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NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — To limit the presence of off-campus visitors and reduce the risk of the spread of illness, Newberry College has announced that this year’s Homecoming celebration will move online. Additionally, all scheduled in-person reunions associated with the event have been postponed. The virtual events will take place Oct. 12-18. “We miss …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy theitem.com) — Morris College has four ongoing projects that will be assisted by emergency relief funding recently awarded to the eight historically black colleges and universities in the state for technology upgrades. A college spokesperson detailed campus project upgrades that will use Morris’ allocated share of the $2.4 million from Gov. Henry …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) announced on Aug. 7 that its Presidents Council decided to postpone the start of all scheduled competition for the 2020 fall sports season until the spring 2021 semester. This decision affects seven sponsored sports that traditionally play in the fall. The SAC Presidents Council, which …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — A drone may not be the first piece of equipment you’d associate with organic farming. But a new Furman research project demonstrates that cutting-edge technology has its place on the pasture. Andrew Freeland ’21 is conducting research in precision agriculture with Greenbrier Farms of Easley, South Carolina. He’s using a …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — The Pressly Family Heritage Garden on the Erskine campus became a prime attraction for moths on the evening of July 15, just in time for National Moth Week. Ken Carman, working on his “Moths of South Carolina” project, set up a white sheet and lights in the garden to …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse College welcomes six new members to its board of trustees: Sandra Hartnett ‘75, retired educator in Spartanburg, SC; Padrica Hopkins, M.D. ‘85, Medical Oncologist and Partner at Georgia Cancer Specialists in Stockbridge, GA; Lt. Colonel Karla Jones ‘85 (Ret.), Director of Customer Success at Dynamic Signal Technology in San …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — The dean of the CIU School of Intercultural Studies calls his three-year term as president of the Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS) “a great experience.” Dr. Ed Smither, who has been an EMS member since 2008, concludes his presidential term this year after EMS has its annual national conference Oct. 9-10 …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Columbia Business Monthly featured Columbia College’s Dr. Marla Sanders and Dr. Tracy West in a discussion of the college’s Alternative Pathways to Educator Certification (APEC) Center. The APEC Center was established in June 2018 through a partnership with Richland School District One and Fairfield County School District to offer an …
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 …