Health Science Career Fair Worth the Drive to Main Campus in North Charleston

Take Your Best Guess! How Many M&M's are in the Jar?

The Clemente Players Present "Smoke on the Mountain"

Spring Fling 2017 on April 10th!

Dress for Success Clothing Event on Thursday, March 23, 2017 in Library Commons

Save the Date for Spring Fling 2017 on April 10th

College Transfer Tips

Dress for Success Clothing Drive March 6-17th

Register for GED Classes at TTC's Downtown Palmer Campus on April 3rd and 5th

Want to Become a "Master Student?"

Want to become a "master student?"  Then the course COL 102 - College Skills may be for you.  This course includes such topics as career planning, study skills, leadership, stress management, self-esteem, and others designed to facilitate student success.  You can take it in the classroom or online, and it will help you in whatever you do! 

Palmer Campus offering Writing for Social Media Class starting March 13th

The Palmer Campus will be offering Writing for Social Media (ENG 263) starting March 13th.

Social media helps raise money for social justice, run political campaigns, sell products, raise awareness, organize movements, and more. This course will introduce you to the principles behind writing for social media, as well as explore some of the more popular social media platforms. Over time, the platforms will change and develop, but the principles behind the communication will remain steady.  This course will help you learn those principles so that when the technology changes, you can adapt to new audiences and virtual environments. 

 The course will start with principles of social media marketing, and then apply those principles to different genres of social media. Each genre has its own approach, and your writing will need to adapt to the different formats, audiences, and purposes. Throughout the course, you will develop a marketing plan showing how you will use these genres to promote an idea, a product, a business, or a cause. In end, you will write a marketing proposal to sell your plan. 

• Week 1: Principles of Social Media Writing and Content Management
• Week 2: Macro Blogging: Tubmlr, WordPress, Blogger, or Wikis
• Week 3: Micro Blogging: Twitter, or Facebook
• Week 4: Image-Based: Instagram, Pinterest, or Snapchat
• Week 5: Video-Based: YouTube, TedTalks, Vine, or Skype
• Week 6: Slide-Format: Prezi or Slideshare
• Week 7: The Marketing Proposal

The course is offered MWF at 12:40-2:35, and the prerequisite is ENG 101.  The course is part of the Certificate in Professional Writing. 

Free HIV Testing on TTC Downtown Palmer Campus March 20th

New Downtown Palmer Faculty Member: Michelle Lee

Michelle earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology degree from the University of Georgia and moved to Charleston in 1998 to begin her Masters of Science in Marine Biology degree from the College of Charleston.  Michelle began teaching as an adjunct at the downtown Palmer Campus during graduate school and continued to do so over the course of the next several years. After graduate school, she worked as a Research Assistant for CofC and MUSC, with studies focused in the reproductive biology and immunology of sea turtle and dolphin species, respectively.  During this time, she realized that teaching was her passion in life, so she entered the SC alternative certification program and earned her teaching certificate.  

After teaching Biology, Marine Biology, and Environmental Science for ten years at James Island Charter High, Michelle was thrilled to be offered a full-time faculty position at TTC in 2015.  She teaches Anatomy & Physiology and Introductory Biology and was offered an office transfer from Main to Palmer Campus last semester.  When she’s not teaching, Michelle treasures spending time with her boyfriend, Steven, and cattle dog, Lupe. They enjoy stand-up paddleboarding, cooking vegan delights, crocheting, gardening, participating in community service events, and supporting the live music scene in Charleston.

Check Out the New Bones and Body Parts in the TTC Downtown Library

by Michelle Lee 

We are pleased to announce a new collaborative effort between the Biological Sciences and the Library at the downtown Palmer Campus. Palmer’s BIO210 students now have access to eleven of the anatomical models used in the 210 lab, as Reserve Materials in the library. TTC students can check out a model (with answer key) using their TTC ID and take advantage of the comfortable study space in the library. This is beneficial for students, as they can now study for lab assessments outside of their scheduled lab class.

The downtown Palmer Library (Room 229) is open Mon.-Thurs. 7:30 am-8 pm and Fri. 7:30 am-4 pm.

If you do not have a Student ID yet, please stop by Room 121 (Mon.-Thurs. 8 am-6 pm, Fri. 8 am-5 pm).  Models currently available include:  cell, skin, disarticulated skeleton, skull, knee, muscle fiber, arm muscles, leg muscles, neuron, brain, and spinal cord.

East Side History Series: Michele Moore’s East Side Roots - 89 Drake Street and 21 Cooper Street

 by Susan Millar Williams, Ph. D. 

Michele Moore

The Palmer Campus is proud to claim author Michele Moore, who brought Sounds of the Cigar Factory to Eastside Day 2015 and then took the stellar cast—many of whom were Trident Technical College students, faculty, and staff—on to highly acclaimed performances at Piccolo Spoleto and the Pat Conroy Literary Festival. Michele’s novel was recently awarded the 2016 David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction.

Michele’s roots on the East Side run deep. The photograph above shows her grandmother, Alice Cahill, relaxing at 89 Drake Street, just across the street from the factory where her aunt and other family members worked making cigars. The house, which they rented, no longer exists—it was on the site now occupied by our campus, and was probably torn down to make way for C.A. Brown High School around 1960. Alice had twin sisters, Ruby and Pearl, and a brother named Laurence. Around this time, according to census records, they were living with their mother, Nell, and her sister Agnes Blake. Alice later married John Moore, who lived just around the corner at 21 Cooper Street. That house, too, is no more, and the site is used as a parking lot.  

Alice Cahill, Michele Moore’s grandmother, sits on the porch at
her home on Drake Street, around 1920.

This snapshot gives us a window on East Side life in the early twentieth century. Alice—who I think looks a little like Michele—is sitting in a porch swing sporting a fashionable middy blouse. Her dog is in the foreground, and behind her we can catch a glimpse of the interior of her home.

If you have snapshots of East Side houses, events, people, or even pets, whatever the time period, we would love to have copies for our archives! We will be glad to scan and return the originals. For more information, please contact me at susan.williams@tridenttech.edu.    

For more information: 

• To find out more about the novel from the University of South Carolina Press
• On The Cigar Factory and the 2016 David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction
• To buy the the book locally at Buxton Books (signed copies available)
• To buy the book online: The Cigar Factory.
• To connect with the author on the Cigar Factory Facebook page

Study Abroad in Ireland during Maymester 2017 with TTC Business Technology

Veteran and Active-Duty Military Services at TTC's Downtown Palmer Campus

GET STARTED 

If you are veteran or are on active duty, we can take care of your needs here on the Downtown Palmer Campus. Your point of contact is Marlina Husser, who can help you:

• Enroll
• Start your paper work for financial aid
• Send your documents to Main Campus for certification

You can find her in room 122 (Dean's Office area) and reach her by phone at (843) 722-5553 or by email at marlina.husser@tridenttech.edu 

GET SUPPORT

The VETS Center is a veterans and active duty military only place to study and relax.

Rm. 105A (inside the Spot Cafe)

Monday-Thursday, 7 am - 6 pm 

Friday, 7 am - 5 pm

843-722-5526

VETERANS UPWARD BOUND

Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) is a free pre-college program that helps eligible U. S. military veterans brush up on their academic skills. You can meet with Veterans Upward Bound on the downtown Palmer Campus on Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00 pm in room 226 F. For more information.