CofC Center for Excellence in Peer Education

CEPE office is closed tomorrow and Friday due to sever weather. Stay safe everyone

Join us for coffee and muffins in the Commuter Lounge this Thursday, Sept 15 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am.

The Academic Experience celebrated the retirement of Page Keller, Director of the Center for Excellence in Peer Education. During the ceremony, it was announced that the Page Keller Peer Facilitator Award has been created in honor of her 25 years of service to Peer Education.

The First Year Experience Peer Educators engaging in Fall 2022 training on Friday. They are excited to work with freshmen and faculty this semester. It is good to have you all back and in-person.

We were thrilled to continue our partnership with the Academic Magnet High School this weekend. Our fabulous Peer Facilitators, Ka’Nya and Kaitlynn trained the AMHS first-year mentors!
🐾 Thanks to Maddy from admissions for telling the group about CofC.
🐾 Thanks to the fabulous duo Kaitlynn and Ka’Nya for being outstanding facilitator!
🐾 Good luck to the AMHS mentors!

The Center for Academic Performance and Persistence is looking to hire 2 CAPP Mentors. Interested students are requested to send their resume to [email protected]

The Center for Academic Performance and Persistence is looking to recruit 2 CAPP Mentors in our office. This is a great opportunity for students to build their resume, get public speaking opportunities, and providing support to students that want to be academically successful! Please fill out the application below and send your resume to [email protected].

https://forms.gle/UodGTboEbpPa1VAG6

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Addlestone Library is offering services from printing & copying, to research assistance this summer. For more information⬇️
https://bit.ly/3mOsMo1

Congratulations to Ghadir Abuein, our Office Manager, who was just awarded the runner-up award for the Temporary Employee of the Year. In two short years, Ghadir has proven herself an asset to our Academic Experience community. She is now office manager for six offices within our division, and we couldn’t do any of the work we do without her! Thank you, Ghadir, for all you do!

Do you have students that would like some experience in providing mental health support for others? Are they excellent listeners? Do they have a strong sense of empathy for others? Then we are looking for them to join Students 4 Support (S4S) for the Fall 2022-Spring 2023 semester. S4S is recruiting now through 5/31/22. Students can apply on our sharepoint site by filling out the google form. Students can also be directed to 's instagram page.

The First Year Experience and the Center for Excellence in Peer Education celebrated today at our End-of-Year PF Banquet. Thanks to our Peer Facilitators for all their hard work and dedication.

Join us for a Cougar Countdown event in the Lightsey Basement! April 27 and 29 from 7:30 am until coffee is gone.

Cougar Countdown Offers Study Breaks, Support During Exams

Cougar Countdown Offers Study Breaks, Support During Exams Above: Students enjoy some mac and cheese at a Cougar Countdown event during the fall 2021 semester. Final exams are synonymous with long, exhausting nights of studying on most college campuses. But at the College of Charleston, students have plenty of opportunities to relax and re-center themselves...

Happy Easter everyone.

Big thanks for all our student employees for all the hard work you do. Happy National Student Employment Week.

Get to know FYE peer facilitator Team Leader Coralys Rio Santiago.

Get to know FYE Peer Facilitator Jaquayla Hodges.

College Named a Bronze-Level Military Friendly School

College Named a Bronze-Level Military Friendly School The College of Charleston has earned the 2022–23 Military Friendly® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2022–23 survey...

Get to know FYE peer facilitator Hailey Keith.

Join the Office of Student Wellness & Well-being and the Center of Excellence in Peer Education for a Candle making event! Tomorrow at 11:00 to 1:00 pm

Make a difference, become a REACH Program Mentor! Apply here: https://forms.office.com/r/aw9EcqevpG

Get to know FYE peer facilitator team leader Winer Hein.

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Join CofC Campus Housing for a virtual presentation and Q&A on March 31 at 4 p.m. Learn how to use our roommate search tool and get advice on finding your best roommate. Register today ➡️ https://sforce.co/3qsLoMN

College to Adopt Voluntary-Only Face Mask Policy

College to Adopt Voluntary-Only Face Mask Policy The following message regarding the College of Charleston's updated face mask policy was shared with the campus community on Thursday, March 17, 2022: Dear Campus Community, With COVID-19 cases continuing to decline across our region, and Charleston County now rated as a low-risk community by the Ce...

Summer, Fall Course Registration Made Easy With MyPortal

Summer, Fall Course Registration Made Easy With MyPortal With registration just around the corner, College of Charleston students will have one of their first opportunities to see the benefits of using MyPortal. Students can simply go to myportal.cofc.edu and click on the Registration Tools tile when it's ti...

Have a great safe Spring Break cougars. Have fun with your family and friends.

Donor Support Takes CofC Business Students to the Next Level

Donor Support Takes CofC Business Students to the Next Level For College of Charleston business students, success starts at the School of Business' Student Success Center (SSC). And – thanks to donor support – the newly remodeled center can take that success to the next level. “I am grateful to our Board of Governors for investing in career readiness fo...

Housing Fairs to Provide Information Regarding Off-Campus Options

Housing Fairs to Provide Information Regarding Off-Campus Options The College of Charleston’s necessary renovation of Marcia Kelly McAlister Hall has reduced housing options on campus for the 2022-23 academic year. The College recognizes this presents unexpected challenges for returning students and families and has scheduled two in-person housing fairs and one ...

3rd Annual CofC Day Raises $6.7 Million

3rd Annual CofC Day Raises $6.7 Million On Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, the College of Charleston held its third annual CofC Day, celebrating gifts totaling $6.7 million. During the 24 hours of giving, 2,554 donors stepped forward, an impressive 33% increase from the previous year. More than 500 of those donors were current CofC students. “...

Thanks to Kim Gaillard from and Launchpad for Success for speaking during our Spring Peer Educator Supervisor Series. And a big shout-out to the supervisors and peer educators who attended this event!

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You won't want to miss this Cougar PARTY! 🎉 Join us at the Pep Rally in the Cistern Yard. Cougar FUN featuring Clyde, our pep band Chucktown Sound, the CofC cheerleaders, the Cougarettes and DJ Kidd Shanard '18

It’s CofC Day! 🐾 Consider making a donation to the Center for Excellence in Peer Education. The CEPE fund supports the recognition of the hard work of the peer educators trained to serve in paraprofessional peer-helping-peer positions on our campus.
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Click here to donate: https://cepe.cofc.edu/about-the-center/support-the-cepe/index.php . Any help, big or small, is appreciated.

Academic Advising and Planning Center is looking for new Peer Advisors. Deadline to apply is February 6.

Did you know we have 26 peer education programs and 15 mentoring programs on our campus?! Visit our website for details www.cepe.cofc.edu

Did you know we have 26 peer education programs and 16 mentoring programs on our campus?! 💥 Visit our website for details.

Your one-stop shop for academic support opening next Monday Jan 24.

CofC to Close at 2 p.m. Friday Due to Winter Storm

CofC to Close at 2 p.m. Friday Due to Winter Storm The College of Charleston is closing at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, due to forecasted inclement weather. The following message, which was shared with the campus community, outlines the university's schedule on Friday and potential impacts from winter weather: Dear Campus Community, The National...

Our First Year Experience at the College of Charleston is, once again, recognized as one of the best in the nation! Thanks to our FYE faculty and to our FYE Peer Facilitators for your many contributions to this outstanding, unique program!

Calling all students who commute! Join us in the basement of the Lightsey Center for a drop-in coffee/muffin event. See you on Wednesday, January 19, anytime between 10:00 AM and 12:00 noon! ☕️ 🥮

Our Peer Facilitators conducting their meetings today. Good to have you back PFs.

Welcome back cougars.

Hooray for the spring semester! Your Peer Facilitators are in training today to make final preparations for the start of classes next week. They can’t wait to see you very soon!