cooper Library Scholars Corner
Carolina Productions Dogs on Davis
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019
Location: Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 2, Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 3
Dates and Deadlines
Thanksgiving Recess (no classes)
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019
Classes Resume from Thanksgiving Break
Monday, Dec. 2, 2019
Last Day of Classes
Friday, Dec. 6, 2019
Reading Day
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019
Final Examinations (includes exams on Saturdays)
Monday, Dec. 9, 2019
Tools and Resources
Stories for Students
Tiger Burn has long history of fueling UofSC-Clemson rivalry
On Nov. 25, students will gather around a carefully engineered and constructed 20-foot wood-and-paper tiger — and set it aflame. The tradition known as Tiger Burn happens every year during Rivalry Week in advance of the football game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Clemson Tigers.
Alumna takes reins as president of national school librarians association
School librarian Kathy Carroll likes to be in the middle of the action and that’s where she finds herself every day, whether it’s helping students at Westwood High School in Blythewood or advocating for her profession as president-elect of the American Association of School Librarians.
Garnet Apple Award: Thomas Nathaniel
You won’t find Thomas Nathaniel’s clinical neuroscience students passively watching PowerPoint lecture slides or their professor droning at a lectern. That’s because Nathaniel, a professor at the University of South Carolina’s School of Medicine-Greenville, takes a different approach to teaching and learning.