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University Ambassador Recruitment
Join Us for the Fall University Ambassadors Tabling Event!
Get to know the friendly faces behind the University Ambassadors program! This fall, our Ambassadors will be hosting a series of tabling events across campus to connect with current students as we recruit for our 2025 Cohort! Whether you're curious about campus tours, student involvement, or just want to meet some enthusiastic Gamecocks, stop by our table to say hello and learn how you can help guide future Gamecocks home.
Monday, September 15, 2025, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 1.
College Town on The River with Garnet Media Group
College Town on The River with Garnet Media Group to offer a range of student apartments and amenities designed for student life, including a state-of-the-art fitness center, resort-style swimming pool, business center, and a shuttle bus to campus.
Admission Cost: 0.
Monday, September 15, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
RHUU Davis Circle Space 02.
Generative AI - The Essentials - GenAI is Different!
Although it has only been three years since the introduction of ChatGPT, most of us have heard more than a little about artificial intelligence (AI) and more specifically generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). It seems everything in our current world has some connection to AI and/or GenAI. At the same time, there is still a great deal of misunderstanding about GenAI; what it is, how it works, if we should use it, how we can use it effectively, etc. This session will discuss five essentials regarding GenAI:
GenAI is fundamentally different than traditional information and information search systems with which we are familiar
, Our interactions with GenAI need to be different than our interactions with traditional information systems in order to be effective
, Our uses and expectations of GenAI systems and tools need to be different than how we have used and what we have expected from our traditional systems
, We are still in the early stages of development, evolution, application, and adoption of…
Monday, September 15, 2025, 10:50 AM – 11:40 AM.
See event description for more details.
Copyright in the Classroom
Monday, September 15, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM,
You'll feel more comfortable in the classroom when you understand how copyright applies to course materials. Come explore how to use freely available, licensed, and copyrighted materials in instruction and on Blackboard. We’ll discuss the practical applications of fair use and other exceptions and limitations. Finally, we’ll examine how the library can assist you with posting materials for your class.
This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Teaching with the Library.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Monday, September 15, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM.
See event description for more details.
Campus Recreation Tabling
Come by to learn more about all the opportunities waiting for you at Campus Recreation from sports to fitness to outdoor adventures. We’re here to answer your questions, and if you’re ready to get started, we can help you sign up on the spot!
Monday, September 15, 2025, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 3.
SophoMORE September: Thriving Off Campus Workshop
Living off campus? Concerned about how to manage the commute, stay safe, get along with your neighbors and more? Hear from staff and upperclassmen on how to thrive while living off campus! Hosted by the Carolina Experience and the Leadership and Service Center. RSVP to reserve your spot!
Part of SophoMORE September but open to all USC students. Please RSVP at go.sc.edu/sophsept.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Monday, September 15, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
ODK/Mortar Board Room.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, September 15, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Healthy Carolina Farmers Market
Shop for fresh, locally-grown produce & a variety of South Carolina made products, right on the University of South Carolina campus. Visit the Healthy Carolina Farmers Market on Greene Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.— rain or shine.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Greene Street Middle, RHUU Greene Street - Stage.
Providing Effective Grading Feedback Using Blackboard Annotate
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM,
Blackboard’s inline grading feature just got a lot easier to use. New Box View has been replaced with Blackboard Annotate. When you go to grade an assignment or a discussion forum, you will see the new Blackboard Annotate feature. You will be able to draw comments, make edit marks, type comments and more with this new feature. Participants will learn about the many new options to provide meaningful feedback to your students.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
See event description for more details.
SophoMORE September - Mug Painting Party
Bring your artistic skills and decorate a coffee mug and chat with other sophomore students. Mug is yours to keep, good artistic skills not required. Hosted by the Carolina Experience team as part of SophoMORE September. Open to ALL USC students. Get more information at go.sc.edu/sophomoresuccess.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Davis Field II - Longstreet Side.
Entering Mentoring: Aligning Expectations
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM,
A key aspect of the mentor-mentee relationship is establishing a shared understanding of its objectives. When challenges occur, they often stem from misunderstandings regarding these expectations. Furthermore, as the mentee develops, the dynamics and expectations of the relationship may shift, highlighting the need for regular communication and adjustments from both mentors and mentees to ensure successful mentorship.
This is an elective session for the Entering Mentoring certificate of completion.
Center for Teaching Excellence, Thomas Cooper Library, Level 5, Room L511,
This is an in-person event that requires physical attendance; register here to attend.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Explore Creating a Website for Your Research
Technology has allowed for scholarship to be created and shared in new and exciting ways. Consider a whole new audience for your research. In this workshop, you’ll learn the possibilities when you decide to share your research online. We will discuss possible web hosting options and tools that can help bring your research to life on the web.
Register online at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14857370.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (In Person)
This semester, graduate students are strongly encouraged to attend at least one workshop. Register today for an in-person workshop in which you will learn the required policies and procedures relating to your thesis or dissertation. This workshop will also discuss the upcoming federal requirements for digital accessibility and how they pertain to your thesis or dissertation.
Register HERE for a workshop.
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Admission Cost: Free.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Russell House University Union 303.
Campus Recreation Tabling
Come by to learn more about all the opportunities waiting for you at Campus Recreation from sports to fitness to outdoor adventures. We’re here to answer your questions, and if you’re ready to get started, we can help you sign up on the spot!
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
RHUU Davis Circle Space 02.
SophoMORE September: Time Management Workshop
There are 168 hours in a week and so much to do! Sophomore year gets really busy with more course work, involvement on campus and more. It can be hard to keep it all straight. Join us for this practical workshop on how to balance it all. Hosted by the Student Success Center and the Carolina Experience Office. Part of SophoMORE September but open to all USC students. Please RSVP at go.sc.edu/sophsept.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
ODK/Mortar Board Room.
Townsend Lecture - Preparing for Future Pandemics: The Aftermath of the COVID Vaccine
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Admission Cost: Free.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Joseph F. Rice School of Law 103 - Judge Karen J. Williams Courtroom, Joseph F. Rice School of Law 101 Perrin Family Event Space.
Smart, Safe, Successful: A Student's Guide to ChatGPT
Admission Cost: 0.
Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 203.
Blackboard Ultra Gradebook: A Deeper Look
Friday, October 17, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM,
This workshop is designed for Blackboard users who are familiar with the new Ultra Course View but want a more intensive look at the UCV Gradebook. In this 60-minute session, a consultant from eLearning Services will share best practices and tips & tricks for setting up a Gradebook that works for you, present a live demonstration, and answer questions.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
See event description for more details.
State of the University
President Michael Amiridis will reflect on the achievements of this past year and look to the future with his State of the University address on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at 10 am in the Russell House Ballroom.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Russell House Ballroom.
Botany Walk on the Historic Horseshoe
Join the A.C. Moore Herbarium staff on a 1-hour walk to explore the plant life of the historic Horseshoe. The group meets on the steps of McKissick Museum on the third Wednesday of each month. Plants featured or discussed will vary with group interest and by season.
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
USC STEM Career & Internship Fair (Day 1)
STEM Career & Internship Fair,
Day 1: Wednesday, September 17, 2025: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Day 2: Thursday, September 18, 2025: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
LOCATION: Carolina Coliseum-701 Assembly Street, Columbia SC 29201; Fair held on the Concourse level, entry through doors closest to the Darla Moore School of Business. This is an in-person event.
The USC Career Center invites you to the Fall 2025 STEM Career & Internship Fair!
Recruiters from a broad range of industries related to the sciences, technology and computing, engineering, mathematics and data analysis will attend this event to showcase their full-time and/or internship opportunities. Recruiters for STEM-related graduate/professional programs may also be in attendance.
Pre-Registration through your Handshake account is encouraged, but not required, to attend our in-person career fairs. This event is open to USC students and alumni only.
Dress: Business/Professional Attire. Please visit the Gamecock CommUnity Shop where you can check out…
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Explorance Blue Coordinator Training
Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Join us for a focused Blue Coordinator training session where we’ll walk through the Course Download Tool, FileSub upload process, key dates and the updated Coordinator Guide. This is a great opportunity to get ready for the upcoming Filesub deadline and connect with fellow coordinators.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Generative AI - The Essentials - Conversations with GenAI
While we don't want to anthropomorphize GenAI any more than it already is, there is something to be said for communicating with GenAI tools in a more human conversational manner. After all, conversational AI is a key component in most GenAI tools and the way they are designed to work is based on machine learning and machine communication being more like how we believe humans learn and communicate. Just as there are skills and techniques one can learn to communicate more effectively with our fellow humans, there are also skills and techniques one can learn and apply to communicating and conversing with GenAI tools. The popular technical term for this is prompt engineering. During this session we will consider five essentials related to communicating effectively with GenAI tools:
GenAI tools are designed to use conversational AI to both understand our inquiries and respond in an understandable manner
, There is both a skill and an art to effectively communicating with GenAI tools
, GenAI tools are…
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM.
See event description for more details.
Universal Design for Learning CoP
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 2:20 PM - 3:10 PM,
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) community of practice provides an intentional space for discussion regarding accessibility in teaching and learning at the university. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to join.
Center for Teaching Excellence, Thomas Cooper Library, Level 5, Room L511,
This is an in-person event that requires physical attendance; register here to attend.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM.
Thomas Cooper Library L511.
Campus Recreation Tabling
Come by to learn more about all the opportunities waiting for you at Campus Recreation from sports to fitness to outdoor adventures. We’re here to answer your questions, and if you’re ready to get started, we can help you sign up on the spot!
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 3.
Constitution Day ft. John Witte, Jr.
John Witte Jr. the Woodruff Professor of Law at Emory University, will present a lecture titled "Back to the Sources? What’s Clear and Not So Clear About the Original Intent of the First Amendment."
The following day, he will speak about recent Supreme Court decisions and their implications for religious liberty. Witte is the faculty director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory and a leading specialist in legal history, human rights, religious freedom, marriage and family law and law and religion. This event is sponsored by The Center for American Civic Leadership and Public Discourse.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. The program will begin promptly at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is suggested.
REGISTER HERE,
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This event is free and open to the public. However, registration is suggested to reserve your seat, since we expect a high volume for this evening's conversation. The event will be video recorded. By…
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Joseph F. Rice School of Law 103 - Judge Karen J. Williams Courtroom.
Student Success Center Tutoring in Maxcy
Every Wednesday Student Success will be in Maxcy to provide drop-in tutoring and 1st-Gen consults via appointment from 5pm - 7pm in Maxcy's Classroom (room 123). Maxcy is located at 1332 Pendleton St. Questions? Contact the Student Success Center .
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
1st and 2nd Year Opportunities Info Session
First- and second-year students of all majors can apply for fellowship opportunities in the US and abroad. Come learn how you can get paid to participate in cultural programs, research opportunities, intensive language learning, leadership development and more.
<a href="https://sc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/YndN8p3sQGe6q1S8K2DT6A">Zoom. Registration required.</a>.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Live at the Underground
A weekly concert series put on by students, for students! Featuring live music every Wednesday in the Russell Underground from 7pm to 10pm, ranging from open mic nights to local and touring artists. Free for all USC students with a Carolina Card.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 009 Russell Underground.
Blackboard Ultra Gradebook Tips
Thursday, Sept. 18, 10-11:30 a.m.
Enhance your grading efficiency with our session reviewing tips and best practices for managing your Gradebook in Blackboard Ultra. This session will provide faculty with practical advice on how to effectively use the Gradebook features to streamline grading processes, manage student assessments and provide timely feedback. Learn how to navigate the Gradebook, utilize advanced features and implement best practices to save time and improve accuracy. Whether you're new to Blackboard Ultra or looking to refine your skills, this session will offer valuable insights to optimize your grading workflow. Join us to make grading easier and more efficient!
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
See event description for more details.
Pause for Paws
Need a study break? Come hang out with Leo, our lovable therapy dog, and his handler Cindy! Spending time with Leo is the perfect way to relax, de-stress, and boost your mood. This event is hosted by Counseling and Psychology Services (CAPS) Outreach and Engagement department!
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
RHUU Russell House Patio Space 02.
Tabling Showcase The Roost with GMG
Looking for off-campus housing? The Roost will have an info table on Davis Field on September 18 from 11 am - 2 pm. Come see us and find your new place !
Admission Cost: 0.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
RHUU Davis Circle Space 01.
Impaired Driving Awareness Event
Calling all Gamecocks!
Impaired Driving: What does it really feel like?
Join USCPD and the SC Department of Public Safety for an interactive impaired driving awareness event. Test your skills behind the wheel of a golf cart or with a game of cornhole while wearing “beer” or “cannabis” goggles. Experience firsthand how alcohol and cannabis can impact perception and judgment—without the risk.
Special thanks to our partners: SCDPS, USCSG, LRADAC, Midlands AET.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Recovery Ally Workshop for Students
Through Recovery Ally workshops, Gamecock Recovery strives to empower students, faculty and staff to make campus more supportive of students in recovery from substance use disorder.
Learn to: confront myths and stigma about substance use disorder; use and model acts of allyship in everyday interactions; and identify, access and direct people to recovery resources at USC.
Admission Cost: N/A.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
Meeting Room - Center for Health and Well-Being 217.
Anthology Virtual Assistant (AVA) Overview & Demo
Thursday, Sept. 18, 12-12:30 p.m.
Anthology is expanding its AI-powered capabilities in Blackboard with the Anthology virtual assistant, a suite of tools designed to help instructors use their time more efficiently, enhance student support and promote responsible, transparent use of generative AI. Complementing the existing AI Design Assistant, AVA features deliver meaningful, time-saving support for everyday teaching and learning tasks. Join us for an overview and demo of AVA!
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Getting Started in Research Workshop
The "Getting Started in Research" workshop is an interactive session designed to help students explore research opportunities across disciplines. Participants will identify their research interests, learn how to find and reach out to potential faculty mentors, and begin developing a roadmap for their research journey.
To register and learn more, visit https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/undergraduate_research/get-started/index.php.
Admission Cost: $0.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 304, See event description for more details.
USC STEM Career & Internship Fair (Day 2)
STEM Career & Internship Fair,
Day 1: Wednesday, September 17, 2025: 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Day 2: Thursday, September 18, 2025: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m.
LOCATION: Carolina Coliseum-701 Assembly Street, Columbia SC 29201; Fair held on the Concourse level, entry through doors closest to the Darla Moore School of Business. This is an in-person event.
The USC Career Center invites you to the Fall 2025 STEM Career & Internship Fair!
Recruiters from a broad range of industries related to the sciences, technology and computing, engineering, mathematics and data analysis will attend this event to showcase their full-time and/or internship opportunities. Recruiters for STEM-related graduate/professional programs may also be in attendance.
Pre-Registration through your Handshake account is encouraged, but not required, to attend our in-person career fairs. This event is open to USC students and alumni only.
Dress: Business/Professional Attire. Please visit the Gamecock CommUnity Shop where you can check out…
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Introduction to Monograph Publishing
This multi-disciplinary workshop will provide an overview of standard publishing processes with a focus on best practices for graduate students who are considering the publication of a first scholarly monograph. The publishing process will be broken down into parts and guidance will be offered to increase chances of success at each stage. Common misconceptions will be addressed, and routine faux pas will be highlighted so as give advantage to SHARPGrads in the academic literary marketplace. Handouts/take-away files will be distributed.
Michael J. McGandy is director of University of South Carolina Press. Prior to arriving at USC, he worked at Cornell University Press, where he was Senior Editor and Editorial Director of the Three Hills imprint. He has also worked in commercial publishing at Macmillan Library Reference/Gale Group, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing, and W. W. Norton & Company.
Register online at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14764274.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM.
See event description for more details.
Roll for Initiative: Active Role-playing Games for the Face-to-Face Classroom
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM,
Ready to try something more active, relevant, and immersive for students than case studies or discussions? Want to take engagement to the next level? Maybe you're a multi-classing Wizard? This in-person workshop will discuss how several popular table-top RPGs (role-playing games) can be adapted for the university classroom and deepen the students' experience of your topic. Come prepared to test out a few and see how role immersion sparks learning and fun. Dice will be provided because that is how CTE rolls!
Center for Teaching Excellence, Thomas Cooper Library, Level 5, Room L511,
This is an in-person event that requires physical attendance; there is no virtual attendance option.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM.
Thomas Cooper Library L511.
Explorance Blue Faculty Training
Thursday, Sept. 18, 3-4 p.m.
In preparation for upcoming course surveys, this session will introduce Explorance Blue, our new course survey tool. We’ll walk through the entire process—from selecting your two personalized questions to encouraging student participation. We’ll also review the instructor report, including what it looks like and when you can expect to receive it after the survey period concludes.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Capstone Scholars: Study Abroad Next Steps Workshop
Admission Cost: N/A.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Russell House University Union 302.
Third Thursday Art Night: Jeff Amberg
As a member of the Vista Guild, the Koger Center for the Arts partnered with The Jasper Project to open The Nook, a new rotating art space, in celebration of Third Thursday Art Night. This month’s featured artist is Jeff Amberg.
Artist Bio:
I began this journey at age 12 with my first camera. At 19 the inspiration to concentrate on photographing people in candid situations became a life-long goal. At 29 my first job was at a small coastal resort town newspaper, The Island Packet in Hilton Head, South Carolina. There were influential people from many walks of life, there was sports, nature and wildlife, and most of all the freedom to roam and seek photographs of the indigenous people, their art and lifestyle, all contrasted by the expanding commercial growth and development of the island. My photography was awarded both state-wide and regionally during my years as a Photojournalist. In 1990 I decided to go out on my own, and during the following 29 years, skills were polished as I concentrated on the…
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Koger Center Upstairs Gallery.
University of South Carolina's Fall Literary Festival with Kaveh Akbar
Great writers, readers and friends will gather for two author visits in September for the University of South Carolina Fall Literary Festival.
Thursday, September 18, 2025 - Kaveh Akbar,
Reading/discussion, Q&A, book signing,
Kaveh Akbar is the New York Times bestselling author of the novel Martyr!—a finalist for the National Book Award and one of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year—and two books of poetry: Pilgrim Bell and Calling a Wolf a Wolf. He is also editor of The Penguin Book of Spiritual Verse: 110 Poets on the Divine and, with Paige Lewis, co-editor of Another Last Call: Poems on Addiction and Deliverance. His writing appears in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Paris Review, New Republic, GQ, The Atlantic, Best American Poetry, Best American Sportswriting, and elsewhere. Since 2020, he has served as poetry editor for The Nation. Born in Tehran, Iran, he is the Roy J. Carver Professor of English at the University of Iowa. His work has been translated into over thirty languages.
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM.
Hollings Special Collections Library Program Room.
TAD: Night at the South Carolina State Museum
Explore the South Carolina State Museum—After Hours!
Experience one of Columbia’s coolest spots like never before with a special night just for USC students!
Wander through four floors of exhibits, enjoy interactive experiences, and dive into South Carolina’s history, science, and art.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity!
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Thursday, September 18, 2025, 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
How Do I Integrate AI Tools Into My Teaching?
Friday, September 19, 2025, 9:40 AM - 10:30 AM,
This session will cover the use of AI tools in teaching college-level courses. The session aims to provide an overview of integrating AI to enhance educational experiences. Topics include AI-generated presentations, in-class activities using ChatGPT and other AI tools, advanced search and summarization tools, and creative branding exercises with AI. This session is intended for educators interested in applying AI technology to improve teaching methodologies.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 9:40 AM – 10:30 AM.
See event description for more details.
Generative AI - The Essentials - Building a Basic Toolbox
We began with ChatGPT as THE GenAI tool, and for many, that may still be the only GenAI product they have ever used. In the time since its inception, however, many other GenAI products and tools have been developed. As with most tools and technologies, rarely is there one that does everything we need or want. During this session, we will build a GenAI toolbox that will be useful in our academic and general endeavors. Using the research lifecycle as a functional guide, we will consider five essential areas and mention a tool or tools relevant to those areas:
General purpose GenAI chatbots
, GenAI search tools
, Citation-mapping GenAI tools
, Data analysis/visualization GenAI tools
, GenAI writing assistants
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We will also briefly mention non-text (image, video, sound) GenAI products.
Register online at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14773511.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 10:50 AM – 11:40 AM.
See event description for more details.
Goldwater Workshop
Join us for our Goldwater workshop, meant for current applicants and offering time and space to work on editing drafts. Advisors and our most recent Goldwater Scholars will be on hand to answer questions and help prepare students to submit their Goldwater applications by our campus deadline of Oct. 15th.
Located in Desaussure 228.
Admission Cost: n/a.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Where is the Boundary? Interacting with Students Appropriately and Professionally
Friday, September 19, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM,
A common concern of many new instructors and teaching assistants regards the level of appropriate interaction that is considered acceptable with respect to the instructor-student relationship (“boundary dilemmas” Aultman et al. 2009). Boundary dilemmas can arise in aspects of communication, power dynamics, physical contact, relationships, and others. How can these dilemmas arise, and what can you do to prevent or alleviate the situation? How do you maintain a professional boundary while still being viewed by your students as helpful and accessible? What is considered an inappropriate interaction? These questions and more will be discussed in this scenario-based workshop, in which participants will review situations and then discuss the appropriate professional responses to these scenarios.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Service Quo Headshot
We give you the tools to empower you to be equipped for professional opportunities, starting with high-quality headshot. You give us canned goods to help the Gamecock Community Shop meet the nutritional demands of the new fall season. This for that. It's a win-win!
Friday, September 19, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
Russell House University Union 203.
Navigating Change & Homesickness
Come chat with our first-gen embedded counselors, Casey and Celeste, about navigating change and homesickness. All emotions are normal - come learn some practical tips to help you through. You're not alone - let's talk about it together.
Location: Maxcy College (1332 Pendleton Street).
Friday, September 19, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Live Outside: John Hollier
Join us for the 2025 season of Koger Center Presents Live Outside! Now on Fridays at 5 p.m. we’ve got a great lineup of free entertainment to kick off your weekend on the Plaza Stage at the Koger Center.
Life leaves its imprint on us in the form of memories, scars and lessons. Like a well-trodden and trusted highway, Hollier proudly brandishes the wisdom and experience of a fascinating personal journey in his music. The Louisiana-born and Nashville-based singer, songwriter and guitarist shares honest stories over a backdrop of gruff heartland rock with a twist of country soul. He’s gone from accompanying multi-platinum stars such as Carly Pearce and Cassadee Pope to generating north of one million streams independently and packing houses as a solo artist. Now, he formally introduces himself on his self-titled 2022 full-length debut, Hollier.
Hailing from central Louisiana, Hollier absorbed a passion for music through his family. His uncle performed in a Cajun zydeco band, and his brothers picked up…
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Koger Center Plaza Stage.
Cockbuster Movie
Ready your pickaxes and gear up for an epic adventure as we screen The Minecraft Movie, a thrilling dive into one of the most beloved virtual worlds of all time. Explore alongside a brave teenage girl and her group of misfits as they set out to save their pixelated world from the destructive forces of the Ender Dragon. The night will begin with Minecraft-themed trivia at 6:00 PM, where you can display your crafting knowledge for a fun prize! The show will begin at 6:30 PM, and popcorn will be provided so gather your friends and prepare yourself for a night full of thrilling adventure. .
Friday, September 19, 2025, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Russell House Theater.
International Opportunities Info Session
At this info session, we’ll explore scholarships and paid programs that will help you participate in a study abroad program, learn a critical language, teach English or practice a creative art abroad, conduct research, pursue graduate study and more.
<a href="https://sc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/YndN8p3sQGe6q1S8K2DT6A">Zoom. Registration required.</a>.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
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Live in the Lobby Jazz: Iliana Rose & Gino Castillo with Greenville Jazz Big Band
Created as a partnership between the Koger Center for the Arts and the ColaJazz Foundation, Live in the Lobby 2025 will consist of seven concerts held throughout the Koger Center facility. Join us to experience this one-of-a-kind series designed for audiences seeking premier jazz and specialty experiences in an exceptional setting.
Iliana Rose is a talented musician, film composer, arranger, musical director and band leader. Born in Miami and raised by Cuban parents and grandparents, she is steeped in Cuban rhythms and culture. Being a genuine prodigy, Rose started playing music at the age of four and after years of classical and jazz training graduated from the prestigious University of Miami as well as the National Piano Guild with performance degrees. Rose moved to Los Angeles where she was the musical director for many of the city's top bands spanning multiple genres. For several years, she was the musical director and keyboardist on the nationally syndicated television show Noches Con Platanito.
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Admission Cost: $30 - $37.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Koger Center Upstairs Gallery.
Southern Exposure: Splinter Reeds
One of the world's leading reed quintets makes its South Carolina debut. Splinter Reeds is “a group who combine exceptional virtuosity with an adventurous spirit, and a collective approach grounded in shared perceptiveness.” (The Wire Magazine, 2024).
Patrons may reserve seats and support the Southeast’s most adventurous music series! A gift of $150 secures a seat for the entire 2025-26 season. To donate online, click here or contact Brad Martin at brad.martin@sc.edu, 803-777-0704.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Friday, September 19, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
Imagine Carolina
Imagine Carolina Presidential Retreat
All students are encouraged to attend this year's retreat Sunday, Sept. 21 at Gateway 737. During this day-long event, you can share your experiences and your views on what you would do to improve the university.
Breakfast, lunch and special Imagine Carolina swag will be provided. Spots are limited.
Don't miss the chance to connect, collaborate and create the Carolina you imagine. Your voice matters.
9:30 AM until 4:00 PM, Idea Center at Gateway 737, 737 Gadsden St, Columbia, SC 29201,
REGISTER NOW.
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 9:30 AM – 4:15 PM.
See event description for more details.
Arboretum Open House: Herpetology Survey Report and Walk
W. Gordon Belser Arboretum Monthly Open House,
Take a nature break and bring a friend to USC's wildlife preserve in the heart of Columbia. The open house is the third Sunday of every month with ecology-themed presentations from faculty and regional experts twice each semester. Nature walks will be every month.
Event details: Sept. 21, 4080 Bloomwood Rd,
Herpetology Survey Report & Walk
Have you noticed the wood boards on the ground here and there in the arboretum? Come find out what's behind those (underneath, actually) at our next Open House. USC Department of Biology undergraduates Luke Pinter and Amelia Predmore will present results from an on-going survey of reptiles and amphibians at the Arboretum. They will share results from visual encounter surveys and cover board surveys. After the talk, Luke and Amelia will each lead a nature walk to demonstrate their field methods. And hope to uncover some "herps"!
Weekly Hours: Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, Thursdays 4 - 6 p.m. (winter…
Admission Cost: Free.
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
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Kulintang and Filipino Indigenous Dance Workshop
Ron and Lydia Querian of the House of Gongs will be giving a workshop on Kulintang, an Indigenous Filipino Percussion Instrument, as well as Indigenous Dance Movements. Through music and dance, they facilitate an understanding and appreciation of Filipino Indigenous Traditions. Their workshop is an immersive experience never encountered in South Carolina before. We hope this event helps to inspire, inform, entertain and foster friendships in our community.
Admission Cost: Free.
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Koger Center Large Rehearsal Room 128.
Student Success Center Tutoring in Maxcy
Every Sunday Student Success will be in Maxcy to provide drop-in tutoring and 1st-Gen consults via appointment from 4pm - 9pm in Maxcy's Classroom (room 123). Maxcy is located at 1332 Pendleton St. Questions? Contact the Student Success Center .
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
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Wind Ensemble: Rites and Renewal
Morihiko Nakahara, conductor,
Benjamin Pouncey, guest conductor,
The USC Wind Ensemble opens its season under the baton of internationally acclaimed conductor and Music Director of the South Carolina Philharmonic Morihiko Nakahara. Maestro Nakahara leads the ensemble in a diverse and thrilling program that concludes with Karel Husa’s powerful Music for Prague 1968, which memorializes the Soviet invasion of the Czech city. Doctoral conducting student Benjamin Pouncey will lead the ensemble in Re(new)al by Viet Cuong, a concerto for percussion quartet featuring USC School of Music students.
Program:
Schoenberg, Cool Cat, Miyoshi, Secret Rites, Cuong, Re(new)al, Higdon, Mysterium, Husa, Music for Prague 1968.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium.
21 OAKS - Tabling Showcase - with GMG
Looking for off-campus housing?
Big Spaces. Bigger Perks. USC Off-Campus, Done Right.
Comfortable, connected student living just minutes from University of South Carolina.
, 21 OAKS Apartments will have an info table on Davis Field , September 22nd from 11 am - 2 pm. Come see us and find your new house !
Admission Cost: 0.
Monday, September 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
RHUU Davis Circle Space 02.
Entrepreneurship Internship Fair
This fair gives an opportunity for students to connect directly with local entrepreneurs and small business owners who are offering real-world internship for the fall and spring semesters. Whether you’re looking to gain hands-on experience, grow your network, or explore a career in startups and small business, this event is your gateway. Come prepared to engage, learn, and take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey!
Admission Cost: None.
Monday, September 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Russell House Ballroom.
Strategies to Teach Toward Greater Equity
Monday, September 22, 2025, 10:50 AM - 11:40 AM,
How do we view our students? How can you harness their strengths and abilities to succeed? In this session, we will recognize how the lenses that we view students through form a hidden curriculum of expectations and how we can shift to leveraging the strengths of all students. We will apply strategies for creating more equitable teaching to enhance our teaching practices and empower students.
This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Teaching Towards Inclusive Excellence.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Monday, September 22, 2025, 10:50 AM – 11:40 AM.
See event description for more details.
Capstone Scholars: Japan Maymester Information Session
Admission Cost: N/A.
Monday, September 22, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 302.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, September 22, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Healthy Carolina Farmers Market
Shop for fresh, locally-grown produce & a variety of South Carolina made products, right on the University of South Carolina campus. Visit the Healthy Carolina Farmers Market on Greene Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.— rain or shine.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Greene Street Middle, RHUU Greene Street - Stage.
Recovery Ally
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 10:05 AM - 11:20 AM,
Through Recovery Ally workshops, Gamecock Recovery strives to empower students, faculty and staff to make campus more supportive of students in recovery from substance use disorder. Learn to: confront myths and stigma about substance use disorder; use and model acts of allyship in everyday interactions; and identify, access, and direct people to recovery resources at USC.
The Recovery Ally workshop is presented in a flipped-classroom model that includes a self-paced video module as prework (estimated 20 minutes) and an in-person session. Please review the recorded content prior to your workshop session.
This is a required session for a certificate of completion in Mental Health and Well-being Competency.
Center for Teaching Excellence, Thomas Cooper Library, Level 5, Room L511,
This is an in-person event that requires physical attendance; register here to attend.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 10:05 AM – 11:20 AM.
Thomas Cooper Library L511.
Cocky's Feud Tabling with Frank's Red Hot
Come visit us on Greene Street and learn more about Carolina Production's event, Cocky's Feud! While you're there, you can hang out with Frank's Red Hot to learn more about their upcoming student tailgate.
Admission Cost: N/A.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
RHUU Greene Street Space 01.
Mutual Expectations Discussion: Why Beyond the Classroom Experiences at USC Matter
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM,
Join us for a Mutual Expectations Discussion on exploring the topic “Experiential Learning at Carolina” in our September session. This discussion will explore what participants think about how to intentionally find the bridge between academic studies and activities beyond the classroom. What exactly is experiential learning and what can it look like for you? How can a faculty member help you find these connections? Join this fun discussion with fellow students and faculty! Free lunch is provided and RSVP required! Sponsored by the Carolina Experience, the Center for Teaching Excellence, and the Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning.
This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Understanding USC Student Populations.
Russell House, Room 322, 1400 Greene Street,
This is an in-person event that requires physical attendance; register here to attend.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Mutual Expectations Luncheon and Workshop
Join us for FREE lunch and great conversation! Mutual Expectations is a program designed to help students and university faculty and staff to gain a deeper understanding of one another. By opening the lines of communication, we are better equipped to develop a more collaborative learning environment.
Open and free to all USC students, faculty and staff. An RSVP is required.
To see discussion topics and RSVP, please visit the Carolina Experience website. go.sc.edu/expectations.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM.
Russell House Room 322.
Gilman Scholarship Workshop
Learn how to apply for the Gilman Scholarship – which provides up to $5,000 for Pell Grant recipients to study abroad on credit-bearing programs of any length. Get your questions answered and get started on your application with the national fellowships team.
Event located at Ed Abroad in Close-Hipp 452.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Capstone Scholars: Honduras Spring Break Info Session
Admission Cost: N/A.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 302.
SophoMORE September: Second Year Success Workshop
Want to avoid the dreaded sophomore slump? We've got the plan for that!
Join us for this entertaining workshop about steps you can take to thrive in your second year at Carolina! You'll walk away with your own personal sophomore action plan! Hosted by the Carolina Experience Office as part of SophoMORE September.
Please RSVP at go.sc.edu/sophsept.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 303.
Nuclear Frontier Documentary- O'Donnell
Admission Cost: free.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Swearingen Engineering Center 1C01.
SophoMORE September: Millionaire Mindset Game Night
A gamified way to learn about finances post-graduation with real life situations. You will play as a character with an assigned salary, job, and responsibilities on a gameboard similar to Monopoly and Life. Join us for the fun and win prizes! Hosted by the Student Success Center and the Carolina Experience office. A part of SophoMORE September but open to ALL students at USC. Please RSVP at go.sc.edu/sophsept.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, September 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Russell House Room 322.
Donuts with the Dean of Students
Donuts with the Dean of Students are an informal way to connect with the Office of the Dean of Students. Stop by our table in the Russell House University Union for a chat and snack with the DoS staff or just grab a free donut. We want to hear your voice as your Gamecock experience is important to us.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
RHUU Russell House 2nd Floor Lobby Space 01, RHUU Russell House 2nd Floor Lobby Space 02.
Creating a Website for Your Research
Technology has allowed for scholarship to be created and shared in new and exciting ways. Consider a whole new audience for your research. In this workshop, you’ll learn the possibilities when you decide to share your research online. We will discuss possible web hosting options and tools that can help bring your research to life on the web.
Register online at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14857375.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM.
See event description for more details.
Resilience in the Classroom
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM,
The Resilience in the Classroom training is a 50-minute training that focuses on three major components of resilience:
Self-compassion
, Dealing with failure, and coping skills, and
, How to incorporate these components into the classroom.
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Resilience is associated with academic success and psychological well-being. This session will help instructors identify how they can strengthen students' resilience and help them adapt to change and hardships by integrating these core competencies into their curriculum.
This is a required session for a certificate of completion in Mental Health and Well-being Competency.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM.
See event description for more details.
SophoMORE September Tie Dye Party
Bring your own t-shirt or grab one of the 200 FREE sophomore shirts available and learn to tie-dye while hanging out with other sophomore students. Tie-Dye is from 12-4 or until we run out of shirts and dye. Hosted by the Carolina Experience team as part of SophoMORE Sept.. Open to ALL USC students.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Davis Field II - Longstreet Side.
U101 Peer Leader Information Session
Join this information session to learn more about how to become a University 101 Peer Leader! Participants of this session will hear from current U101 Peer Leaders and U101 Staff members about the expectations and opportunities of being a part of the fall 2026 cohort.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 203.
Try the Tools: Visual AI and Image Creation
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 1:10 PM - 2:00 PM,
Want to try new tech but just don't have the time to research the latest tools? This session is all about Visual AI. From creating great prompts to thinking about copyright, this will be an informative session. Come out of curiosity and leave with new ideas and lesson plan ideas for adding innovation to your course. Have a special request? Email Kristin Harrell for more information: kharrell@sc.edu. We're excited to help!
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, log-in at Try the Tools: Visual AI and Image Creation. (Zoom Session).
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 1:10 PM – 2:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Student Success Center Tutoring in Maxcy
Every Wednesday Student Success will be in Maxcy to provide drop-in tutoring and 1st-Gen consults via appointment from 5pm - 7pm in Maxcy's Classroom (room 123). Maxcy is located at 1332 Pendleton St. Questions? Contact the Student Success Center .
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
Mark Morrow: "Photographing Southern Writers"
USC's Spring Writers Series was an event organized in 1979 by writer-in-residence William Price Fox and George Geckle, the USC English chairperson at the time. The series that ran through 1984, featuring more than 37 world-renowned novelists, poets, playwrights, literary critics and essayists who participated in public readings, met with students and recorded one-on-one interviews that were broadcast on SCETV, Columbia’s local public television station.
Mark Morrow became the official photographer for the USC Spring Writers Series, photographing a good portion of these writers for the English Department. This exhibition displays, for the first time, these photographs integrated in chronological order with the portraits Morrow took concurrently of Southern writers for his Images of the Southern Writer book.
While working on the Southern Writers project, Morrow photographed many of the authors who participated in the USC Spring Writers Series and these portraits are part of this exhibition. Most have…
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Koger Center Upstairs Gallery.
STEM Opportunities Info Session
STEM majors of all years can learn how to get funding to support research on campus, around the country and internationally through national fellowships.
Zoom. Registration required.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Live at the Underground
A weekly concert series put on by students, for students! Featuring live music every Wednesday in the Russell Underground from 7pm to 10pm, ranging from open mic nights to local and touring artists. Free for all USC students with a Carolina Card.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 009 Russell Underground.
Pause for Paws
Need a study break? Come hang out with Leo, our lovable therapy dog, and his handler Cindy! Spending time with Leo is the perfect way to relax, de-stress, and boost your mood. This event is hosted by Counseling and Psychology Services (CAPS) Outreach and Engagement department!
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
RHUU Russell House Patio Space 02.
The Side Deck Gaming Cafe Table
, The Side Deck Gaming Cafe We buy and sell Yugioh, Pokemon, and Magic trading cards, playmats, and gaming accessories, in our unique Gaming Cafe.
5060 Sunset Blvd, Lexington, SC 29072
info@thesidedeck.com, 803-520-7414 Join us at The Russell House Today.
Admission Cost: 0.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 3.
The Side Deck Gaming Cafe with GMG
The Side Deck - Gaming Cafe https://www.thesidedeck.com We buy and sell Yugioh, Pokemon, and Magic trading cards, playmats, and gaming accessories in our unique Gaming Cafe. 5060 Sunset Blvd, Lexington (803) 520-7414.
Admission Cost: 0.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
RHUU Greene Street Space 01.
Zoom With Your Students!
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM,
This comprehensive training session is designed to help educators effectively use Zoom and Blackboard together to enhance their online teaching experience. Whether you are new to Zoom or looking to optimize your use of these tools, this training covers everything you need to know. Participants will learn how to set up and use Zoom and its features right from their Blackboard course; how to schedule and manage Zoom meetings; how to manage recordings after your Zoom sessions, and more!
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM.
See event description for more details.
Introduction to Integrative and Experiential Learning
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 11:40 AM - 12:55 PM,
During their time at USC, our undergraduate students enroll in courses, participate in cocurricular engagements, hold down jobs while preparing themselves for their future careers, engage with the community, and manage their own personal challenges (AAC&U/Carnegie Foundation, 2004), but how do they make sense of these varied experiences and realize how they all interconnect? Integrative learning provides students with strategies to make connections between these within and beyond the classroom activities to help them apply their skills to new and complex problems and challenges. This presentation explores teaching strategies and philosophies that encourage students to engage in activities beyond the classroom and then have students relate those experiences to their courses and curriculum. We will review current research and practices on integrative and experiential learning and how the Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning supports IL and EL,…
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 11:40 AM – 12:55 PM.
Thomas Cooper Library L511.
Introduction to Python Using Anaconda
This workshop will introduce users to the Python programming language. Python is an easy-to-learn, extensible, high-level programming language which has the simplicity and readability of its code as its core design principles. As a result, Python is one of the most widely used programming languages for scientific data processing and many other applications. Python libraries and applications are available for a wide range of applications, including natural language processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning.
Register online at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14882593.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 11:40 AM – 12:55 PM.
See event description for more details.
Research Data Management Basics
Good data management practices can help ensure that your research data are findable, accessible, and re-usable long-term. In this session, learn useful tips to help you manage your data. Topics include best practices for file management, documentation, storage, preservation, and more. Register online at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14830819.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 11:40 AM – 12:55 PM.
See event description for more details.
Generative AI (GenAI) CoP: Generative AI in Higher Education
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM,
The Generative Artificial Intelligence Community of Practice (GenAI CoP) at the University of South Carolina is a collaborative initiative designed to explore and discuss the implications of GenAI in higher education. This community brings together faculty, staff, and graduate students to share insights, strategies, and experiences related to the integration of GenAI across administration, research, teaching, and learning.
This is an virtual only meeting; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the meeting, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
First-Gen Connections Resource Fair
The First-Generation Center will be hosting our First-Gen Connections Resource Fair on Thursday, September 25 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in Maxcy College (1332 Pendleton Street). The fair aims to provide you with resources to make the most of your semester.
Free Food
Participating Offices:
Career Center,
Carolina Experience Office,
Gamecock CommUnity Shop,
Healthy Carolina,
National Fellowships & Scholar Programs,
Office of Student Advocacy,
Student Success Center,
TRIO-McNair Scholar Program,
Undergraduate Research.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
SophoMORE September: Exploring Graduation with Leadership Distinction Workshop
Sophomore year is the perfect time to connect with opportunities related to your academic, personal and professional goals. Engaging in meaningful experiences can help you earn Graduation with Leadership Distinction.
Join the CIEL team to learn more about exploring opportunities, pursuing GLD and making the most of your sophomore year and beyond!
Hosted by the Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning. Part of SophoMORE September but open to all USC students.
Please RSVP at go.sc.edu/sophsept.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
ODK/Mortar Board Room.
Thursday After Dark Summer Doodles
Summer Doodles: Painting ClassUnleash your creativity at this step-by-step painting class led by local artist Summer Doodles! Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned painter, this relaxing and fun session is for everyone. All supplies are provided—just bring yourself and your friends!
Come create something beautiful and take home your very own masterpiece!
Capstone 1017:00–10:00 PM.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Capstone 101 - Campus Room.
USC Symphony Orchestra: Florence Price & Dvorák
USC Symphony Orchestra with Scott Weiss, Music Director and Conductor, presents “Florence Price & Dvorák,” featuring violinist Melissa White. The program includes Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Dvorák - Symphony No. 8.
Conductor Scott Weiss will lead a pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts Grand Tier.
Tickets are available in-person at Koger Center Box Office (803-251-2222, Monday–Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or online at KogerCenterForTheArts.com.
Admission Cost: General public - $30
Seniors/military / USC faculty and staff - $25
Children under 18 and non-USC students with ID - $8
USC Students - free with student ID.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
Koger Center for the Arts.
Applying the Principles of Active Learning to Your Course
Friday, September 26, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM,
Active learning is a student-centered approach in which pre-planned activities are used to engage the student as an active participant in their learning. Techniques such as think-pair-share, one-minute paper, concept mapping, and others have been shown to improve student learning, retention of material, and enhance student engagement and success (Freeman et al 2014, Eddy & Hogan 2017). However, active learning strategies can be difficult for instructors to implement because they require preparation and skills in guiding and moderating the activity. This workshop examines the three key student learning benchmarks integrated into active learning techniques and outlines the planning system necessary to incorporate such activities. Numerous examples from the facilitator’s own teaching will be provided to illustrate these, and attendees will participate in several active learning techniques applicable to a wide range of classroom settings. You will learn helpful…
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Friday, September 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (In Person)
This semester, graduate students are strongly encouraged to attend at least one workshop. Register today for an in-person workshop in which you will learn the required policies and procedures relating to your thesis or dissertation. This workshop will also discuss the upcoming federal requirements for digital accessibility and how they pertain to your thesis or dissertation.
Register HERE for a workshop.
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Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, September 26, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
Close-Hipp 363.
National Fellowships: Not Just Oktoberfest
There’s more to Germany than pretzels and lederhosen – much more! Learn how you can apply for funding to do cutting-edge STEM research, get a graduate degree from top universities, intern with the German Parliament and more. German language proficiency is not required for many of these awards.
Join National Fellowships for snacks on the Horseshoe (yes, including pretzels!) to explore how you can pursue your goals in Germany. Rain location Harper 320.
Friday, September 26, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Harper Elliott 320, See event description for more details.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Friday, September 26, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Saturday, September 27, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Sunday, September 28, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Student Success Center Tutoring in Maxcy
Every Sunday Student Success will be in Maxcy to provide drop-in tutoring and 1st-Gen consults via appointment from 4pm - 9pm in Maxcy's Classroom (room 123). Maxcy is located at 1332 Pendleton St. Questions? Contact the Student Success Center .
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, September 28, 2025, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Tabling Showcase Gateway 737 with GMG
Looking for off-campus housing? Gateway 737 will have an information table on Davis Field on September29 from 11 am - 2 pm. Come out and find your new apartment!
Admission Cost: 0.
Monday, September 29, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
RHUU Davis Circle Space 02.
RAIN DATE- Sophomore Crafts
Rain date for SophoMORE September- Mugs and Tie Dye.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Monday, September 29, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Davis Field II - Longstreet Side.
Capstone Scholars: Prague Maymester Info Session
The Capstone Scholars Program is leading two Maymester programs in 2026. We are hosting an information session for our Prague Maymester for students to learn more about the application process, timeline, and itinerary.
Admission Cost: 0.
Monday, September 29, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 303.
SophoMORE September: Stress Management Workshop
College is stressful– how do you manage your stress? Experts from the Mental Health Initiative team in Campus Wellness will guide us through the types of stress you can experience and new strategies on how to cope. This is an online workshop. Hosted by Healthy Campus Initiatives and the Carolina Experience office. Part of SophoMORE September but open to all USC students. Please RSVP to get the meeting link at go.sc.edu/sophsept.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Monday, September 29, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Post Grad Opportunities Info Session
Trying to figure out options for after graduation? Join us for this info session covering fellowship options to pursue graduate study, research, language learning, time abroad, public service work, and much more. Whether you’re exploring options or already have a plan in mind, come learn about opportunities that can support your goals, and all the ways the national fellowships team can help!
<a href="https://sc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q8RMTS5fTDWcJzlGoapE_Q">Zoom. Registration required.</a>.
Monday, September 29, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, September 29, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Healthy Carolina Farmers Market
Shop for fresh, locally-grown produce & a variety of South Carolina made products, right on the University of South Carolina campus. Visit the Healthy Carolina Farmers Market on Greene Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.— rain or shine.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Greene Street Middle, RHUU Greene Street - Stage.
Understanding Today’s Students
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 10:05 AM - 11:20 AM,
This interactive session will explore the needs, demographics, and attitudes of today’s first-year students, both nationally and locally. Through a facilitated discussion and game show format, participants will learn more about the realities and needs of students entering college in 2025.
This workshop is a required session for a certificate of completion in Understanding USC Student Populations.
Center for Teaching Excellence, Thomas Cooper Library, Level 5, Room L511,
This is an in-person event that requires physical attendance; register here to attend.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 10:05 AM – 11:20 AM.
Thomas Cooper Library L511.
First-Gen Off-Campus Housing Workshop
Ready to explore your housing options beyond campus? Join us for an informative virtual session designed to help you confidently navigate the off-campus housing market on Tuesday, September 30 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. You’ll begin identifying what matters most to you in selecting an apartment—whether it’s location, budget, amenities, or roommates—and learn the essential steps to take now to prepare for Fall 2026.
Students, invite your family members and supporters to attend.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Fix Your Content: Universal Design as an Empowerment Tool
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM,
In this workshop, you will learn how to enhance your courses in Blackboard's Ultra Course View. This session will guide you through setting accommodations for students, making your content more accessible, and applying universal design best practices. By the end of the workshop, you’ll be equipped with practical strategies to create a more inclusive and effective learning environment for all students. Don't miss this opportunity to make your courses better for everyone!
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, log-in at Fix Your Content: Universal Design as an Empowerment Tool. This is a Microsoft Teams Session.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Tinkering with Generative Artificial Intelligence
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM,
Are you curious about the potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence to transform teaching and learning? In this webinar, we will explore the world of Generative AI, a powerful technology that can generate text, translate languages, write different creative content, and answer your questions with human-like responses. With prompt writing, the art of crafting effective instructions for Generative AI, you will discover how to write prompts that produce meaningful responses.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Define and explain Generative Artificial Intelligence and prompt writing.
, Explore four popular large language models, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot
, Identify the various ways Generative AI can enhance teaching and learning.
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This is a required session for the Teaching and Learning with Generative Artificial Intelligence digital badge.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance…
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Introduction to MATLAB
MATLAB is a feature-rich programming language for scientific and numerical data processing for which USC has a university-wide site license. MATLAB also has many application toolkits available for use in diverse fields of research. This workshop will introduce users to the MATLAB programming language, with a focus on reading spreadsheet data into MATLAB, processing the data using matrix operations, writing the processed data to a spreadsheet, and visualizing the data. A MATLAB license and an installed version of MATLAB are recommended but not required to attend this workshop.
Register at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14720362.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 2:50 PM – 4:05 PM.
See event description for more details.
Journey Grant for Early Researchers Workshop
This workshop is for students interested in the Journey Grant for Early Researchers. For additional information and to register, please visit: https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/undergraduate_research/funding_opportunities/our_funding/early-researchers/index.php.
Admission Cost: 0.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM.
School of Journalism & Mass Communications 115.
Today’s Decisions for Tomorrow’s Schools': 70th Anniversary of Chester Travelstead’s Speech on Desegregation of S.C.
“Today’s Decisions for Tomorrow’s Schools”
70th Anniversary of Chester Travelstead’s speech on desegregation of South Carolina Schools
Chester Travelstead, former College of Education dean at USC, gave a speech in 1955 in which he advocated for compliance with the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling. Please join us for a reading of his speech followed by a panel discussion by College of Education faculty member Danielle Cook Sumpter that will include founder of the South Carolina Civil Rights Museum Cecil Williams and Derek Black, professor of law at USC.
When: Sept. 30 at 3 p.m.
Where: Museum of Education, Wardlaw College
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Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Research Data Management Basics
Good data management practices can help ensure that your research data are findable, accessible, and re-usable long-term. In this session, learn useful tips to help you manage your data. Topics include best practices for file management, documentation, storage, preservation, and more. Register online at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14830822.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 9:40 AM – 10:30 AM.
See event description for more details.
Cayce Cove Apartments - Tabling Showcase - with GMG
Looking for off-campus housing? Cayce Cove Apartments will have an info table on Davis Field October 1st from 11 am - 2 pm. Come see us and find your new house !
Admission Cost: 0.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 1.
SRNL Day at USC
SRNL Day at USC is a student-focused event connecting University of South Carolina students with scientists, internship program leaders and recruiters from the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL). Hosted by the USC National Laboratory Office (NLO), this one-day experience provides a deep dive into research, internship pathways and career opportunities in national laboratories.
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Russell House Ballroom.
First-Gen Passport Workshop
Planning to travel abroad or study internationally? This workshop will guide you through the passport application process, including required documents, timelines, and tips for a smooth experience.
Location: Maxcy College (1332 Pendleton Street)
Sponsored by: The First-Generation Center & Living and Learning Community (LLC) and USC Postal & Passport Services.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Virtual Environments Community of Practice (VECoP)
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 1:10 PM - 2:00 PM,
The Virtual Environments Community of Practice is planning ways to integrate virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality into teaching and learning environments at USC. Meetings are open to faculty, staff and students.
This is an online only meeting; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the meeting, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 1:10 PM – 2:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Create and Manage Your Video Content with Panopto
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM,
Panopto is an all-in-one video management platform built into Blackboard Learn. In this session, attendees will learn how to create and manage video learning content in Panopto that can be easily integrated into Blackboard courses.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
From Theory to Action: Applying Constructivism and Connectivism to Your Teaching
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 2:20 PM - 3:10 PM,
How do you conceptualize learning? How do you guide your students toward integrating new knowledge and skills into their existing ideas and abilities? In this session, you will review key principles of cognitive constructivism, social constructivism, and connectivism and strategies to apply them to our teaching to enhance student learning. You will then reflect on how these strategies could affect your students’ learning experience and how you might apply them to your own teaching practices.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM.
See event description for more details.
Journey Grant for Early Researchers Workshop
This workshop is for students interested in the Journey Grant for Early Researchers. For additional information and to register, please visit: https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/undergraduate_research/funding_opportunities/our_funding/early-researchers/index.php.
Admission Cost: $0.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM.
Petigru College 212.
Capstone Scholars: Research 101: Get Started, Get Paid, Market Yourself
Are you interested in doing research or are currently doing research? Come learn from the Office of Undergraduate Research all the steps from getting started, funding opportunities, AND how to market your research to help you with your career path.
Admission Cost: 0.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 303.
Student Success Center Tutoring in Maxcy
Every Wednesday Student Success will be in Maxcy to provide drop-in tutoring and 1st-Gen consults via appointment from 5pm - 7pm in Maxcy's Classroom (room 123). Maxcy is located at 1332 Pendleton St. Questions? Contact the Student Success Center .
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
Public Service Opportunities Info Session
Students of all majors and years can learn how to channel a passion for service into funding for graduate school, service opportunities, study abroad and more with funding from national fellowships.
<a href="https://sc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/4CmclDJhTAWT7id0QJ2Zqw">Zoom. Registration required.</a>.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Live at the Underground
A weekly concert series put on by students, for students! Featuring live music every Wednesday in the Russell Underground from 7pm to 10pm, ranging from open mic nights to local and touring artists. Free for all USC students with a Carolina Card.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 009 Russell Underground.
A Night In Nashville Season Finale
A Night in Nashville with SJ McDonald, Regan Stewart, MackMartin, Joe Major, and Blake Weinbach
A Night in Nashville – An Intimate Songwriter Experience,
Step into the heart of Music City without ever leaving town. A Night in Nashville brings the soul-stirring magic of the legendary Bluebird Cafe straight to Columbia.
Join us for a one-of-a-kind songwriter showcase where the stories behind the songs take center stage. Featuring a lineup of Nashville’s top rising artists and songwriters, this intimate, acoustic-style performance reveals the true power of music.
Whether you’re a country music fan or simply love a great story well told, A Night in Nashville delivers an authentic taste of southern charm, heartfelt lyrics, and world-class talent — all in a cozy setting that makes you feel like you’re sitting front row in the heart of Nashville.
Don’t miss this night of music, stories and unforgettable moments.
VIP Ticket – $38,
The ULTIMATE Nashville experience! Arrive early for an exclusive…
Admission Cost: $35 - $50.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Koger Center Upstairs Gallery.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Redpoint Columbia with Garnet Media Group
Gated Community, 24 hour security, pet friendly, Resort style pool. Come visit Redpoint Columbia reimagines the student lifestyle. All the luxuries you're looking for, with a little more room to roam.
Admission Cost: 0.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 2.
The HUB Columbia - Tabling Showcase - with GMG
Looking for off-campus housing? The HUB Columbia will have an info table on Davis Field OCTOBER 2nd from 11 am - 2 pm. Come see us and find your new house !
Admission Cost: 0.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
RHUU Davis Circle Space 02.
Best Practices for Grading Objectively & Efficiently
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 11:40 AM - 12:55 PM,
The responsibilities of all educators typically include grading student work. Yet ensuring that grading is both objective and efficient involves specific strategies and reflection on important considerations in advance, including aspects of which one may not be aware. Educators at any level need to define what their “grading philosophy” is for the course, and use practices, strategies, and techniques best suited for the specifics of the course and the purpose of the assessment itself. Grading should be viewed and valued as a method for providing constructive feedback to students, with feedback types differing depending on the assessment type. How to develop your grading philosophy, incorporate relevant techniques while grading different types of assessment styles, and provide effective feedback will be discussed in this workshop.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 11:40 AM – 12:55 PM.
See event description for more details.
First-Gen Transfer Drop-In
Join us for a relaxed and welcoming gathering designed just for first-gen transfer students! Whether you're new to campus or just looking to connect, this casual drop-in event is a great way to meet fellow transfers, enjoy light refreshments, and get plugged into campus life. Come as you are—stay for a few minutes or the whole time!
Free food,
Location: Maxcy College (1332 Pendleton Street).
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Getting Started in Research Workshop
The "Getting Started in Research" workshop is an interactive session designed to help students explore research opportunities across disciplines. Participants will identify their research interests, learn how to find and reach out to potential faculty mentors, and begin developing a roadmap for their research journey.
To register and learn more, visit https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/undergraduate_research/get-started/index.php.
Admission Cost: $0.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 304, See event description for more details.
Accessible Learning Experiences: Practical Guidance for Inclusive Course Content
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM,
Are you equipped to provide accessible content that meets the needs of all your students? Come prepared - with your laptop (if possible) - to gain hands-on experience of applying digital accessibility best practices during this session.
This workshop will provide guidance for applying accessibility practices to your documents appropriately and how to prevent potential barriers people experience due to disabilities. An overview of disabilities and the challenges they cause will be provided including types of assistive technologies (AT) that help alleviate those challenges.
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be touched on related to its part in developing accessible content. Integrated automated accessibility checkers of Microsoft and Blackboard platforms will also be covered. These automated tools can identify accessibility issues and provide guidance to resolve them.
Attend with curiosity to help lead toward innovative and inclusive content design…
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Text Analysis for Beginners
Do you have a textual data for qualitative analysis! This session is perfect for anyone looking to transform unstructured text data into meaningful insights.
Key topics include:
Introduction to text analysis: What is it and why it matters?
, Reading and preprocessing text: Cleaning and preparing data for analysis.
, Extracting insights like word frequency and word count.
, Tools and techniques: Overview of Python libraries (e.g. NLTK) and other user-friendly platforms
, Hands-on work with real text and python notebook
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By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a foundational understanding of text mining concepts and practical experience working with basic tools and techniques. Whether you’re a student, researcher, or professional, this workshop will equip you with the skills to start your text analysis journey!
Register at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14866294.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM.
See event description for more details.
Passport Travel Grant Writing Workshop
Thinking of doing a Maymester program in 2026? The Passport Travel Grant is a tuition funding opportunity just for Capstone Scholars, and it gives you the opportunity to take $1500 off your tuition bill for any Maymester or Summer study abroad program for 2026. At this workshop, you'll get valuable insights on how to approach the Passport Travel Grant application to maximize your chances at receiving the funding you need. This is a great opportunity to sharpen your writing skills in preparation for applying to study abroad programs too!
Admission Cost: N/A.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
Russell House University Union 203.
University of South Carolina Trivia Night
Think you know the most about USC?
Want to hold that knowledge over your friend's heads? Prove it!
Join us at the South Caroliniana Library for USC trivia. All of the questions will be based off of our own University Archivist’s trivia book!
Enjoy some free food while you and your team answer some questions all about USC. Oh, and did we mention it’s totally free?
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
South Caroliniana Library 910 Sumter Street.
TAD: Ally and Eloise Bakeshop
Join us for an evening at one of Columbia’s favorite local spots! Decorate your own cupcakes, enjoy sweet treats and hear from the team behind Ally & Eloise about entrepreneurship, small business ownership and building a brand from scratch.
October 2, 2025
, Ally & Eloise Bakeshop
, 7PM – 10PM
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We’ll also have trivia, prizes and plenty of photo-worthy moments!
Shuttles will be available to and from the event starting at 6:30PM, there is also limited parking.
, Space is limited—sign up is required to reserve your spot.
, Free to USC students with a valid Carolina Card.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Extracting Data From Websites Using APIs
Unlock the power of APIs to efficiently extract and utilize data from websites! This hands-on workshop is designed for beginners and intermediate learners who want to gain practical skills in API integration. Participants will learn the fundamentals of APIs, how to access and interpret API documentation, and techniques for extracting structured data for analysis. We will cover the following topics:
What is an API and its role in data extraction?
, How to make requests and handle responses?
, What are API keys ?
, How to parse the JSON and other data formats?
, New York Times API example for extracting data
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By the end of this workshop, you’ll have the basic understanding of APIs for tasks like gathering data for research and analysis.
Register at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14950450.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM.
See event description for more details.
Climbing the Mountain: Guiding Students to Reflect on Research
Friday, October 3, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM,
Ever wonder what students are truly learning through their research experience? Want to help guide them in that process of self-reflection? Undergraduate research is a well-established high-impact educational practice, and the more that students reflect on the experience, the more impactful it will be. In this roundtable session, we will focus on how research advisors can support student reflection at appropriate and meaningful points in their students' experience. It will introduce the three domains of learning and their application to student reflection at each stage of the Seven Ps of Research. Using these tools, participants will reflect-in-action to develop tangible ideas for promoting a unique and personalized learning experience for each student.
This is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Integrative and Experiential Learning.
Center for Teaching Excellence, Thomas Cooper Library, Level 5, Room L511,
This is an in-person event…
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:50 PM.
Thomas Cooper Library L511.
Live Outside: J Roddy Walston & The Automatic Band
Join us for the 2025 season of Koger Center Presents Live Outside! Now on Fridays at 5 p.m. we’ve got a great lineup of free entertainment to kick off your weekend on the Plaza Stage at the Koger Center.
There will be an opening number featuring the Music Industry Studies Commercial Music Ensemble.
J.Roddy Walston is a force of nature. If his hits like “Heavy Bells” are a war cry, then the deep cuts like “Boys Can Never Tell” are a tactical cosmic retreat. For some, his music is a form of religion, psychedelic in its intensity, transformative in its grip on the body, shaking loose something primal that’s been buried too long.
It’s not about thinking; it’s about moving, feeling, surrendering. His influences are a riot of contradictions: Kurt Cobain’s fury, Nilsson’s fractured sweetness, Zeppelin’s power, and somewhere in there a nod to William Obyeabor’s lonely calculator funk. Critics try to box him in, but Walston can’t be contained–he does chaos, and his live shows do damage, but fortunately his…
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Koger Center Plaza Stage.
Cockbuster Movie
Join us for a night of love, luxury, and modern romance with a special Cockbuster screening of Materialists. The film follows Lucy (Dakota Johnson), a successful New York City matchmaker caught in a complicated love triangle between her charming, wealthy client (Pedro Pascal) and her struggling actor ex (Chris Evans). Materialists dives deep into the blurred lines between love and lifestyle as Lucy navigates the high-stakes world of status, desire, and self-worth. The evening begins with themed trivia at 6:00 PM, followed by the screening at 6:30 PM. Popcorn will be provided, so settle in and enjoy the unfolding drama of this captivating love triangle. .
Friday, October 3, 2025, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM.
Russell House Theater.
Columbia Classical Ballet: Once Upon an Evening
Witness the timeless magic of storytelling as ballet brings two of the world’s most beloved fairy tales to life: Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella!
Educational outreach performances are also available to purchase tickets for. Visit Columbia Classical Ballet’s website for more information; the outreach tickets are sold through the ballet, not the Koger Center.
Purchase Tickets at,
https://secure.kogercenterforthearts.com/online/seatSelect.asp?createBO::WSmap=1&BOparam::WSmap::loadBestAvailable::performance_ids=C251709E-82E0-4A0C-BFEC-40F1FB1E4DB6.
Admission Cost: $20 - $42.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Piazzolla 100: El Nuevo Tango
Leonardo Suarez-Paz, a many-time Latin Grammy Award nominee and multifaceted “virtuoso extraordinaire” (Wynton Marsalis), shares his vision of tango by breathing new life into the stories he experienced while growing up alongside his mentors who revolutionized 21st-century music—the Argentine-born and New York-raised composer Astor Piazzolla and his lyricist, Horacio Ferrer.
Following in the footsteps of his mentors, Suarez-Paz demonstrates tango as an evolving, daring, artistically complex and emotionally moving art form with a groundbreaking new style of music and dance, “superb,” “harmonically sophisticated arrangements” (Gramophone, UK) and multimedia. The stories transcend cultural boundaries and beckon to embark on an immersive, emotional journey through the struggles and triumphs of life and art. Suarez-Paz delivers another “magnificent performance” (All About Jazz) along with a 16-member cast featuring Nuevo Tango Ensemble with Grammy-winning soloists, Nuevo Tango Ballet, stunning visual art…
Admission Cost: $35 - $50.
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
The Seeing Place
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September 26 - October 5, 2025, The Seeing Place, by Lauren Wilson, Directed by Marybeth Gorman Craig and Lauren Wilson, Longstreet Theatre
This new play by USC Theatre Assistant Professor Lauren Wilson is a ghost story inspired by the “haunted" reputation of our most notable performance venue. In the face of budget cuts and theatre closures, directing student Sam and their cast sneak into a long-abandoned Longstreet Theatre to stage a renegade production of Hamlet. The play imagines Longstreet, an 1855 building once used as Civil War hospital and morgue, in an advanced state of disrepair, having been closed for a decade for safety reasons. Undaunted by the theater’s flickering lights and creeping mold, director and cast throw themselves into the project – that is, until spirits of the building’s past begin to stir. By turns funny, frightening, and poignant, The Seeing Place is a theatrical homage to the theatre and its artists, who carry compassion forward like a flickering spark through a world…
Admission Cost: $15 - $22.
Sunday, October 5, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Longstreet Theatre 219.
Student Success Center Tutoring in Maxcy
Every Sunday Student Success will be in Maxcy to provide drop-in tutoring and 1st-Gen consults via appointment from 4pm - 9pm in Maxcy's Classroom (room 123). Maxcy is located at 1332 Pendleton St. Questions? Contact the Student Success Center .
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, October 5, 2025, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Symphonic Winds: Catalyst
Jay Jacobs, Conductor, Brenna Curtis, Guest Conductor,
Dooley, Boom Goes the Dynamite,
Oquin, A Solemn Place,
Hanson, Chorale and Alleluia, Brenna Curtis, conductor,
Frantzen, Catalyst Symphony.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, October 5, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM.
Koger Center for the Arts.
Station at Five Points Tabling Showcase with Garnet Media Group #2
Station at Five Points off-campus apartments are only minutes from USC. We have a table October 6th next to the Russell House !
Admission Cost: 0.
Monday, October 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 3.
USCDM Push Day
USCDM Push Day.
Monday, October 6, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
RHUU Greene Street.
Data Visualization - The Essentials - History, Concepts, and Principles
Most of us live in a visual world. As technologies have developed, more of our world has become more visual. This is no less true in our learning, teaching, and research world as it is in our personal living world. Data visualization, the use of charts, graphs, plots, maps, etc. to explain and explore data, has now become an essential literacy as well as an expected application skill in growing areas of academia and work. This learning session provides a foundation for developing a fundamental understanding of data visualization. We will discuss five essentials:
What data visualization is and why it's important
, Where data visualization came from and how continues to evolve
, Some of the science explaining why and how data visualization works
, Foundational principles that help to define effective and ineffective data visualizations
, Crucial ethical and accessibility issues related to data visualization use
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Register at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14770898.
Monday, October 6, 2025, 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM.
See event description for more details.
What's New in Blackboard Learn
Monday, October 6, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM,
Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View (UCV) is the newest version of the Blackboard Learning Management System. With new improvements being made monthly to Ultra Course View there are exciting changes which instructors may not have seen. This is a short presentation about the most recent updates that have occurred in Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View and will include information on how to stay up to date on future improvements.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Monday, October 6, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Career Champions Level 1: Career/Major Outcomes
Monday, October 6, 2025, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM,
The Career Champions training educates and empowers campus faculty and staff on best practices to have career conversations with students. Career Champions Module 1 serves as a foundation, reviewing career development, our roles in a career ecosystem, and resources.
The learning outcomes for Level 1 are as follows:
Gain a basic knowledge of the career development theories, career decision making process and employability.
, Gain a foundation of basic helping skills to best assist students with career planning
, Learn how to assist students with goal setting regarding their career development
, Learn how to make an effective referral to the Career Center
, Learn the professional and ethical guidelines as outlined through the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE)
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This workshop is an elective session for a certificate of completion in Integrative and Experiential Learning.
Career Center Classroom, Thomas Cooper Library, Level 5, Room…
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Monday, October 6, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Explorance Blue Compiler Meeting
Monday, October 6, 2025, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM,
This session is designed for course survey compilers to discuss reporting needs for the upcoming cycle in a collaborative group setting. We’ll review available report formats, address common data requests, and provide guidance to ensure you have the tools and information needed to support your departments effectively.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Monday, October 6, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, October 6, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
2025 Adrenée Glover Freeman Lecture
The Department of Women's and Gender Studies in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to welcome Shannon C. Eaves for the 2025 Adrenée Glover Freeman lecture. Please register here: bit.ly/2025Freeman
Eaves is an Associate Professor of African American History at the College of Charleston specializing in slavery and gender in the antebellum American South. Eaves is the author of Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum South and has held postdoctoral research fellowships from Rutgers University and the American Association of University Women. The lecture, “Sexual Violence and American Slavery: A Local Examination of the South’s Rape Culture" will be held at 1705 College Street, Columbia, SC in the Close-Hipp Eastview Room (8th floor) on Oct. 7th from 6-7:30 p.m.
Drawing from her recently published book, Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum South, Eaves will explore how South Carolina…
Admission Cost: Free.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM.
Close Hipp 841 Eastview.
Staying Scholarly: Navigating Predatory Publishing, Citation Manipulation, and Research Fraud
It’s essential to know how to identify and avoid bad research and publishing practices. This virtual workshop equips attendees with the tools to recognize and steer clear of predatory publishers and conferences, understand how citation manipulation (including citation cartels and inflated profiles on platforms like Google Scholar) can distort scholarly impact, and spot warning signs of fraudulent research. Through real-world examples and practical strategies, participants will learn how to safeguard their scholarly integrity and make informed decisions about where and how they publish and present their work.
Register online.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 10:05 AM – 11:20 AM.
See event description for more details.
Become an AI Champion in Blackboard!
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM,
Discover how to harness Blackboard Ultra’s built-in AI tools to save time, spark creativity, and enhance student engagement. This hands-on workshop will introduce powerful features like the AI Design Assistant, AI Test Generator, and AI-powered Rubric Generator. We’ll provide a live demo and plenty of time for questions, so you can explore how to confidently integrate AI into your own courses. Join us and take the first step toward becoming an AI-savvy educator!
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Creating Engaging Content Using Generative Artificial Intelligence
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM,
Enhance your teaching approach with innovative content creation and course design. This webinar offers educators practical insights into using Generative Artificial Intelligence to develop lectures, instructional materials, and course structures tailored to the needs of 21st-century learners. From reimagining traditional content delivery methods to incorporating creativity and interactivity into materials and course frameworks, participants will explore innovative approaches that utilize the power of Generative AI. Discover how Generative AI can enhance engagement, foster deeper understanding, and inspire interest in your students.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
Apply prompt writing in the context of course content and course design.
, Utilize Generative AI tools to generate dynamic and interactive course content.
, Create effective and meaningful learning experiences that facilitate student success.
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This is a required…
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Explore Creating a Website for Your Research
Technology has allowed for scholarship to be created and shared in new and exciting ways. Consider a whole new audience for your research. In this workshop, you’ll learn the possibilities when you decide to share your research online. We will discuss possible web hosting options and tools that can help bring your research to life on the web.
Register at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14857540.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Journey Grant for Early Researchers Workshop
This workshop is for students interested in the Journey Grant for Early Researchers. For additional information and to register, please visit: https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/undergraduate_research/funding_opportunities/our_funding/early-researchers/index.php.
Admission Cost: 0.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM.
School of Journalism & Mass Communications 115.
Graduation with Leadership Distinction Workshop for First-Gen Students
Come learn how you can Graduate with Leadership Distinction (GLD) and about the Carolina Engage Grant on Tuesday, October 7 from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in Maxcy College (1332 Pendleton Street)!
Students who earn GLD demonstrate extensive, purposeful engagement beyond the classroom, understanding of course concepts in “real world” settings, and application of learning to make decisions and solve problems. Learn more at Graduation with Leadership Distinction - Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning | University of South Carolina (sc.edu) .
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Dean Roscoe Jones from Drake Law School
Meet Dean Jones from Drake Law School.
Admission Cost: None.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM.
Joseph F. Rice School of Law 103 - Judge Karen J. Williams Courtroom, Joseph F. Rice School of Law.
Undergraduate Research Magellan Scholar Grant Deadline
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All applications for the Undergraduate Research Magellan Scholar Grant should be submitted by 5:00pm today. Students should refer to the grant page of the Office of Undergraduate Research website for more specific information on this grant and others.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM.
See event description for more details.
Addressing Common Violations
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 10:50 AM - 11:40 AM,
In this session we will discuss the academic misconduct trends we are seeing online and in person with our students. Additionally, we will discuss how to identify and address these common violations while maintaining a productive instructor/student relationship.
This is a required session for a certificate of completion in Fostering Proactive Learning Environments.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 10:50 AM – 11:40 AM.
See event description for more details.
Gamecock Entertainment Tabling
Come by to discover all the exciting opportunities Gamecock Entertainment has to offer, from live events and concerts to movie nights and late-night programs. We’re here to answer your questions, and if you’re ready to get involved, we can help you sign up on the spot!
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Davis Field I - RHUU Side Space 1.
Explore Creating a Website for Your Research
Technology has allowed for scholarship to be created and shared in new and exciting ways. Consider a whole new audience for your research. In this workshop, you’ll learn the possibilities when you decide to share your research online. We will discuss possible web hosting options and tools that can help bring your research to life on the web.
Register at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14857686.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Silent Book Club at Thomas Cooper Library
Love reading and talking about books? Come join us! Select a book from our browsing collection or bring your own. We'll read in silence, then end with optional discussion time. Like the book you started? Check it out and take it with you!
Admission Cost: Free.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Data Visualization - The Essentials - Application Principles and Processes
Data visualization literacy is already an essential knowledge requirement for our academic environment as well as generally. Data visualization application knowledge and skills are becoming increasingly valuable and even required in more and more of the academic and work world. To create and use data visualizations in our academic and work worlds we first must answer a couple of questions. We then need some basic understanding of how the predominant data visualization tools function. In this learning session we will consider and discuss five essentials for applying data visualization:
How do we determine the appropriate data visualization type(s) to use?
, How do we decide which data visualization tool or product to use?
, How do the three predominant data visualization tools (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau) compare in terms of usage?
, Why, when, and how might we use programming languages such as R and Python for creating data visualizations?
, How might we use tools such as ArcGIS and…
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 1:10 PM – 2:10 PM.
See event description for more details.
Journey Grant for Early Researchers Workshop
This workshop is for students interested in the Journey Grant for Early Researchers. For additional information and to register, please visit: https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/undergraduate_research/funding_opportunities/our_funding/early-researchers/index.php.
Admission Cost: $0.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM.
Petigru College 212.
Universal Design for Learning CoP
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 2:20 PM - 3:10 PM,
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) community of practice provides an intentional space for discussion regarding accessibility in teaching and learning at the university. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to join.
Center for Teaching Excellence, Thomas Cooper Library, Level 5, Room L511,
This is an in-person event that requires physical attendance; register here to attend.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM.
Thomas Cooper Library L511.
Student Success Center Tutoring in Maxcy
Every Wednesday Student Success will be in Maxcy to provide drop-in tutoring and 1st-Gen consults via appointment from 5pm - 7pm in Maxcy's Classroom (room 123). Maxcy is located at 1332 Pendleton St. Questions? Contact the Student Success Center .
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
The Good, the Bad & the Naked of USC History: Historic Horseshoe History Tour
Have you ever been strolling along the Historic Horseshoe bricks and found yourself wondering about the history of Carolina and its traditions? Well, you're in luck! Meet University Archivist Elizabeth West in front of the Caroliniana for a Horseshoe history tour. Learn the origins of the Tiger Burn and what national record Gamecock students set in 1974! Free and open to the public.
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
South Caroliniana Library 910 Sumter Street.
Koger Center presents Live Outside! The Ramblers, with opening act: The Cahn Brothers
Join us for the 2025 season of Koger Center Presents Live Outside! Now on Friday evenings at 5 p.m. we’ve got a great lineup of free entertainment to kick off your weekend on the Plaza Stage at the Koger Center.
In the case of inclement weather, the concert will take place on the Koger Center Grand Tier Lobby.
Hailing from the heart of Columbia, South Carolina, The Ramblers are a powerhouse Southern Country Rock band born from the collaboration of seasoned musicians. Think the storytelling of Tyler Childers, the grit of Jason Isbell, the anthemic punch of Kings of Leon, and the timeless soul of The Allman Brothers—all woven into something uniquely their own. With a rapidly rising profile and undeniable chemistry, The Ramblers are on a fast track to becoming a staple of the Southern rock revival.
The opening act of the evening is by The Cahn Brothers.
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, October 10, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Koger Center Plaza Stage.
Desi Banks: The Elevation Tour
Desi Banks is the ultimate triple threat – actor, stand-up comedian and entrepreneur -- who’s taking the entertainment world by storm. Having built a strong social media influence, he’s amassed an immense following of over 19 million fans across various platforms and is swiftly becoming a household name known for his razor-sharp wit and hilarious comedic timing. As an executive, he’s the CEO and founder of Desi Banks Productions.
His organic rise as a stand-up comedian is unparalleled as he quickly climbed the ranks and cemented his status as a tour de force in just a few short years. With the highly popular ‘The Purpose Chaser Tour’ concluding in 2024, Desi is currently on his all-new ‘The Elevation Tour’ in 2025 this fall.
Must be 18+ to attend this performance.
Admission Cost: $41 - $150.
Saturday, October 11, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Koger Center Auditorium.
Student Success Center Tutoring in Maxcy
Every Sunday Student Success will be in Maxcy to provide drop-in tutoring and 1st-Gen consults via appointment from 4pm - 9pm in Maxcy's Classroom (room 123). Maxcy is located at 1332 Pendleton St. Questions? Contact the Student Success Center .
Admission Cost: FREE.
Sunday, October 12, 2025, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Sawyer On Lincoln - Tabling Showcase - with GMG
Looking for off-campus housing? Sawyer On Lincoln will have an info table outside the Russell House October 13th from 11 am - 2 pm. Come see us and find your new apartment !
Admission Cost: 0.
Monday, October 13, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
RHUU Davis Circle Space 02.
Fanfiction: Combining Creativity and Disciplinary Identity in the Classroom
Monday, October 13, 2025, 2:20 PM - 3:10 PM,
Fanfiction, although often reserved for extracurricular spaces, allows writers to create new identities, narratives, and meanings by repurposing stories, themes, and characters. In this webinar, participants will be introduced to fanfiction as a meaning-making tool and engage with strategies that encourage learners to take ownership of their learning through storytelling. Leveraging fanfiction in the classroom can encourage students to internalize course information through reflection and increase the relevancy of course concepts to their lived experiences.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Monday, October 13, 2025, 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM.
See event description for more details.
Generative AI - The Essentials - GenAI is Different!
Although it has only been three years since the introduction of ChatGPT, most of us have heard more than a little about artificial intelligence (AI) and more specifically generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). It seems everything in our current world has some connection to AI and/or GenAI. At the same time, there is still a great deal of misunderstanding about GenAI; what it is, how it works, if we should use it, how we can use it effectively, etc. This session will discuss five essentials regarding GenAI:
GenAI is fundamentally different than traditional information and information search systems with which we are familiar
, Our interactions with GenAI need to be different than our interactions with traditional information systems in order to be effective
, Our uses and expectations of GenAI systems and tools need to be different than how we have used and what we have expected from our traditional systems
, We are still in the early stages of development, evolution, application, and adoption of…
Monday, October 13, 2025, 2:20 PM – 3:10 PM.
See event description for more details.
Stargazing at the Melton Observatory
This historic observatory adjacent to the Horseshoe of the USC Columbia campus (1429 Greene Street) is currently open to the public on clear Monday nights from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST (9:00 pm to 11:00 pm during EDT), weather permitting. Anyone is welcome to come by and observe through the 16-inch Cassegrain telescope in the dome and other small telescopes on the observatory deck. See the Moon, planets, stars, clusters and more through our telescopes free of charge! For updates regarding weather reports and possible cancellations on Monday nights, please visit http://uof.sc/melton.
Admission Cost: Free and Open to the Public.
Monday, October 13, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Tabling Showcase - The Roost with GMG #2
Looking for off-campus housing? The Roost will have an info table on Davis Field on October 14 from 11 am - 2 pm. Come see us and find your new place !
Admission Cost: 0.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
RHUU Davis Circle Space 01.
Thesis and Dissertation Workshop (In Person)
This semester, graduate students are strongly encouraged to attend at least one workshop. Register today for an in-person workshop in which you will learn the required policies and procedures relating to your thesis or dissertation. This workshop will also discuss the upcoming federal requirements for digital accessibility and how they pertain to your thesis or dissertation.
Register HERE for a workshop.
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Admission Cost: Free.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
Russell House University Union 303.
Entering Mentoring: Promoting Professional Development
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM,
A key goal of mentoring is to help mentees identify and achieve both academic and professional objectives. While learning to conduct disciplinary research is an important academic outcome in research mentoring, there are many other factors that will shape a mentee’s future career. Mentors should intentionally support their mentees in achieving these broader outcomes as well.
This is an elective session for the Entering Mentoring certificate of completion.
Center for Teaching Excellence, Thomas Cooper Library, Level 5, Room L511,
This is an in-person event that requires physical attendance; register here to attend.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM.
Thomas Cooper Library L511.
Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View 101
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM,
This workshop familiarizes attendees with Blackboard Learn’s Ultra Course View. eLearning Services will demonstrate how instructors can navigate a UCV course, communicate with students, add content, find and utilize Blackboard tools, and grade assignments.
This is an online only webinar; there is no in-person attendance option.
To attend the webinar, register here.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Journey Grant for Early Researchers Workshop
This workshop is for students interested in the Journey Grant for Early Researchers. For additional information and to register, please visit: https://sc.edu/about/offices_and_divisions/undergraduate_research/funding_opportunities/our_funding/early-researchers/index.php.
Admission Cost: 0.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 2:50 PM – 3:50 PM.
School of Journalism & Mass Communications 115.
Research Ethics and the Bigger Picture
The Office of Undergraduate Research is honored to welcome Dr. Jordan Lewis, assistant research professor in USC's Department of Biological Sciences, for a professional development workshop on Research Ethics and the Bigger Picture. This workshop will provide a crash course in research ethics and give students a working understanding of how to think critically about ethical dilemmas in research. The interactive workshop will include case studies based on real-world scenarios. The workshop is designed for undergraduate students who are engaged in or interested in research.
Admission Cost: 0.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 2:50 PM – 4:05 PM.
School of Journalism & Mass Communications 106.