Alumni and Friends
Alumni Survey
Get involved and stay connected! Please take a moment to complete the 2023 Alumni Survey powered by the CofC Geology Board of Advocates.
College of Charleston Geology Alumni - 2023 Survey
Upcoming Events
Charleston Alumni Monthly Happy Hour
Monthly happy hours will be held the second Thursday of every month, unless otherwise noted. Times and location subject to change.
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Thursday, May 4 | Alumni Weekend
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Holy City Brewing
Thursday, April 13
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Harold's Cabin
Thursday, March 9
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Commonhouse Aleworks
Thursday, February 9
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Edmund's Oast Brewpub
Thursday, January 12
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Revelry Brewing
Thursday, November 10 | Inclement weather cancellation
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Santi's Restaurante Mexicano
Thursday, October 13 | Oyster Roast
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Holy City Brewing
Thursday, September 8
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Bedford Falls CHS
Thursday, August 11
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Island Cabana Bar at Seabreeze Marina
Thursday, July 14
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Share House
Thursday, June 16
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Salty Mike's
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- Alumni News
Past Events
ROCKSHOP 2022 Alumni-Student Community Connection Event
Geology & Environmental Geosciences alumni, faculty, and friends at a happy hour oyster roast at Holy City Brewing, Thursday, October 13, 2022.
Geology & Environmental Geosciences alumni panel with current students, Friday, October 14, 2022
2022 Spring Alumni Weekend Welcome Reception
San Salvador, Bahamas Trip
From March 5-12, 2022, a group of CofC alumni travelled to San Salvador, Bahamas led by Dr. James Carew as part of the Alumni Reunion Tour. The group stayed at the Gerace Research Centre, and the group explored some of the islands geologic features, such as pink sand beaches, coral reefs, and caves. Check out this highlight video from the 2014-2015 trip!
Group of Geology alumni at the Cockburntown Fossil Reef.
CofC alumni at a lighthouse in San Salvador.
Fall 2021 Alumni Social
Group of Geology alumni shucking oysters at Holy City Brewing.
Group of Geology alumni gathered at Holy City Brewing.
Alumni Spotlight
Clara Meier '20
Meet Clara Meier, also known as “Clara Caldera,” who graduated from the Honors College at CofC with a Bachelor of Science in Geology in May 2020.
Clara hiking through the Wrangell-St. Elias Preserve in Alaska.
During her undergraduate experience, Clara conducted research with Professor Theodore “Teddy” Them that focused on using Mercury (Hg) as a proxy for studying past and present climate change events. This research led her to her undergraduate thesis which focused on analyzing and interpreting Hg sediments from the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) to determine what may have caused this climate change event. Her research also allowed her to conduct summer field work in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias Nature Preserve. Clara was also an active member and eventual captain of the women’s Ultimate Frisbee team.
Clara working on Kit Carson in Colorado to reroute a summit trail for hikers. Lots of rocks!
In June 2021 Clara accepted a yearlong AmeriCorps individual placement position in Santa Fe, New Mexico working in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office. The BLM is a government organization that oversees all of America’s public lands.
One of Clara’s favorite memories is the senior roast (a Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences tradition) for the class of 2019! Covid cancelled the senior roast for Clara’s graduating class, but she remembers watching the roast as a Junior and thinking how funny, unique and special the tradition is. “It’s not often you find a department as closely knit as this one,” says Clara.
Clara thanks all the faculty in the Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences for creating such an amazing college experience that was truly one of a kind.
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