South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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Dr. Kirk Hansen, professor of History, is Spartanburg Methodist College’s recipient of the 2021 SCICU Excellence In Teaching award. He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of Dundee (Scotland). Hansen received a B.A. and an M.A. in History, both conferred by Bob Jones University. Hansen’s dissertation focused on Jewish integration and attitudes towards …
Roger Riley, instructor of Emergency Management, is the 2021 recipient of the SCICU Excellence In Teaching Award for Voorhees College. Currently serving as the Barnwell County Emergency Management Director, Riley brings into the Voorhees classrooms nearly 30 years of significant emergency management experience, ranging from COVID-19 to hurricanes. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology …
Dr. Karen Hope Goodchild, Chapman professor and chair of Art and Art History, is Wofford College’s 2021 SCICU Excellence In Teaching award recipient. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Art History, both from the University of Virginia. Goodchild also received a B.A. in Art History from the University of Georgia. Goodchild’s Wofford course …
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 …
