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ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — Claflin University participated in the virtual Second Chance Pell on Capitol Hill Day held on July 29. Claflin is one of 67 colleges and universities recently selected as Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The university will begin offering for-credit courses to currently-incarcerated individuals …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy cokercobras.com) — Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Presidents Council voted to postpone the fall sports season to Spring 2021. In late July the Presidents Council had originally voted to delay the start of the fall competition season to September 26. Coker University sports sponsored by the …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — The Rev. Rob Dewey and wife Kathy recently announced their intention to provide funding to create a center for chaplaincy at Charleston Southern University. The more than $2 million commitment will establish the Dewey Center for Chaplaincy, which represents one of the largest philanthropic commitments in the history of CSU. …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College announced August 12 that the Reverend Dr. Lillie A. Burgess is the new campus minister for the college. Dr. Burgess will be the first female to lead the campus ministry in the 150-year history of Benedict College. The Benedict College family and friends are encouraged to join Dr. …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Anderson University is launching a College of Engineering that will offer programs in electrical and mechanical engineering beginning with the fall 2021 semester. Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie is joining Anderson University as the founding dean of the new college, where he will serve as vice president for industry relations and university …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy auyellowjackets.com) — Allen University athletics continues to grow as the newest provisional member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II effective for the 2020-2021 academic year. Currently a Division I member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), Allen sponsors 13 intercollegiate programs. Yellow Jacket student-athletes compete in men’s …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – I cannot recall a more challenging year to be working at a college or university. Campuses that completely adapted their academics to online learning in the spring have spent the summer conducting a top-down review of all campus operations in order to be prepared for a …
Like everything else, COVID-19 casts a long shadow over state government. S.C. Board of Economic Advisors On August 24 all eyes will be on the S.C. Board of Economic Advisors which will report on COVID-19’s impact on the economic well-being of the state and offer the revenue forecasts that the General Assembly will use in …
With Election Day less than three months away, the political season is heating up here in South Carolina. In Washington D.C., Congress went home empty-handed. CARES Act follow-up U.S. Senators and House members went home on Friday for a recess without passing follow-up legislation to the CARES Act. This is bad news for our campuses …
