USC Coordinating Office for Community Engagement & Service

04/14/2014

The 2013-2014 survey results can be found on the COCES website: http://www.sc.edu/provost/communityengagement/survey.shtml

04/10/2014

Our Statewide Community Engagement Map has been updated with the 2013-2014 projects! Take a look: http://www.sc.edu/provost/communityengagement/statewide.shtml

Red and black areas indicate various concentrations of engagement activities. By zooming in on the map, these areas separate into individual red or black dots. Red dots represent single-county projects or programs and black dots represent multi-county initiatives.

04/07/2014

Our April features are posted! Learn more about Nature-Based Inquiry & the Impact of Incarceration on Families: http://www.sc.edu/provost/communityengagement/

The Carolina LifeSong Initiative provides piano lessons and music experiences for students with autism and other special needs. This unique program is the result of the work of Dr. Scott Price - a leading figure in the piano pedagogy field.

03/31/2014

We received over 230 community engagement projects and activities submitted to our most recent survey! Thanks to all of our Columbia-based and Regional Campus faculty and staff who took the time to let us know about the work that they are doing in our communities.

03/17/2014

Check out our March feature: Carolina LifeSong Initiative

http://www.sc.edu/provost/communityengagement/feature-lifesong.shtml

The Carolina LifeSong Initiative provides piano lessons and music experiences for students with autism and other special needs. This unique program is the result of the work of Dr. Scott Price - a leading figure in the piano pedagogy field. For over 12 years, Dr. Price has worked to develop speciali...

03/03/2014

The Riverbanks Zoo is looking for 4-5 USC students to work as summer camp counselors with their Education Department. Please send recommendations to Jeff Crisp at [email protected]

02/27/2014

Please consider attending the Working Together Works conference that will be held in North Charleston, South Carolina on March 10-12, 2014. This conference is designed to bring together diverse sectors, community members, organizations, and individuals who have a vested interest in behavioral health and wellness prevention for an opportunity to network, strategize, and collaborate. For more information on the conference to include information on being an exhibitor , please visit www.workingtogetherworksconference.com .
Feel free to share this information with anyone you believe may be interested in attending this event.

2014 Working Together Works Conference

02/24/2014

The 2013-2014 COCES Faculty Survey is now open! Make sure to respond in order to have your community engagement & service projects cataloged in our Knowledge Maps:

http://www.sc.edu/provost/communityengagement/knowledgemaps.shtml

02/11/2014

Our February featured programs are up! Click on the links below to learn more about USC Pen Pals and The Youth Capabilities and Leadership Action to Promote Healthy Relationships Project.

http://www.sc.edu/provost/communityengagement/feature-penpals.shtml

http://www.sc.edu/provost/communityengagement/feature-penpals.shtml

The USC Pen Pal Program was started in the mid-1990s by Ms. JoAnn Reynolds, a teacher at Hood St. Elementary School who frequently mentored student teachers from USC, and Dr. Richard Hudson, a USC mathematics professor who often taught content courses for pre-service elementary teachers. The program...

01/21/2014

Check out our January featured programs: Children's Physical Activity Research Group & The University of South Carolina School of Law Pro Bono Program!

http://www.sc.edu/provost/communityengagement/feature-cparg.shtml

http://www.sc.edu/provost/communityengagement/feature-probono.shtml

The Children's Physical Activity Research Group (CPARG), led by Dr. Russell Pate, is an interdisciplinary team of faculty, staff, and graduate students who are dedicated to expanding the body of knowledge on physical activity and its promotion in children and adolescents. The overarching aim of CPAR...

01/14/2014

The Coordinating Office for Community Engagement and Service, in cooperation with the College of Social Work, has put together a five-member “Bald and the Beautiful Team” for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser scheduled for March 1. We’d love to have some worthy competition --- if you dare! For further information or to register your team, email [email protected]

12/11/2013

In recognition of its 24 years of dedicated commitment to helping the abused and neglected children of Richland County, the USC Law Pro Bono Program recently received the 2013 Community Spirit Award from the Richland County CASA Foundation. http://news.scschooloflaw.org/2013/11/06/pro-bono-program-presented-2013-community-spirit-award/

Pro Bono Program presented with 2013 Community Spirit AwardPosted on 6 November 2013 by Rob SchallerIn recognition of its 24 years of dedicated commitment to helping the abused and neglected children of Richland County, the USC Law Pro Bono Program recently received the 2013 Community Spirit Award f...