Spring Career Fair on April 6th on Main Campus

Dress for Success Event on March 31

What: Dress for Success

When: Thursday, March 31, 4:30 – 6:30

Where: The Library Commons 229

Dr. Susan Millar Williams to Appear in Documentary about South Carolina Pulitzer Prize Winners

Dr. Susan Millar Williams, a Palmer faculty member, is heading to Columbia this week to film an episode in the forthcoming documentary, “From the Jazz Age to the Digital Age: Pulitzer Prize Winners in South Carolina.” There will be three, 30-minute programs. The first will feature South Carolina’s living Pulitzer Prize commenters and columnists. The second 30-minute program will feature four of South Carolina’s living Pulitzer Prize winning reporters. The third program will examine the significance and lasting impact of the late Julia Peterkin, South Carolina’s only recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in literature. Williams is the author of the biography A Devil and a Good Woman, Too: The Lives of Julia Peterkin.

Weighing Your Options: the Pros and Cons of Withdrawing

What: An informative session will assist students in making the best decision concerning withdrawals

When: Tuesday, March 29, 10:45am and 5:15pm

 

Where: Student Success Center, Room 226, Palmer Campus

GED Classes at Palmer Campus Starting Soon!

Local Holocaust Survivor to Speak

"One Brief Moment" by Dzeni (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons

What: Global Awareness Week Event

When: Tuesday, March 29, 10:15-11:45

Where: Palmer Auditorium (room 182)

Who: Mary Lou Ippolito hosts speaker Joe Engel

Come hear Holocaust survivor Joe Engel speak about his life and lessons he learned. In 1939, when the Germans invaded Poland, Joe Engel experienced the misery of a ghetto, concentration camps, and the death march of Auschwitz before he finally escaped from a cattle train in 1945. The only surviving members of his immediate family were two brothers and a sister. 

New Program Allows Students Wanting a Bachelor's Degree to Skype with Four-Year College Advisors

By Nova Edwards

On March 14th 2016, TTC launched their newest initiative to help transfer students get in touch with college admission representatives from across the state. Now transfer students can meet online via Skype with the following colleges: The College of Charleston, The Citadel, Clemson, USC-Columbia, and Palmetto College-USC online. Palmer students can learn more about how to sign up for these sessions by visiting The Transfer Information Resource Center in Palmer Room 102.

Do Girls Around the World Deserve to be Educated? A Women's History Month Event

What: Selections from the film Girl Rising and discussion

When: Tuesday, March 29th, 10:45-11:45 during the Student Activity Period

Where: Room 152, Palmer Campus

Who: Hosted by the Academic Hub, the Transfer Information Resource Center, and the Transfer Scholars at Palmer Campus. Discussion led by Dr. Amy Hudock.

Come join us to celebrate Women’s History Month. We will have food, drink, and fun watching selections from the film Girl Rising and discussing the question that is, unfortunately, still too often asked: do girls around the world deserve to be educated?

We know that educating girls is the smartest investment of our time. When girls are educated, communities thrive and economies grow. Yet 62 million girls are missing from classrooms worldwide, and tremendous opportunities are lost. Girl Rising explores solutions to the problem. 

"Dress for Success" Event on Tuesday, March 22