President Andrew Hsu sent the following message to the campus community on May 31, 2020: Dear Campus Community, As you know, numerous protests continued to take place around the country on Saturday and into the early morning hours today in response to the recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Unfortunately, a number of peaceful… Read More: Campus Update Following Charleston Protests – May 31, 2020 »
Dear Campus Community, Be advised that the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the coast of South Carolina from Edisto Beach to South Santee River. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning, in this case for the next few hours. Pay attention… Read More: Update on Tropical Storm Bertha »
President Hsu sent the following message to the campus community on May 22, 2020: Dear Campus Community, I am writing today with a few updates regarding Phase One of our return-to-work plan, which begins Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Remember, only those employees specifically identified by their supervisors and division heads should be participating in Phase… Read More: Update to Campus Return-to-Work Plan – May 22, 2020 »
As the College moves toward reopening as per President Hsu’s Return-to-Work Plan, the Office of Parking Services is implementing a corresponding phased plan for parking, as follows: PHASE 1: Starting May 26 The Return-to-Work Phase 1 implementation date is Tuesday, May 26, 2020. B Lot and WA Lot: The gates will be lowered at these two… Read More: Parking Services update »
President Andrew Hsu sent the following message to the campus community on May 19, 2020: Dear Campus Community, I hope everyone is doing well. As communicated to you last week, the College is initiating its Return-to-Work Plan, a multi-phased approach for our campus to slowly, methodically and safely begin its path back to “normal” operations.… Read More: CofC Issues Guidelines for Employees Returning to Work on Campus »
The following message from President Andrew Hsu was sent to the campus community on May 15, 2020: Dear Campus Community, I hope this message finds you doing well and that you and your families are bearing these uncertain times as best you can. I know this has not been easy, at all. I appreciate… Read More: Updates Regarding COVID-19 Response – May 15, 2020 »
CofC employees, below you will find additional information on two new paid leave options available only for those employees who are not able to work (on campus or remotely) due to the COVID-19 response. These apply to permanent and temporary employees. Affected employees who are not able to work and would like to apply for… Read More: Families First Coronavirus Response Act – Employee Guidance »
President Andrew Hsu sent the following message to the campus community on April 3, 2020: Dear Campus Community: For our English majors and many of you who have already taken your intro to literature courses, you may have a new appreciation of T.S. Eliot’s oft-quoted line from The Wasteland: “April is the cruelest month.” Why… Read More: Weekly Coronavirus Update from President Hsu (Friday, April 3) »
President Andrew Hsu sent the following message to students and families on April 1, 2020: Dear Students and Families: Thank you for your patience as the College of Charleston has developed the process by which we will refund students for charges related to on-campus housing, parking and meal plan fees. I am pleased to announce… Read More: Message from the President: Update on Refunds Related to Campus… »
The following message was sent to students on Monday, March 30, 2020: Dear Students, By directive of President Hsu, all Summer School classes, including Maymester, will be held online this summer. Hence I have asked all department chairs and program directors to close their face-to-face summer sections for additional enrollment at this juncture. This means… Read More: Maymester and Summer Classes to be Held Online »