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Extras - Great Reasons to Work at The College of Charleston!
Events:
Almost every day and evening there is a lecture, poetry reading, concert or play at The College of Charleston. Check the newspaper or our Home Page http://www.cofc.edu for updated schedules of events.
Arts and Theater:
"The School presents an exciting season of musical events, plays, dance performances, lectures, and gallery exhibits, including the popular Monday Night Concert Series, the International Piano Series, and International Guitar Series, and the Addleston and Simons lectures in Art History and Historic Preservation. In the summer, we produce many of the events that are a part of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival and provide intern support to the City of Charleston Cultural Affairs Office and Spoleto Festival USA. "
Quoted from The School of The Arts Webpage
http://www.cofc.edu/sota/
Please visit their website for a listing of events
Involvement:
Campus News Events: Whenever there is an event that significantly impacts the employees of the College, President Benson will hold a meeting to announce or discuss the event and field questions of interest or concern.
Wellness:
Fitness: Our pool, gymnasium and weight room are available to assist our employees. Available hours are posted at each site.
S.A.V.E. (Strategies to Assist Valued Employees) SAVE is an assessment, short-term counseling, referral and follow-up service for employees and dependents who want assistance in dealing with the stress caused by life changes. Brochures are available in Human Resources or call (843) 747-5327. Brochure
Staff Development: Certain classes, seminars and/or workshops that directly relate to your job may be eligible for reimbursement. Application and approval is required prior to registration.
Staff Training: After six (6) months in a permanent postion, you may apply to take courses for credit at The College of Charleston. Your supervisor's approval is required and courses are generally taken after working hours. A passing grade is required and you must be employed throughout the course. Please see the Cougar Trail https://cougartrail.cofc.edu for application procedure and qualifications.
Training and Development: Human Resources offers a variety of classes and workshops that range from job specific skills to interesting brown bag lunch presentations. http://www/cofc.edu/~humres.training
Other: Browse around The College of Charleston website and you will find a great many opportunities to further your knowledge and skills. For instance, we have a Toastmasters Club http://www.cofc.edu/~tmasters on Campus that welcomes new members!
Sports:
Support our Men's and Women's Teams! http://www.cofcsports.com
Children:
Our dependent children have the opportunity to attend our Early Childhood Development Center on a space available basis. http://www.cofc.edu/%7Echild/
Food:
We have access to a variety of menus from Liberty Street Fresh Foods to a newly updated Food Court featuring restaurants such as Chick-Fil-A, Burger King and an Asian Express.
Libraries and Bookstores:
Our library is available to all employees and our new state-of-art library opened in January 2005 http://www.cofc.edu/%7Elibrary/. The Bookstore offers a 10% discount to employees (candy and textbooks excluded) http://shop.efollett.com/htmlroot/storehome/collegeofcharleston638.html
History:
Just walking through our campus is a study in history but of particular note:
Avery Research Center (African American History) http://www.cofc.edu/avery/
John Rivers Communications Museum
http://www.cofc.edu/~jrmuseum/