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New Development Creates Healthcare Jobs for Those Trained to Manage Data
April 14, 2017Palmetto Primary Care Physicians’ $32 million expansion into the burgeoning Nexton development near Summerville will develop a six-building campus delivering primary, specialty and urgent care, and offer imaging and lab services. It will create 250 permanent jobs and signal a new vision: a continuum of care focused on outcomes rather than services delivered. That will…
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Message from the LGC Director – April 2017
April 1, 2017You may have noticed a flurry of news from the Lowcountry Graduate Center in recent months. That’s because there’s been a blizzard of activity with several big announcements. SC State is now accessible in the Lowcountry, with its new Healthcare Management concentration added to its existing, hybrid MBA program. It is designed for those wishing…
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South Carolina Voter Tool Kit
March 31, 2017In the last election, South Carolina received one of the lowest voter turnout rates across the nation. In order to ensure that your voice is heard, consider tips offered by this guest blog. Your local elected officials make decisions that determine sales taxes, infrastructure, and zoning that shapes city development and neighborhood quality. Your state legislators…
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Looking for a Good Career in High Demand? Consider Being a Paralegal
March 29, 2017Would you like to work in a law office without spending three long years accumulating debt in law school? Would you like to work on legal cases without being personally responsible for their outcome? Would you like to make a decent living doing interesting work in a comfortable setting? Are you organized and detail-oriented? Do…
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The 6 Best Search Engines for Academic Research
March 23, 2017You just cannot ignore the fact that when you think about searching online for your assignments and projects, the first name that comes to your mind is Google. However, when it comes to academic research, Google search engine does not serve the purpose as it does in most cases. Its search results are not perfect…
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The Education of Captain Bob Bromage
March 21, 2017Captain Bob Bromage has worked in law enforcement for 27 years. He’s served in the Army, worked as a homicide detective, and functions as the Beaufort sheriff’s public information officer. He’s got an associate’s degree and bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and attended a local leadership program in 1996 and the FBI national academy at…
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SCMEP Cavalry Rides to Rescue of Local Company
March 7, 2017When Dean Sproles took over Nanoscreen, a Hanahan-based manufacturer and distributor of automated liquid handling processes for the life science industry, the company was reeling. Its founder had left in 2012 and four CEOs had come and gone since. Sales had declined for five years, from several million to $1.15 million; the financial losses were…
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Learning the Business Behind Success
February 20, 2017“I was very reluctant to add anything to my already overloaded plate,” said Jehan Azad, principal at American Specialty Paint in Greenville, which makes stucco paint, colored with sand that doesn’t fade. “However the Spiro program actually improved my workload because it made me step back to re-organize, delegate and automate in my business. Overall…
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Lowcountry Graduate Center 2016 Fast Facts
January 31, 2017The Lowcountry Graduate Center was honored to host the Charleston County Legislative Delegation for their Joint Delegation Meeting on January 30, 2017. LGC Director, Nancy Muller, had the opportunity to provide an annual update to our local elected officials about the progress our organization has made in the past year. To learn more about these…
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Leadership Profile: Police Chief Carl Ritchie
November 16, 2016Chief Carl Ritchie was born and raised in the Charleston area, and to him, it is the perfect place to attend school and pursue a career. He knows and loves the Lowcountry. He is a perfect example of someone who has benefited and continues to benefit from advanced studies, training, and degrees. He is an…
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Free Educational Resources at your Local Library
November 3, 2016When asked about your local public library I’m sure most of you think of the long stacks of books that you can check out and take home with you. It is true that your local library is a great place to find printed copies of books that you might not be able to locate…
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Message from the LGC Director – November 2016
November 3, 2016I am delighted to welcome Anderson University (AU) as a partnering associate of the Lowcountry Graduate Center. Anderson University is a well-established, accredited, and recognized institution which represents a special and new chapter in the LGC’s 15-year history in that it is a private university, unlike the other state-supported institutions with which we have been…
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A Lifetime Dedicated to Overcoming Challenges
October 28, 2016Sandra Batt first knew that she wanted to pursue a career in project management while working for a financial institution in Charlotte, North Carolina. She had gained some experience working on large projects and grew to love the process. That is when she decided that she wanted to pursue a graduate degree to enhance her…
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Earn a Good Living by Having a Big Heart
October 28, 2016If you are you are working in the Lowcountry and want a career that offers a great deal of personal satisfaction, you may want to consider a career in social work. Opportunities in this growing metro area abound for the graduate with a master’s degree in social work (MSW). There are many groups needing specialized…
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Learning Strategies: Why Cite?
October 28, 2016Chances are, if you have ever attended a school in North America, you have been asked to cite your sources in papers. Why the emphasis on citation styles? Correctly citing sources is important to participate in an intellectual conversation. You give credit to those you quote and those whose ideas you build upon so that…
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Criminal Justice Studies Strengthening Communities One Leader at a Time
October 12, 2016With our news media inundated with reports of alleged police misconduct triggering protest movements, political figures and the public alike have found themselves questioning what measures need to be taken to alleviate such tensions and what lasting changes need to occur if community relations with law enforcement are to be improved. For George Ducworth, the…
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Setting Sail on a New Career in Silicon Harbor
September 19, 2016You’ve graduated from college and are working in the wonderful urban coastal setting that is Charleston, South Carolina. You may be thinking, “I wish I did not have to leave Charleston to advance in my specialty.” Or, “I wonder if there are other tech companies where I could get ahead, in Charleston? I like it…
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A Social Worker’s Role in Restoring Health to Military Veterans
July 26, 2016Social workers in the health and mental health fields serve a diverse population, and are frequently trained to work with a wide spectrum of patients as clients, including a variety of age groups, as well as individuals from a range of professional, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds. In the wake of increased military deployment, professional social…
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Must-Have Project Management Skills for Career Advancement
June 24, 2016From highways to video games, the vast majority of the products and services we use on a daily basis are generated through project-based processes. These processes are generally executed by a coordinated team of professionals, and led by a manager who sees the project through from concept to completion. Project Managers are involved with all aspects…
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An Engineer Invests in her Future
June 9, 2016Faced with limited growth opportunities and a stagnant economy, Meredith Snyder opted to invest in herself. A Charleston-area manufacturing engineer, Snyder had become discouraged with the lack of advancement possibilities available – particularly at the height of a recession. Her research into advancement possibilities led her to the Lowcountry Graduate Center (LGC) and, particularly, the…
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Greater Summerville / Dorchester County Teacher of the Year Luncheon
May 23, 2016The Greater Summer / Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce recently held their Teacher of the Year Luncheon on May 19 to recognize the top teachers from Dorchester County schools, both public and private. The Lowcountry Graduate Center was thrilled to be able to celebrate our community’s educators as a sponsor of this event. 2016 Teachers…
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Message from the LGC Director – May 2016
May 23, 2016Over my career – whether working in corporate finance, marketing management, or in patient advocacy and public health education – I have probably relied on the analysis of quantitative data using descriptive, inferential, and multivariate statistics more than any other single skill set. Something as simple as frequency distributions can render clarity and understanding to…
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College of Charleston Offering Statistics Courses at the LGC
May 23, 2016The College of Charleston Department of Mathematics recently announced the offering of two summer semester graduate-level Statistics courses, which will be live-streamed to the Lowcountry Graduate Center. The courses, Resampling Methods in Statistics and Time Series Analysis, are directed at students with a solid background in mathematics, and offer a combination of theoretical insights and…
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Clemson University Conducting Cyberinfrastructure Research
April 19, 2016Cloud computing has become a ubiquitous component of our online lives, allowing users on-demand access to third-party storage solutions. CloudLab, a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is looking to build on this infrastructural technology in developing flexible, scientific cloud architecture for the US research community. The project is being conducted by a…
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Pursuing an Education in the Land of Opportunity
April 12, 2016When Isaac Nyangena immigrated to the United States, he came in search of the ‘land of opportunity,’ but soon discovered that the greatest opportunities are accessed through higher education. It is this discovery that has driven Nyangena’s career and academic pursuits, eventually leading him to pursue the M.S. in Project Management, offered by The Citadel…
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Poverty and the Achievement Gap
March 29, 2016Fifty-eight percent of children enrolled in South Carolina schools are being raised in poverty, a reality tied to potentially damaging consequences, including food insecurity, inadequate nutrition and health care, substandard childcare, and homelessness. Of the wide-reaching implications of childhood poverty, one issue that often comes to the fore is the widening achievement gap between children…
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Want to boost student literacy? ‘Begin With Books’
March 24, 2016Editorial – Post and Courier By Nancy Muller, Director, Lowcountry Graduate Center I am impressed by the common voice across neighborhoods throughout Charleston expressing urgency to improve the state’s alarming rates of reading deficiency in public schools. Post and Courier reporter Deanna Pan captured this in her March 8 article “Town hall addresses S. C….
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Growth in the Health Services Sector Provides Opportunities for Charleston Residents
March 14, 2016The Charleston metro-area is currently experiencing a population boom, with an estimated 40 people moving to the Lowcountry every day. The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce has predicted that this burgeoning number of tri-county residents will result in economic growth in all job sectors, including medical and health services. The medical and health services sector…
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CREATE of SC: Helping to Develop South Carolina’s Special Education Workforce
March 9, 2016In 2003, South Carolina schools were facing a personnel crisis. The recently enacted No Child Left Behind legislation (replaced in 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act), required that states comply with a mandate to employ appropriately licensed and highly qualified teachers, yet – at that time – approximately 40% of South Carolina special education…
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Career Opportunities in the Social Work Field
March 1, 2016The social work profession is a diverse and rewarding field, offering practitioners multiple venues for effecting positive change within their communities. Social workers are trained to be attuned to the needs of specific groups or individuals, and devote their careers to developing the resources necessary to best serve their communities; improving the circumstances of those…
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Message from the LGC Director – January 2016
January 13, 2016One of the Lowcountry Graduate Center’s (LGC) highest priority sectors for graduate education is K-12 Education for teachers and leadership. We are actively addressing our goal with the launch of Literacy Education (M.Ed. and Graduate Certificate) from The Citadel, with classes beginning at our North Charleston facility in Summer 2016, and the University of Charleston,…
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Read To Succeed: Changing the Landscape of Literacy Education in South Carolina
January 13, 2016Literacy – the ability to comprehend, create, and communicate the meaning of written or printed materials – is a critical component of human social interaction and economic life. A skill that typically emerges during early childhood, literacy has an overall impact on student learning – influencing how knowledge is acquired, and how information is analyzed….
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Career Changers: Opportunities for Entering the Education Field
January 13, 2016Individuals who are looking to move into a more meaningful vocation should consider the myriad opportunities available within the Education field. Teaching, in particular, offers the potential to engage directly with the community, while making a significant impact in the lives of its members. The South Carolina Department of Education offers multiple pathways for entering the…
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5 Signs You’re A Cyberchondriac
October 28, 2015We’ve all consulted Dr. Google from time to time. But when does the search for answers online go from perfectly normal to potentially problematic? Ask yourself if these experiences sound familiar. You Can’t Stop After Just One Result Compulsively clicking through multiple sites puts you at risk of believing info that may not be backed…
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BEGIN WITH BOOKS Event Highlights Community Action in Literacy Education
October 28, 2015On Thursday October 1st, a dedicated group of program directors, educators, and advocates trudged through Charleston’s historic rainfall to launch the expansion of BEGIN WITH BOOKS with a North Charleston campaign event at the Lowcountry Graduate Center. BEGIN WITH BOOKS is a local nonprofit, and affiliate of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, that delivers free books…
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Did you know? Tech tips to help you complete your degree.
October 28, 2015Did you know? There are a lot of technologies and services available to help you complete your degree at the Lowcountry Graduate Center: More than 20 rooms are Skype-ready. We can host up to 9 simultaneous callers, and send content back and forth between parties. These rooms are available for students to use for both…
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Unleash Ideas with MindMaps
October 28, 2015Mindmapping can be a great way to approach a research project, to explore ideas and see connections between ideas, or to plan a party. Creating a mindmap can free your ideas and show associations that can become avenues of research. There aren’t any rules to mindmapping. You can even mindmap in an outline, if…
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Message from the LGC Director – October 2015
October 28, 2015It is the end of my first two years as Director of the Lowcountry Graduate Center (LGC) and my passage into the public sector from 36 years spent working in the private sector. Marking this anniversary, I gave a briefing to the Charleston Legislative Delegation. We were privileged to host the meeting on October 19th,…
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A Mother’s Journey to Become a Social Work Professional
August 10, 2015Dalina Rainey’s pursuit of a graduate degree first began almost four years ago while she was doing intensive in-home counseling in Virginia. She was working with at-risk youth and when she saw the type of impact she could have on the lives of her clients she was inspired. “I said to myself there has to…
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Farmers and Festivals: Investing Locally
July 14, 2015(photo credit to Brendan DeBrincat) How can you live in the Greater Charleston area and not know about the annual Lowcountry “Bluesberry” Jam & Blueberry Festival? This delicious tradition just got through its fifth successful year of blueberry fun for everyone, and we can’t wait until it comes around again. The festival takes place in…