College of Charleston Employees Uphold 'The Cistern Standard'

College of Charleston faculty and staff sure do appreciate one another! And – by the looks of the submissions recognizing CofC employees through The Cistern Standard over the past three months – they’re happy to let their respect for each other be known!

Launched in the fall of 2022, The Cistern Standard is the College’s employee-driven program that allows faculty and staff to use a simple Employee Recognition Form to acknowledge and spotlight their colleagues from across campus who embody and demonstrate the College’s core values: integrity, academic excellence, liberal arts education, respect for the individual, student centeredness, innovation and public mission.

“It’s a way to give employees the power to promote the positive in one another,” says Ed Pope, vice president of the Office of Human Resources. “It just goes to show how much our faculty and staff really do appreciate one another and want to show that appreciation.”

Congratulations all of those staff members – and to all the faculty and staff members listed below (according to core value), who’ve been recognized this quarter (since late March). Keep on living up to The Cistern Standard!

Innovation

We act with an entrepreneurial spirit to imagine and implement creative, bold and sustainable solutions in our pursuit of excellence and continuous improvement.  

• Jennifer Boan – Senior Director of Annual Giving, Division of Institutional Advancement
• Liz Cooper – Associate Director for Financial Wellness, Career Center
• Austin Hunt – Programmer, Division of Information Technology
• Vince Marchetti – Enterprise Systems Network Engineer, Division of Information Technology
• Jennifer Marshall – Programmer, Division of Information Technology
• Hannah Norman – Academic Advisor, Academic Advising and Planning Center
• Eileen Raney – Programmer, Division of Information Technology
• Gretchen Showalter – Associate Director of Annual Giving for School and Units, Division of Institutional Advancement

Integrity

We take accountability for our actions and adhere to the highest ethical standards in all our professional obligations and personal responsibilities. We demonstrate respect for self, others and place.

• Karyn Amira – Associate Chair, Department of Political Science
• Jean Beckwith – RN Staff Nurse, Student Health Services
• Molly Callahan – Student Support Coordinator/Office Manager, Division of Student Affairs
• Alex Dee – IT PC/Network Technician for Classroom Support, Division of Information Technology
• Kristin Wichmann – Associate Director for Experiential Learning, Career Center

Liberal Arts Education

We encourage intellectual curiosity and foster each student’s ability to think creatively and analyze, synthesize, apply and communicate knowledge from many sources. We inspire others to offer different viewpoints and input when applicable.

• Aaron Hancock – Academic Advisor, Academic Advising and Planning Center

Public Mission

We take action in meeting the educational and professional needs of our community, our state, our nation and the world.

• Camela Guevara – Community Engagement Coordinator, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
• Katie Hiott – Administrative Assistant, Department of Mathematics
• Delia Johnson – Custodial Staff Supervisor, Facilities Management
• Kaylee Lass – Director of Exhibitions, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
• Kelly Mielke – Associate Registrar for Student Records/Graduation, Office of the Registrar
• Megan Rowe – Director of Campus Housing, Division of Business Affairs
• Cam Saleeby – Director of Visitor Experience, Office of Admissions
• Asia Williams – Access and Instruction Specialist, College of Charleston Libraries

Student Centeredness

We illustrate dedication to nurturing thriving scholar-citizens through the intellectual, ethical and social development of each individual student. We exhibit behavior that conveys commitment to student success. 

• Laura Cergol – Student Employee and Communication Service Specialist, College of Charleston Libraries
• Lucy Davis – Director, Environmental Studies Graduate Program
• Stephanie Laffey – Multimedia Communications Specialist, Division of Information Technology
• Amelia LeCompte – Associate Director of Retention Initiatives, Academic Success and Retention Office 
• Mark Long – Professor, Department of Political Science
• Briana McGinnis – Associate Professor, Department of Political Science

To see more people who’ve been recognized through The Cistern Standard in the past year, check out these posts from March 2025, December 2024, September 2024 and June 2024.

Do one or more of your colleagues demonstrate one or more of the College’s seven core values described above? Recognize them through The Cistern Standard! The form is available on the human resources website.