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ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Anderson University intends to add football as its next intercollegiate athletic program, having secured a $3 million challenge gift to raise an additional $3 million needed to field a team, University officials announced Oct. 4. “After years of discussion, careful consideration and operating from a position of academic and financial …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College and the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center will present the 2019 Presidential Justice Forum on October 25-27, 2019 on the Benedict campus. President Trump is scheduled to deliver the keynote address on Friday, Oct. 25. Other confirmed speakers for Saturday and Sunday include the following Democratic presidential candidates: former …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – October 29th will mark my first year as President & CEO of SCICU. I used my president’s report at the SCICU board meeting earlier this month to reflect on that year. I talked about where we were, where we are and where we’re going. Where we …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — As an undergraduate student at Charleston Southern University, Napiya Nubuya was taken aback by the lack of women, and especially women of color, in the computer science program. Once she was in the workforce, she realized how serious it really was. So, she set about to change it. In August, …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy thetandd.com) – South Carolina is one of only four states to participate in Project Pipeline Repair, an exclusive initiative of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) utilizing collaborative partnerships with historically black colleges and universities and state higher education agencies to cultivate a highly qualified pool of minority male teachers …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — This past summer, four Coker students participated in an REU, or Research Experiences for Undergraduates. One of those students is Ashley Hogg (December ‘19). REUs are competitive research programs for undergraduates studying science, engineering or mathematics, and are sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Hogg is a computer science major, …
COLUMBIA, S. C. (courtesy PostScript – Columbia College Student News) — Deborah Wardlaw was recently announced as the new Athletic Director at Columbia College. No stranger to Columbia College, Wardlaw was a two-sport, NAIA All-American during her time at the school. In an interview with Wardlaw, she recalled great memories of being a student athlete …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Pastor Andrew Brunson, a 1985 graduate of Ben Lippen School, is concerned that the younger generation of American Christians is not ready for a coming persecution — something very familiar to him. That was the message Brunson had for middle and high school students from his alma mater, as he …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — On Saturday, October 12, Converse hosted the Grand Opening of the newly renovated Zimmerli Performance Center to celebrate the generosity of its campaign donors. Special appreciation was given to Life Trustee Kurt and his wife Nelly Zimmerli for championing a campaign to breathe new life into Twichell Auditorium. This historic …
