South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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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 …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is set to open a COVID-19 testing site at the Newberry College Center for Teacher Education located at 1121 Speers St. in Newberry. Testing will be available to members of the public and the college community on Mondays from 11 a.m. …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Presbyterian College is one of only 15 primarily undergraduate institutions in South Carolina to be awarded an SCINBRE grant supporting biomedical research. The $500,000 award from the National Institutes of Health to the South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (SC INBRE) supports faculty and student research. The award …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Voorhees College faculty member Dr. Zhabiz Golkar recently had her article “CRISPR; a journey of Gene-editing based medicine,” published in the October issue of the Journal of Gene and Genomics. Dr. Golkar was recognized by SCICU in 2017 as Voorhees College’s Excellence In Teaching award recipient. She was recognized at …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — The Wofford College Office of Admission wants high achieving high school students from underrepresented populations to “Go for the GOLD” by applying for a new Growing Our Leadership through Diversity, Equity and Inclusion scholarship. The GOLD Scholarship will enhance recipient financial aid and scholarship packages with an additional $5,000 per …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — In preparation for a nursing degree program at Columbia International University, Dr. Jill McElheny has been hired as the program director to begin laying a solid foundation for the future of Nursing at CIU. McElheny brings a wealth of experience in leading the operations of a fast-growing Christian Nursing program …
We continue to see the follow-up CARES Act stimulus legislation batted back and forth like a tennis ball. In May, House Democrats passed a $3.4 trillion stimulus package that Senate Republicans rejected as too big. Earlier this month House Democrats barely passed a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package that Republicans responded was too generous to …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Roberta Moran, a senior honors neuroscience major at Furman University, was announced as the 2020 McLean-Smith SCICU Student of the Year at SCICU’s board meeting on Oct. 7. Honoring the combined legacies of leadership at SCICU and the S.C. Tuition Grants Commission, the award recognizes academic achievement and campus/community involvement made by …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Despite the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, generous donors helped SCICU exceed fundraising goals for fiscal year 2019-2020. Faithful, long-term donors, new scholarship programs, and an over-subscribed matching grant challenge helped SCICU raise nearly $600,000. “SCICU is deeply grateful for how donors have stepped up this year and increased support for …
