Join Us For Spirit Week on the Downtown Palmer Campus

Palmer Campus, in collaboration with Cosmetology, Health Sciences, Film, Media and Visual Arts, and the Culinary Institute of Charleston, has planned a week of student-driven activities for Spirit Week 2017.

The week kicks off Monday, Oct. 30, with a student welcome event in the campus courtyard and park. Spirit Week will continue with a Safety Awareness Fair Tuesday, Oct. 31, College Transfer Fair Wednesday, Nov. 1, and Health Expo for Trident Tech students Thursday, Nov. 2. The week will conclude with Eastside Day on Friday, Nov. 3. All events are free of charge.

Eastside Day is held to celebrate Trident Tech students and the heritage of the Eastside community. This year a special red-carpet event, The Pillars of Palmer, will be held on Eastside Day. Pillars of Palmer are individuals or groups who have played an instrumental role in the partnership between Palmer Campus and the Eastside community. This year’s honorees are Mary Edwards, Gerald Mackey, Dr. Susan Williams and the Eastside Community Development Corporation, represented by the four past presidents. The program will include video presentations and the unveiling of portraits of the honorees created by Trident Tech students. The event begins at 10 a.m. in the amphitheater, immediately followed by a gallery opening in the campus library.

For times and locations of Spirit Week 2017 activities, click here. For more information, contact Regina Smart at regina.smart@tridenttech.edu or ext. 5562.

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Incluza-Palooza to Benefit the Charleston Clemente Course on Nov 1!

Incluza-Palooza rescheduled to Nov 1

Global Awareness Week: Sept 11-15

Global Awareness Week: Incluza-Palooza in the Palmer Amphitheater on Sept 13th

Come join us for an exciting night of comedy, music, dance, and spoken word! First performed in March 2017 at the College's of Charleston's Gender Equity Week, Incluza-Palooza goes global this time around. We are thrilled to be bringing Incluza-Palooza to Global Awareness Week at Trident Technical College's downtown Palmer campus on  Wednesday, 9/13, 6:30-8:30 PM. They continue their mission of "Unity Through Entertainment and Action" and this time the proceeds will be directly benefiting the wonderful Charleston Clemente Course at Trident Technical College.

Two Global Awareness Week Door Prizes Won at Palmer

Each year, Global Awareness Week features a door decorating content. This year, Kenya Wintjen’s “What’s in your sushi?” door design took first place. However, two of our Palmer folks, Connie Bryant and Tiffany Buggs, also placed in the top four. Tiffany Buggs, who is the guru of the Academic Hub, said that what she was trying to show with her door was, “Steaming around the world for new ideas and education.” She further said that she enjoys entering the door contest because “It’s fun, brings out my creativity, and gives me a therapy break from my busy work schedule.”  She encourages others to get involved next year. She says, “It’s fun! And it allows you to explore your creativity.”

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.