Monday 4/22

Happy Earth Day! ��

J. Solomon commemoration and lecture:
Dr. Johnny Houston, co-founder of the National Association of Mathematicians
4:30 – 6:30 pm
Capstone Campus Room
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Discover USC Panel
6:00 – 7:00 pm
RHUU 205
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Stargazing at the Melton Memorial Observatory
8:00 – 10:00 pm
Melton Observatory 201
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Tuesday 4/23

Clyburn Lecture - Turbulent Times: Navigating Towards Health Equity
10:00 – 11:00 am
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
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Farmers Market
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
RHUU Greene Street
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Tech Talk Tuesday- Social Computing and Health Informatics: Mining Big Twitter Data in regard to Diabetes, Diet, Exercise, and Obesity
12:00 pm
915 Greene Street, Discovery 1, Room 140
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Black Communities in North Carolina and South Carolina
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Capstone Campus Room
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Wednesday 4/24

Muscles in Brussels: The EUs Economic Authority in Comparative and Theoretical Perspective
4:00 – 5:30 pm
Gambrell 431
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Pre-Law Career Night
5:30 pm
Gambrell 153
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Thursday 4/25

Nursing Research & Scholarship Day
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Hilton Columbia Center Ballroom
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Service of Remembrance
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Rutledge Chapel
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Physics & Astronomy Colloquium: "The Role of Supermassive Black Holes in the Growth of Galaxies"
4:15 – 5:15 pm
Jones 409
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USC New Sounds Quartet Concert
4:30 – 5:30 pm
School of Music Recital Hall
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Physics & Astronomy Public Lecture: "Galaxies and Supermassive Black Holes at the Edge of Time"
7:00 – 8:30 pm
Darla Moore School of Business 101
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SCHC Goes to the Theater: The Great Gatsby
8:00 pm
Trustus Theater
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Friday 4/26

Discover USC 2019
9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
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CPE Open Studios: A Midsummer Night's Dream
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Center for Performance Experiment
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Spring 2019 Seminar Series with Dr. Travis Williams
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Jones 006
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Midnight in Chernobyl: A Presentation and Book Reading by Adam Higginbotham
4:30 – 6:30 pm
Hollings Library
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Dates & Deadlines:


4/29 Make a Mess to Destress ft. Bob Ross painting
5/9 Honors College Revocation Ceremony




Summer Opportunities ��

Smithsonian Open Door Externship
Spend three weeks exploring Smithsonian Museums behind the scenes and earn Honors course credit while living in Washington, D.C. May 13-30. Open to all majors – no prerequisites or previous experience required. Costs: $540 program fee, $1850 housing fee and UofSC tuition. 3 SCHC credit hours. Contact Dr. David Moscowitz for details.

MIT Summer Opportunity
For STEM, humanities and other disciplines
Join a team of dedicated instructors, teaching assistants, residential advisors and mentors to help empower passionate high school seniors from across the country to develop the confidence and skills needed to pursue careers in STEM. More here.

Summer 2019 ethnographic research project
This summer project in Detroit, Michigan will emphasize the experiences that low-income people of color and immigrants have with urban “revitalization.” Students may earn 8 university credits for participation.  Contact Daniel B Freedman PhD, MSW, LISW-CP for more info.

Need a home in DC this summer?
Do you have an internship in DC this summer? Live in a three-story town home two blocks from the capital with other UofSC students. June 1-August 17, 2019, $3500. (Ask about May housing.) Contact Julie Hutt at jhutt@mailbox.sc.edu
And if you're looking for a home in NYC this summer, check out this opportunity.



More opportunities! ��

South Caroliniana Library Student Assistant  
Work 15 hours per week each assisting with daily library operations. Primary duties: Regular reference desk hours to assist researchers; Assist with reference questions and reproduction requests; Guide visitors in the proper handling of historic collections; Assist with entering and updating finding aid data in ArchivesSpace; Retrieve and reshelve requested items; Use circulation software to check in items sent from off-site storage locations. Secondary duties: Help prepare incoming published materials for permanent storage; Assist with the arrangement and description of incoming manuscript collections, as needed; Assist with small in-house conservation projects, such as building housings for fragile volumes; Help update and maintain materials housed in vertical file collections. Preferred qualifications: Familiarity with special collections libraries and the demonstrated ability to handle rare and historic items with care. To apply send resume/cv and a writing sample to Edward Blessing, edwardb@mailbox.sc.edu by 5/22.


Volunteer with Global Carolina 
Global Carolina offers multiple programs that pair current USC students with international students coming to the university to study. Gain valuable cross-cultural experience and earn credits towards the GLD (Graduation with Leadership Distinction). Whether helping a student to practice English, helping someone to adjust to life as a new Gamecock, or simply hanging out as friends, Global Carolina has a program for you! Programs are currently taking applications for Fall 2019. More>>



Pet of the month: 
Kody the axolotl. Thanks, Gwen!
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