February 2025 Archives - Notes from the Provost /provost-notes/category/february-2025/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:37:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 February new faculty spotlight /provost-notes/2025/01/february-new-faculty-spotlight/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:45:58 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=1392 In our February spotlight, we introduce you to Colleen Quaas, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, and Bryan MacGavin, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering.

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]]> Mathematics research /provost-notes/2025/01/mathematics-research/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:43:13 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=1389 Several students majoring in mathematics, including Manning Hitt, Garner Page, Stratton Knuth, Wei Shan Lu, Aiden Raab and Matthew Varney, solved four open problems from journals as part of their introductory MATH 121 in the fall of 2023.

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]]> Business professor speaks on recent publication /provost-notes/2025/01/business-professor-speaks-on-recent-publication/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:41:00 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=1386 BB&T Distinguished Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship Russell Sobel spoke about his new book, The Essential Joseph Schumpeter, at an event in the BB&T Moral Foundations of Capitalism Speaker Series.

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]]> USCG Engineer of the Year /provost-notes/2025/01/uscg-engineer-of-the-year/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:39:07 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=1383 Lt. Matthew Fann, ’12, head of the facilities engineering department at Base Charleston, was recognized with the 2024 Coast Guard Engineer of the Year Award.

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]]> Business professors abroad /provost-notes/2025/01/business-professors-abroad/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:35:40 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=1375 Visiting Professor of Marketing and Director of Communications and Marketing Maria Aselage and Department Head of Accounting and Finance Cynthia Bolt spent their holiday break broadening their horizons on a weeklong trip to Antarctica.

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]]> Cadet takes on Coast Guard Station Charleston /provost-notes/2025/01/cadet-takes-on-coast-guard-station-charleston/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:32:50 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=1372 Cadet Lydia Larson, a junior majoring in political science and a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary University Program, completed 11 days of unscripted job-shadowing at Coast Guard Station Charleston following the end of her fall semester exams.

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]]> ZFSOE in the news /provost-notes/2025/01/zsfoe-in-the-news/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:29:44 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=1367 Col. Robert Pickering, who serves as Chief Officer of Ethical Leadership, gave a presentation to Charleston County School District Aspiring Principals.

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]]> Bulldog accepted to dental school /provost-notes/2025/01/bulldog-accepted-to-dental-school/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:24:09 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=1359 Biology major Cole Christopher England, ’24, a native of Laurens, S.C., and former member of the football team, has his sights on a career in dentistry.

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]]> Notes from Engineering /provost-notes/2025/01/notes-from-engineering-13/ Thu, 30 Jan 2025 15:20:56 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=1351 In November, a group of engineering faculty and Dean Andrew Williams traveled to the Bosch Mobility plant in Charleston for a site visit to discuss the possibility of partnering for student and faculty collaboration.

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