Finals tips: How to ace your finals
With finals just around the corner, you may be feeling a bit stressed. Lauren Brown of the Student Success Center has helped us put together a list of tips to guide you through the most stressful time of the year.
Student Gateway
Keep Carolina safe
You have a critical role in reducing the spread of COVID-19 on campus and in the Carolina Community. Demonstrate your commitment to keep UofSC in good health.
Let's Get to Work
Check out this week's highlighted jobs, internships, co-ops and service opportunities from YOUR UofSC career finder, Handshake.
Turkey day in Cola: A Gamecock's guide to Thanksgiving break
Not all of us will be heading out of town for our last break before the end of the semester. For those students staying in Columbia, here are a few events to spice up the Thanksgiving weekend.
Announcements
Russell House transforms into Study Union for finals week
Each semester during the exam period, the Russell House transforms into Study Union; an entire facility dedicated to supporting Gamecocks through the always stressful final exam period.
Several events to affect evening traffic, parking around arena district
Basketball games at Colonial Life Arena, the Broadway in Columbia two-night run of Anastasia and Vista Lights will affect traffic and parking for faculty, staff and the university community on Nov. 17 and 18.
Basketball tipoffs may affect parking near arena
Two Gamecock basketball exhibition games at Colonial Life Arena, as well as Koger Center events on Monday and Thursday, will affect faculty, staff and the university community’s parking this week.
Garnet Media Group excels in collegiate media awards
Garnet Media Group took home three first-place Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker awards and four College Media Association Pinnacle awards over the weekend. These awards are given to the nation’s best collegiate media entries.
Register for mental health advocate certificate program
Register for the Together We Can Certificate Program to increase your mental health competency and become a mental health advocate.
Carolina Food addresses service issues
After receiving feedback about extended wait times and out of stock items, especially in the Russell House, Carolina Food Co. has expanded hours across campus at over 30 campus locations and added employees for peak times.
Student Events
UofSC COVID Testing (Faculty/ Staff/ Student)
Friday, Dec. 3, 2021
Location: Russell House University Union 009 Russell Underground
Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
Friday, Dec. 3, 2021
Location: See event description for more details.
Interfaith Initiatives: Prayer and Meditation Space
Friday, Dec. 3, 2021
Location: ODK/Mortar Board Room
Research Center for Child Well-Being Distinguished Speaker Series
Friday, Dec. 3, 2021
Location: See event description for more details.
Dates and Deadlines
Last Day of Classes
Friday, Dec. 3, 2021
Reading Day
Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021
Final Examinations (includes exams on Saturdays)
Monday, Dec. 6, 2021
Commencement Exercises in Columbia
Monday, Dec. 13, 2021
Classes Begin
Monday, Jan. 10, 2022
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day (no classes)
Monday, Jan. 17, 2022
Last day to change/drop a course without a grade of 'W' being recorded (part of term 30)
Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022
DEADLINE -Magellan Scholar proposals due
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022
Magellan Apprentice Application Deadline
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022
Tools and Resources
Stories for Students
Gamecock graduation traditions
Graduation is an exciting time for students and their families as well as staff and faculty. As this semester marks the return to a more normal commencement ceremony, it’s nice to remember old traditions and welcome some back.
December grad drawn to UofSC by summer program
It was a summer experience while King Curry was a student at Ashley Ridge High School in Summerville, South Carolina, that led him to choose the top-ranked Darla Moore School of Business for college. He will graduate in December with a degree in operations and supply chain management and already has a job lined up.
Biochemistry major, December graduate parlays lab skills into job
College life has been a quite a ride for Ismael Delgado, who switched campuses, changed majors, flipped his bike, broke his collarbone, fell in love with scuba diving — and studied abroad in South Korea during the pandemic. And if all of that weren’t enough, Delgado managed to turn his passion for laboratory research into a regular job in a COVID-testing lab and developed career plans for after graduation this December.