South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – People are in pain. Our nation is hurting. Where do we turn for relief? COVID-19 has taken a physical, psychological and economic toll on all of us. Some have endured illness, or, worse, the loss of loved ones. Others have faced the trauma of losing a …
Back to work for the General Assembly – The General Assembly will be returning to Columbia this week to address appropriations associated with South Carolina’s share of funding from the federal CARES Act. The continuing resolution that will allow the state government to operate past June 30 (end of the fiscal year) clarified that while …
Student eligibility for CARES Act money – The Department of Education has finally provided guidance on what students qualify for CARES Act emergency grants. The CARES Act Interim Final Rule (IFR) on student eligibility states: “For purposes of the phrases “grants to students” and “emergency financial aid grants to students” in sections 18004(a)(2), (a)(3), and …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Wofford College senior Nneka Mogbo, an intercultural studies major from Douglasville, Georgia, has been selected as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award recipient. Mogbo, who also is a Bonner Scholar at Wofford, doesn’t know exactly when or where she’ll be teaching yet. Initially, she was scheduled to begin in August …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has granted accreditation for the RN-to-BSN degree program at Southern Wesleyan University. “This was a major program initiative at Southern Wesleyan over the past two or more years in that we have heard the call from our communities for well-prepared bachelor degree nurses. …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Dr. Greg Mappin, medical director and associate professor in the Physician Assistant Studies program, used online video technology from his desk this semester to demonstrate an abdominal exam on a torso mannequin. “Normally, we would demonstrate physical exam techniques in our clinical classroom using fellow faculty or students,” Mappin said. …
TIGERVILLE, S.C. (courtesy ngu.edu) — Effective July 2020, North Greenville University (NGU) and the South Carolina Baptist Convention (SCBC) will enter in a partnership to maintain the SCBC’s Office of Public Policy. Dr. Tony Beam, NGU director of church and community engagement, will serve on a part-time basis with the SCBC as the Director of …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — Newberry College has announced that Dr. Naomi Simmons, associate professor of sociology, has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Teagle Foundation to support the Bridge to Big Ideas summer program. The free program for local rising high school seniors will be held July 27 through Aug. 7. The New …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — During its council meeting on Monday, June 8, Blacksburg Town Council voted unanimously to proclaim July 1, 2020, as “Limestone University Day” in honor of the first official day that the institution will be operating as Limestone University. Limestone College was founded in 1845 and will move to university status …
