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Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston.

FOCUS: Meet Steve Osborne, interim president of the College of Charleston

By Mike Robertson, College of Charleston  |  Stephen C. Osborne became the interim president of the College of Charleston on  July 2 following the retirement of President Glenn F. McConnell ’69.

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Osborne, however, is not new to the college, having served as a senior advisor to McConnell for the past year and before that as executive vice president and chief financial officer for the college from 2006 to 2017.

As he takes the helm of his alma mater, Osborne shared some details about himself and his plans for the college in the coming months as the Board of Trustees works toward identifying CofC’s 23rd president.

by · 07/09/2018 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news
Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston.

GOOD NEWS:  Wonder where the nation’s prettiest campus is?

Staff reports  |  An online poll by one of the nation’s premier travel magazines finds the College of Charleston to be the nation’s prettiest college campus according to readers who took the poll. Also in Good News: Seismic testing; Trident Tech’s free application day; Food help for vets; and John’s Island book sale.

College of Charleston President Glenn McConnell says he's the first president in 178 years to be a graduate of the college.  His diploma is in the background.  (Photo by Andy Brack).

McConnell starting to have a little fun

By Andy Brack | Glenn McConnell is starting to enjoy being president of the College of Charleston.

“I couldn’t have given you that answer in July,” says the longtime former West Ashley senator who grudgingly became lieutenant governor in 2012 before taking over the college.

Within 30 minutes of beginning as new president last year, members of the basketball team told him they didn’t want to play for the coach. That kerfuffle …

by · 02/16/2015 · Comments are Disabled · Good news