The Drive for the 250th aims to showcase fundraising priorities and engagement activities that will launch during the College’s Anniversary year. These initiatives will excite donors to make investments and energize alumni to have even greater alumni pride during this milestone year. The Drive ultimately will establish a platform for realizing President Andrew Hsu’s vision for the future.
The College’s engineering programs will bring the best of a liberal arts and sciences education together with the technical literacy to thrive in our increasingly technology- driven world.
Since 1770, The College of Charleston has played a critical and vital role in the city, state, nation and the world. The College’s year-long celebration will reflect on the past, acknowledge the present and boldly imagine its impact on making the world a better place. Our deeply rooted tradition of philanthropy – starting with our first president Robert Smith, who gave of his personal finances to keep the College afloat – continues to this day with donors who have set the stage for the next great era at the College with their generous support.