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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, July 21, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
Summer Chorus Concert
Join the Summer Chorus as they present Requiem, Op. 48 by Gabriel Fauré.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, July 25, 2025, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
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, July 28, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
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, August 4, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
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, August 11, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
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, August 13, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View 101
Friday, August 15, 2025, 12:30 PM - 1:15 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.
Friday, August 15, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM.
See event description for more details.
Assignments & Tests in Blackboard Learn UCV - Assessments with Flair!
Friday, August 15, 2025, 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM,
Unleash the full potential of assessments in Blackboard Ultra Course View with this virtual workshop designed for faculty members. Explore how to create engaging and effective assignments and tests that not only evaluate student learning but also enhance their experience. We’ll cover the essentials of setting up assignments and tests and incorporate engaging and creative elements to add that extra flair. By the end of this one-hour session, you will be better equipped to take the assessments in your course to the next level.
This workshop is a webinar ONLY – please do not come to the CTE office.
To attend the webinar, register here. .
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Friday, August 15, 2025, 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM.
See event description for more details.
Blackboard Learn Ultra Course View Gradebook: A Deeper Look
Friday, August 15, 2025, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM,
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.
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Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Friday, August 15, 2025, 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Zoom & Panopto: An Overview of Your Video Management and Course Meeting Tools
Friday, August 15, 2025, 3:45 PM - 5:00 PM,
Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring how Zoom and Panopto integrate seamlessly with Blackboard to support teaching and learning. We’ll cover how to schedule and manage Zoom meetings directly within your course, as well as how to use Panopto for recording, storing, and sharing video content with students. Participants will learn practical tips for using both tools to enhance engagement and accessibility. Whether you’re new to these platforms or looking to streamline your workflow, this session will help you make the most of your Zoom and Panopto integrations.
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, August 15, 2025, 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
New Faculty Benefits & Support Drop-In Day
No presentations. No formal schedule. Just support when you need it.
What’s Available:
20-minute meetings with a benefits counselor.
, Instructional Designers from the Center for Teaching Excellence. (No appointment needed.)
Syllabus review and course planning guidance
, General instructional support
, Guidance on effective teaching strategies
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, IT Staff for help with Blackboard, Zoom, Panopto, etc.
, HR representatives for onboarding and system access support.
, Supplemental Benefits Vendors Learn More
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Schedule Appointment With Benefits Counselor.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Monday, August 18, 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Close Hipp 829 Westview.
New Adjunct Faculty Orientation
Agenda
Register for New Adjunct Faculty Orientation,
5:30 p.m.
Welcome from the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)
5:35 p.m.
Overview of USC Resources for Faculty
Student Success (How do I support my students?)
, Teaching Development (How can I improve, enhance, and innovate my teaching?)
, Professional Development (How do I develop professionally/personally?)
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5:45 p.m.
CTE Resources and Instructional Design Support
The hub of teaching development activities and resources at USC
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6:15 p.m.
Division of Information Technology for help with Blackboard, Zoom, Panopto, etc.
eLearning Services supports classroom and academic technologies
, Introduction to Blackboard (USC’s Learning Management System)
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6:55 p.m.
Wrap Up.
Admission Cost: Free, Register to Attend.
Monday, August 18, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 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, August 18, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
First Day Photos
Come celebrate the start of the semester by taking your official first day photo on August 19 in front of the Thomas Cooper Library fountain! Whether it's your first #FDOC or your last, we would love to capture the moment for you. We will be there 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Hosted by the Office of New Student Orientation.
Admission Cost: N/A.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Davis Field II - Thomas Cooper Library Side.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
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, August 25, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
USC Part Time Job Fair
Part-Time Job Fair,
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Russell House Ballroom,
Are you looking for a part-time job on- or off-campus? The USC Career Center invites you to the Fall 2025 Part Time Job Fair!
Prior registration on Handshake is encouraged, but not required. This event is open to USC Columbia students, at all levels and from all majors. Be sure to bring your smart phone for faster check-in.
Come as you are in casual attire- professional dress is not expected for this event. Drop-in between classes or on your way to lunch!
The full list of employers will be available a few days before the fair. Check Handshake periodically as new employers are added as they register. If you have questions prior to the fair, contact the Career Center.
USC Career Center Fall 2025 Career Fairs.
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
South Caroliniana Library Open House
Want to know how you can use the South Carolinana Library and its resources in your instruction? Meet Instruction and Outreach Librarian Brittany Champion and learn how the Caroliniana can help you in all aspects of your instruction! Faculty and staff from all disciplines are invited to attend and learn more about these useful resources.
Admission Cost: Free.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
South Caroliniana Library 910 Sumter Street.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
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 1, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
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/14830817.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 2:50 PM – 4:05 PM.
See event description for more details.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
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 actual text data in the class using python notebooks
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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 online at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14866073.
Thursday, September 4, 2025, 2:20 PM – 3:20 PM.
See event description for more details.
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 online at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14866146.
Friday, September 5, 2025, 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM.
See event description for more details.
Research Center for Child Well-Being Distinguished Speaker Series
Speaker: Brian Bumbarger, Ph.D. - ADAPT—Washington/Baltimore HIDTA,
Topic: Early Relational Health and Child/Adolescent Well-Being: A Developmental, Lifecourse Perspective on the Power of Relationships,
If you plan to attend in person, fill out this RSVP form: https://forms.gle/buBorjfdNTwTVtnG9
To access the event via Zoom, visit the RCCWB webpage for our Distinguished Speaker Series: https://rccwb.sc.edu/news-events/,
The Research Center for Child Well-Being hosts a monthly Distinguished Speaker Series focusing on the dual prevention of unhealthy lifestyle and social-emotional behavioral problems during childhood, as well as associated statistical and methodological issues. The event will be hosted at the RCCWB, located at 1400 Pickens St. Suite 400. For more information, check out https://rccwb.sc.edu.
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, September 5, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
Introduction to Git and GitHub
Git is a free version control system that programmers and developers use to track and share code. GitHub is a free website that simplifies the findability, accessibility, and reusability of program code, in addition to providing a web browser interface to the version control commands. This workshop will take you from being a novice to being highly proficient at using Git and GitHub. You will learn how to collaborate on projects effectively with GitHub, build a solid foundation in Git, and master advanced version control skills. Register online at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14882523.
Monday, September 8, 2025, 2:20 PM – 3:45 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 8, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
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 online at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14763503.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 11:40 AM – 12:55 PM.
See event description for more details.
USC Health Professions Career & Internship Fair
Health Professions Career & Internship Fair,
Tuesday, September 9, 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 and the College of Nursing invite you to the Fall 2025 Health Professions Fair!
Recruiters attending this event traditionally are recruiting for positions within Hospitals, Fitness Centers, Medical Offices, Pharmaceutical Companies/Distributors/Manufacturers, Medical Device and Supply Manufacturers, Medical Research Facilities, Community Mental Health Centers, Hospice Facilities, Long-Term Care Facilities, School Districts, Healthcare Consulting Firms, Corporate Wellness Offices, and more!
Considering a health-related graduate program? Graduate programs for medicine, public health, nursing and other areas may also be in attendance.
Pre-Registration through your Handshake account is…
Admission Cost: FREE.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 12:00 PM – 4:00 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, September 10, 2025, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM.
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/14857335.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 1:10 PM – 2:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
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/14857350.
Thursday, September 11, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:20 AM.
See event description for more details.
Partnering with South Caroliniana Library to Improve Student's Primary Source Literacy
Join instruction and outreach librarian Brittany Champion, MLS, for "Partnering with South Caroliniana Library to Improve Students' Primary Source Literacy." Learn how Brittany uses the varied historical and contemporary collections of South Carolina through library instruction to improve student's primary source literacy. This session is ideal for faculty across all disciplines who want to explore how to broaden their student's self-efficacy in research by fostering the use of primary and secondary resources and strengthening connection with library professionals.
Admission Cost: Free.
Thursday, September 11, 2025, 10:05 AM – 11:20 AM.
South Caroliniana Library 910 Sumter Street.
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…
Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:30 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, September 15, 2025, 10:50 AM – 11:40 AM.
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 15, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.
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.
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.
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.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
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.
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.
Southern Exposure: Splinter Reeds
ne 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, October 1, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
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.
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.
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/14866147.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 10:10 AM – 11:10 AM.
See event description for more details.
Research Center for Child Well-Being Distinguished Speaker Series
Speaker: Christina Weiland - University of Michigan,
Topic: Using Evidence in the Early Years to Build a Strong Foundation for School Success,
If you plan to attend in person, fill out this RSVP form: https://forms.gle/diLfv1Ap9oBDofeaA,
To access the event via Zoom, visit the RCCWB webpage for our Distinguished Speaker Series: https://rccwb.sc.edu/news-events/,
The Research Center for Child Well-Being hosts a monthly Distinguished Speaker Series focusing on the dual prevention of unhealthy lifestyle and social-emotional behavioral problems during childhood, as well as associated statistical and methodological issues. The event will be hosted at the RCCWB, located at 1400 Pickens St. Suite 400. For more information, check out https://rccwb.sc.edu.
Admission Cost: Free.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM.
See event description for more details.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
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.
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, October 15, 2025, 9:40 AM – 10:30 AM.
See event description for more details.
USC All Majors Career & Internship Fair (Day 1)
All Majors Career & Internship Fair,
Day 1: Wednesday, October 15, 2025: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Day 2: Thursday, October 16, 2025: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Russell House University Union Ballroom, Columbia SC 29201,
The USC Career Center invites you to the Fall 2025 All Majors Career & Internship Fair!
Recruiters from a broad range of industries and graduate institutions will attend this event to showcase their full-time roles, internship opportunities, and graduate/professional school programs.
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: Attire is flexible for this fair. While business/professional is encouraged, students can also attend in casual class clothes. Employers have been notified that they should expect a range of clothing from casual to professional as students come by between classes. Please visit the Gamecock CommUnity Shop if you are looking for…
Admission Cost: FREE.
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Student Senate Weekly Session
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
Russell House Theater.
USC All Majors Career & Internship Fair (Day 2)
All Majors Career & Internship Fair,
Day 1: Wednesday, October 15, 2025: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Day 2: Thursday, October 16, 2025: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Location: Russell House University Union Ballroom, Columbia SC 29201,
The USC Career Center invites you to the Fall 2025 All Majors Career & Internship Fair!
Recruiters from a broad range of industries and graduate institutions will attend this event to showcase their full-time roles, internship opportunities, and graduate/professional school programs.
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: Attire is flexible for this fair. While business/professional is encouraged, students can also attend in casual class clothes. Employers have been notified that they should expect a range of clothing from casual to professional as students come by between classes. Please visit the Gamecock CommUnity Shop if you are looking for…
Admission Cost: FREE.
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
See event description for more details.
Introduction to R Using RStudio
This workshop will introduce users to the R programming language using RStudio. R is an easy-to-learn programming language often used for scientific and statistical data processing. RStudio is an integrated development environment for and graphical user interface to the R language which greatly simplifies programming in R. Together they combine to provide a free and convenient programming platform for data analysis and visualization.
Register at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14882707.
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 10:05 AM – 11:20 AM.
See event description for more details.
The Business of Publishing
Critical professional and life decisions on the part of early-career scholars occur within the economy of higher education. Academic publishers (of both books and journals) are a part of that economy and, as gatekeepers in processes of hiring, tenure, and promotion, presses play a major role in scholarly careers inside and outside the academy. To make informed decisions, it is necessary to understand the business of academic publishing.
This workshop will provide a practical overview of publishing trends, from the business practices that shape academic publishing to the ways that technological innovation are reshaping the industry. As an early-career scholar, understanding these trends will help you make informed career decisions as you engage with the world of publishing.
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…
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM.
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 at https://libcal.library.sc.edu/event/14778600.
Friday, October 17, 2025, 10:50 AM – 11:40 AM.
See event description for more details.
Freeman Sundays @ 3 Concert
The USC School of Music’s renowned music faculty performs fresh and vibrant chamber music programs that pair canonic masterpieces alongside brand new works.
Admission Cost: The USC School of Music’s renowned music faculty performs fresh and vibrant chamber music programs that pair canonic masterpieces alongside brand new works.
Sunday, October 19, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM.
School of Music 206 Recital Hall.
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 20, 2025, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM.
Melton Observatory 201.