Welcome to the College of Charleston's Geography page! We're dedicated to all things spatial: you'll see news, events, and tools to help you map your future...
09/22/2015
An event that literally changed the shape of the Charleston Lowcountry...
Hurricane Hugo 25th Anniversary Hurricane Hugo raked the Lowcountry Sept. 21-22, 1989. Thirteen South Carolina residents and 36 elsewhere died as a direct result of the storm. Tens of thousands were left homeless and half the state without electrical power.
09/17/2015
There was a sizable earthquake this week in Chile; but the study of physical geography tells us where other earthquakes are likely...
Where earthquakes happen, and why THE massive earthquakes that hit Nepal on April 25th and May 12th—measuring magnitude 7.8 and 7.3 respectively—took place, as most large earthquakes do, on a...
09/16/2015
The geography of motherhood...
Confessions of Moms Around the World A global look at the hardest and best job ever
09/14/2015
In Awendaw is the northernmost shell ring in the US, a place where Native Americans over 4,000 years ago lived. The shell midden, whose edge is in the foreground, was created from many family dinners... It was a great day for fieldwork in the Lowcountry!
09/04/2015
Dr. Watson, one of the geographers of our department, was involved with the design of this project. Please share across your networks; money will be used to help support CofC students who are also working on this project, to better understand how to adapt to climate change...
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09/02/2015
On the politics of place names... Obama announced this week that the highest mountain in the US will revert to the name bestowed upon it by Alaska Natives, the Athabascan name "Denali," or "the high one."
Mount McKinley Owes Its Name to an Epic Act of Trolling In 1901, William McKinley, 25th president of the United States, was struck down by an assassin’s bullet six months into his second term. There are towns and monuments and geographic features across America bearing his name—tribute to the fallen leader from a nation wracked by grief. Mount McKinley i…
05/27/2014
A summer read...?
Mapping a New Economy The geographer David Harvey says fixing inequality will take more than tinkering.
South Carolina AHEC South Carolina AHEC (Area Health Education Consortium) builds and supports the healthcare workforce South Carolina needs.
Charleston Peace One Day Building Tangible Peace In the Lowcountry and South Carolina.
Wee Little Arts, Inc. ✨️ Inspiring young minds 🧠 through the creative art process 🎨
Charleston Jung Society CJS is a non-profit organization founded to share the many dimensions of Jungian thought with our friends and community. CJS plans monthly presentations on a variety of subjects related to Jungian thought and psychoanalysis.
Pattison's Academy Unlocking potential for individuals with disabilities and empowering their families.
Clemson Historic Preservation in Charleston https://www.clemson.edu/caac/academics/architecture/programs/historic-preservation/index.html
Charleston Shared Future Project The Charleston Shared Future Project’s goal is to increase community understanding and support for improved educational outcomes for Charleston County School District students by 2035.
SC LEND SC LEND - Providing excellence in training, leadership and community-based participation
The MOD Institute Transformative dental continuing education. Utilizing evidence-based research and the latest technology to better patient outcomes.
Alca Math Help This channel is geared towards helping you to find different and simpler ways of doing Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Number theory Stats and Prob among others. I will be providing clear and detailed steps. Exam preps CXC ACT SAT CITY& GUILDS PEP
Ashley Oaks Homework Club As a courtesy to our residents at Ashley Oaks Apartments, The Homework Club will pick up your Pre-K to 5th grader from their bus stop and bring them to our center on-site and begin their homework process until you arrive or until 5pm Monday thru Friday