'Campus Conversations' reveal student resilience
Students have have faced many challenges due to COVID-19, and their stories of resilience have become prominent topics in our weekly "Campus Conversations."
Student Gateway
Keep Carolina safe
You have a critical role in reducing the spread of COVID-19 on campus and in the Carolina Community. Demonstrate your commitment to keep UofSC in good health by being a part of #IPledgeColumbia and honoring the pledge wherever you are.
Let's Get to Work
Check out this week's highlighted jobs, internships, co-ops and service opportunities from YOUR UofSC career finder, Handshake.
10 Tips for Succeeding in Online Classes
Follow these suggestions for success as remote class days and finals approach.
Announcements
Winter break parking option now available for student permit holders
If you're planning on leaving your vehicle on campus, there is now a centrally located parking option available for student permit holders in Bull Street Garage, Gate 3 in the hourly parking area – across from the Student Center for Health and Well-Being.
Accelerated study plans
On Your Time Initiatives offers several accelerated study plans that can help you graduate early. Accelerated study plans take advantage of alternative sessions, like Summer Semester and Winter Session, so you can complete the same coursework in less time and while accruing less debt.
UofSC announces upcoming Apple authorized campus store
The University of South Carolina announced a partnership with Apple Inc. to open an Apple Authorized Campus Store (AACS) in early 2021 in the heart of the Columbia. This store will be the first of its kind in the region and only the second AACSs in the nation managed and operated by students.
Abandoned bikes will be tagged Nov. 16-20
The University of South Carolina’s Parking and Transportation Services will start tagging bikes deemed to be abandoned on the Columbia campus this week, according to university policy.
Consider taking Winter Session courses
Take accelerated online courses over your winter break to catch up, get ahead or stay on track for graduation. The upcoming winter session will start on Dec. 28 and conclude on Jan. 17.
SLDC educational session applications are open »
The Student Leadership and Diversity Conference is accepting educational session applications for our 2021 virtual conference from now until Dec. 4. Students, Graduate Assistants, Staff, Faculty and Community members are encouraged to apply.
Student Events
National AIDS Memorial Quilt Virtual Display
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020
Location: See event description for more details.
SMART Recovery Family and Friends
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020
Location: See event description for more details.
Online Event: The Principle of Aesthetic Disinterest: Giovanni Battista Piranesi & the Lisbon Earthquake of 1755
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020
Location: University Libraries Virtual Event
Carolina Community Coalition Meeting
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020
Location: See event description for more details.
Student Choreography Showcase
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020
Location: See event description for more details.
Dates and Deadlines
Reading Day
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020
Reading Day
Friday, Dec. 4, 2020
Final Examinations (includes exams on Saturdays)
Ongoing through Monday, Dec. 14, 2020
Virtual Commencement Exercises
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020
Classes Begin
Monday, Jan. 11, 2021
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Monday, Jan. 18, 2021
Last day to change/drop a course without a grade of 'W' being recorded (part of term 30)
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021
Last Day to Apply for May Graduation
Monday, Feb. 15, 2021
Presidents' Day Holiday
Monday, Feb. 15, 2021
Tools and Resources
Stories for Students
7 things to know in the fight against 'fake news'
If you’ve ever come across a story or image or video online and thought to yourself, “There’s no way this is real,” there’s a good chance you were right. Fake news is a growing threat, and advances in technology are making it harder to spot. Two researchers in the College of Information and Communications discuss what it is, how it works and what can be done to address it.
Drawing on both sides of the brain
If you think the visual arts and the hard sciences don’t mix, think again. Or maybe just talk to Eliza Stierle. The Dayton, Ohio, native and 2020 University of South Carolina graduate double-majored in studio art and biology (with a minor in art history) and aspires to become a medical illustrator.
Garnet Apple award winner: Hayden Smith
Take a criminal justice course with Hayden Smith, and at some point in the semester, you’ll probably find yourself behind bars, inside a 6-by-9-foot cell. You might also hear voices and see hallucinations, just like inmates diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.