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CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — When she was a PC student, Erin Hockett (PC class of 1997) spent one summer working as a counselor at an Easter Seals camp for people with disabilities. What Hockett remembers most about the camp are the stories the campers would tell. “I heard inspirational stories from campers about how …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Completing a decade of service and ministry at Southern Wesleyan University, President Todd S. Voss has announced his plans to retire on June 30, 2021. During his tenure, Southern Wesleyan has experienced important change and development creating exciting new opportunities for students and in many ways, recalibrating the trajectory of …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Making new and meaningful connections is an important part of the college experience. New friends, roommates, and professors all play a role in shaping young lives. For one Spartanburg Methodist College student, making new and meaningful connections meant creating that opportunity for others, who may have a bigger challenge in …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Voorhees College announces its newest members for the Board of Trustees executive team following certification by the Ad Hoc Nominations Committee. The institution congratulates trustees David Miller, chair, Dr. Traci Young-Cooper, vice chair, Calhoun (Callie) Walpole, secretary, and Reverend Dr. James Williams, treasurer. Miller currently serves as the co-founder and …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Wofford College is one of 51 higher education institutions that are inaugural members of the Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance (LACRELA) launched by the University of Southern California Race and Equity Center. Beginning in January 2021, the center will host a dozen eConvenings, or in-depth training sessions, each …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU), along with Bob Jones University and Clinton College, have filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the South Carolina Supreme Court supporting Governor McMaster’s motion to rehear Adams v. McMaster and clarify that private colleges and universities should have access to …
HBCU Band News (courtesy theundefeated.com) — The pageantry of bands at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) — the fifth-quarter band battles, the dancers and the halftime shows — are on hold for now with the cancellation of fall sports. HBCUs were affected on all levels by COVID-19, so now these institutions’ bands are operating …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy thetandd.com) — Claflin University and the University of South Carolina have teamed up to create a more diverse pool of professionals in the communications industry with the development of a dual-degree program. Officials from the state’s oldest historically Black university and UofSC converged upon Claflin’s Minister’s Hall on Wednesday, October 28 to …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Columbia College celebrated the accomplishments of its 2020 May and August graduates during an in-person commencement ceremony held on October 23, 2020 at Segra Park. The group included graduates receiving a bachelor’s or master’s degree from the college’s undergraduate, graduate, evening, and online programs. The ceremony was held on the …