South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU is proud to announce Rep. Gary Simrill (R-York) as the Legislative Champion for the annual Independent Colleges and Universities Week, this year April 12-16. Simrill is majority leader in the S.C. House of Representatives and serves as the second vice-chair of the House Ways and Means Committee. He also chairs the …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy allenuniversity.edu) — U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC 12th district), a nationally-recognized HBCU supporter, will address the members of the class of 2021, and their families, at Allen University’s commencement exercises on Saturday, May 8, at 10:30 a.m. “Dr. Alma Adams’ work as an active advocate of HBCUs is exemplary,” said Dr. Ernest …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Anderson University is launching a new Doctor of Education in Leadership and Learning (Ed.D.) degree program designed to prepare working professionals to lead, teach, and consult in the public and private sectors.. “Across many years, the College of Education has established a strong reputation of excellence in teacher preparation,” said …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Governor Henry McMaster announced March 30 that Benedict College and the University of South Carolina system are working with Apple to provide critical infrastructure support to students and communities throughout South Carolina who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. Governor McMaster approved the use of $6 million out of the …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — African American students make up approximately 16 percent of K-12 public school enrollment in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. Even fewer are the available African American teachers in public schools. Although South Carolina’s African American K-12 students make up almost …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — I have vivid images of the Claflin University campus before the unimaginable disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The campus was teeming with unbridled optimism, buoyed by the recognition the university and the men’s basketball program had received during the 2020 CIAA Basketball Tournament in Charlotte, N.C. The men’s team …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker University announced April 6 that Patrick Riccards, a national leader in strategic communications and public education in the education space, is the University’s new vice president of strategic marketing and communications. Most recently, Riccards was the chief communications and strategy officer at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. While …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center (dba Cooperative Health) and Columbia College are pleased to announce a partnership to bring health care services to its campus and the local community starting Monday, March 22. Columbia Community Family Practice will provide primary and preventative services for adult and pediatric patients, in addition …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Columbia International University athlete Josh Ford says he averages about 15,000 steps each day. But on the morning of CIU’s “Serving Cola City” project, he had already hit 10,000 steps by 10:30 as his 15-member clean-up team worked along Monticello Road, picking up litter and clearing overgrown sections of the …
