CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies

CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies

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An interdisciplinary graduate program addressing environmental and sustainability issues from natura

As the field of environmental studies has expanded, so has our understanding of the complexity of environmental issues. Many different concerns, including those of the public, private industry, and the scientific community must be balanced to approach the environmental concerns facing our society today. In training students to handle the challenges posed by a career in the environmental field, exp

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Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 01/29/2025

This weekend, some of our EVSS students had the chance to earn their Beekeeping Certification with the Charleston Area Beekeepers Association (CABA)! A huge thank you to CABA for hosting such an amazing class—our students are now ready to care for their bees with confidence! 🐝🌿

Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 01/23/2025

In light of the start of a new semester and some new faces within the EVSS program✨, we wanted to take the time to highlight MESSA, the EVSS program’s student association!🪴

MESSA organizes various activities such as social events, networking workshops, volunteer opportunities, and fundraisers to support and engage with the EVSS community!🌼

Read through MESSA’s monthly newsletter that is sent to all EVSS students via email to find out about upcoming events!

By attending volunteer and network events, you can also become eligible for funding through the EVSS program, which can be used for education travel, such as attending research conferences! Find out more about these opportunities on the EVSS hub website within the “Funding” section!🤑

We are so lucky to have MESSA, so get involved today🎉

Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 01/16/2025

Our EVSS students had an amazing time at GSA’s Welcome Back Party at the South Carolina Aquarium!🐠 Big thanks to GSA for hosting such a fun and informative event that brought CofC graduate students together to kick off the semester!🥳

01/13/2025

Last week we welcomed our incoming Spring 2025 EVSS students at Spring orientation!✨Thank you to the professors and MESSA leadership for coming to speak at orientation to help our incoming students feel welcomed!🎉

Did you know that EVSS students can start in either the fall or the spring?📚We welcome students to apply either semester, as we hope to work with your schedules! 🗓️

01/02/2025

Happy New Year! 🌿 Excited to kick off 2025 and welcome back our environmental leaders. Let’s work together to make this year impactful! 🌍

12/19/2024

Shoutout to Rachel Bares, one of our 2024-2025 Merit Research Assistants, for her amazing progress this semester! 🧬 She’s wrapped up sequencing for loggerhead turtle DNA and is now analyzing genetic variation to explore homozygosity and heterozygosity. Her work on PCR primers and genetic assays is moving forward, while her expanding literature review connects genomics with resource management and equitable research practices. Can’t wait to see where this takes her!

Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 12/10/2024

That’s a wrap on the fall 2024 semester for our Environmental and Sustainability Studies graduate program! 🎉 What better way to celebrate than joining the December Green Drinks event, focused on a sustainable holiday season? 🌱✨ Join us this Thursday, December 12th, from 6-8 PM at Palmetto Brewing, alongside Wake Refill and Charleston County Recycling. Come connect with your environmental community and support a greener holiday season! 🍃🎄

Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 12/03/2024

🌿 Thank you to the Graduate School for spotlighting our amazing EVSS Program Coordinator, Lucy Davis! 🌍

From mentoring students to managing gardens and leading sustainability initiatives, Lucy’s work helps drive the success of the EVSS program at CofC. Her leadership inspires future environmental leaders to make a real-world impact. 💚 check out the blog article through the link in our Bio!

11/22/2024

We are so proud of all of our EVSS students who defended this fall! Aly, Evan, Reagen, Hailey, and Allie did amazing!♥️🎉🎉

Big thank you to our CofC faculty, staff and community partners for supporting these students along the way!

Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 11/08/2024

This month we wanted to highlight one of our EVSS alumni! Allyssa Zebrowski graduated from the EVSS program in 2018 and has been doing impressive work ever since!🌊🌤️

Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 11/06/2024

Happy to celebrate EVSS students who were awarded scholarships and fellowship awards at the Graduate Fellowship Reception! **Not all who received support are pictured.

10/30/2024

This month’s student highlight is a second year EVSS student, Will Steelman! We are so proud of all the work he has done, he’s a great asset to the EVSS Graduate School!🪨🌿👏

Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 10/23/2024

Yesterday, EVSS students and others had the chance to explore the Clemson Coastal Research and Education Center!🪴 A big thank you to Zach and the Clemson Extension team for the insightful tour. We appreciate everyone who joined us—it was a fantastic experience!🌸🐝

Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 10/22/2024

Congratulations to all who participated in the South Carolina Water Resources Conference!👏🤩

Amanda Guthrie presented on the Coastal Resiliency Collective, Guinn Wallover presented on MPW’s Septic System Program, and Amy Scaroni presented about her Edisto Island community engagement work!

Shu-Mei Huang presented a poster on the SC Water Monitoring portal and Cailyn Spedding, Kajal Karmur, and Piper Monk produced posters on the SOS project!

Special congratulations to Piper Monk for winning the student poster portion of the conference! Great job everyone!!🎉☀️

Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 10/14/2024

🎉 Huge congratulations to all the students who participated in the 3MT competition at the College of Charleston Graduate School! Your hard work and dedication truly shone through. A special shoutout to our EVSS/MPA concurrent student, Aly Petruch, for earning second place! 👏👏

Great job to all our EVSS participants: Clell Carnes, Evan Cizler, Hailey Connell, and Aly! We’re so proud of you all! Keep inspiring us with your amazing research and presentations! 💪📚

Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 10/12/2024

Cailyn Spedding and Zachary Fogleman presented at the 2024 Water Chats Webinar: Student Research Spotlight! Cailyn presented on “Solutions on Septic: Identifying Resilient Solutions for Septic Management in Coastal South Carolina”! She is working to initiate the conversation to switch from septic to sewer!💧Zachary presented on the “Coastal Resilience in South Carolina: Creating a Framework for Collective Collaboration”! He is working to better understand perceptions of climate hazards!🌿 Thank you S.C. Sea Grant Consortium for organizing such an informative, student-focused event!

Great job Cailyn and Zachary!!👏👏

Photos from CofC Graduate Program in Environmental Studies's post 10/08/2024

The EVSS Seminar Series is kicking off on October 22nd from 3:05-4:20pm in RITA 102! Dr. Matt Nowlin and Dale Morris are participating in a panel discussion facilitated by Dr. Todd LeVasseur! Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about environmental policy!🌿🤩

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Videos (show all)

Gullah/Geechee Freedom Celebration
EVSS Students Share Their Experience
Current Student Haley Schanne's Testimony of the Concurrent MPA/EVSS Program
Current Student Nick Smillie's Testimony of the EVSS Program

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