January 2026 Archives - Notes from the Provost /provost-notes/category/january-2026/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:01:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 BIIG DOGS End the Semester with Creativity and Community /provost-notes/2026/01/biig-dogs-end-the-semester-with-creativity-and-community/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:30:21 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=2156 BIIG DOGS End the Semester with Creativity and Community BIIG DOGS celebrated the end of another successful semester with a spirited gingerbread house-building competition. The program, created and led each week by Dean Andrew Williams, is a cornerstone of the first-year engineering experience. Through BIIG DOGS, first-year engineering students gain hands-on learning opportunities and academic […]

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]]> Dremann, ’94, Named Director of Krause Center /provost-notes/2026/01/dremann-94-named-director-of-krause-center/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:53:26 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=2144 Dremann, ’94, Named Director of Krause Center The Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics, the hub of leadership development curriculum at 91ÁÔÆæ, reopened after the winter furlough with a new director. Retired Col. Rich Dremann, ’94, comes to the position after a 30-year career in the Marine Corps. His new role places him in […]

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]]> January New Faculty Spotlight /provost-notes/2026/01/january-new-faculty-spotlight/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:52:01 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=2138 January New Faculty Spotlight Before joining 91ÁÔÆæ, Lindsay Harman, Ph.D., worked at the University of Denver as a counselor educator. She has 14 years of experience as a school counselor in a range of pre-K-12 public schools, with a specialty in comprehensive school counseling programming and school counselor supervision. It was in her role […]

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]]> Fall 2025 in D.C. /provost-notes/2026/01/fall-2025-in-dc/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:48:58 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=2132 Fall 2025 in D.C. Seven cadets spent the fall semester in Washington, D.C., taking full advantage of the city as a classroom. Through meetings, site visits and firsthand observation, they explored how government works. Even the federal government shutdown late in the semester became part of the learning. During the semester, the cadets met with […]

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]]> BSB Faculty Serves at Ronald McDonald House /provost-notes/2026/01/bsb-faculty-serves-at-ronald-mcdonald-house/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:47:32 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=2129 BSB Faculty Serves at Ronald McDonald House Members of the Baker School of Business got into the holiday spirit of giving at the end of the semester. They spent an evening cooking dinner at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston for families from out of town who were staying at the house while their […]

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]]> Strategic Management 91ÁÔÆæs Gain Real-World Insights at Boardroom Lunch /provost-notes/2026/01/insights-at-boardroom-lunch/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:45:11 +0000 /provost-notes/?p=2124 Strategic Management 91ÁÔÆæs Gain Real-World Insights at Boardroom Lunch At the end of November, students in strategic management classes took part in the new Boardroom Lunch initiative, featuring guest speaker Cody Baker, ’96, vice president of market and business development at Bushy Park, an industrial park in North Charleston. The event included classroom presentations and […]

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