South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
The National Park Service has awarded Benedict College and Voorhees College $500,000 each towards historic structure preservation. The two SCICU member colleges are among eighteen (18) historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in nine (9) states chosen to receive historic preservation grant funding through an $8.6 million National Park Service program. Benedict College’s grant is …
Southern Wesleyan University welcomed new and transfer students Aug. 17, kicking off Orientation weekend – a chance to become better acquainted with SWU life and each other. Orientation took place Aug. 17-19. Online classes began Aug. 20 and on-campus classes began Aug. 21. New Southern Wesleyan University students got into the spirit of “Team …
While earning a college degree is a life-changing achievement for many students, other students miss out on graduation due to seemingly small but insurmountable financial shortfalls. These students come oh-so-close to graduation but get derailed by the compounding effects of unexpected expenses, such as a $500 car repair bill, balances due at their college, and …
SPARTANBURG, SC — The Milliken Foundation is continuing its long-standing support of undergraduate student research at SCICU’s twenty member colleges and universities with a $5,000 donation to SCICU for the 2018-19 academic year. The SCICU Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research Program was started in 1995 with $25,000 in seed money donated by Roger Milliken. In addition to …
CENTRAL, SC (courtesy swu.edu) – Southern Wesleyan University welcomes K. Scott Drury as its new vice president for advancement more than three decades after his father served in the same role. Drury, a SWU graduate, brings a range of professional success encompassing law, fundraising and Christian service. He has robust experience in all aspects of …
GREER, SC (courtesy ngu.edu) — North Greenville University held a ceremonial unveiling of the new street name leading from Poinsett Street to the school’s Tim Brashier Campus at Greer on Friday, July 20. The street, formerly Ryans Corp Drive, is now named Walter Brashier Drive in honor of Dr. T. Walter Brashier, the graduate school’s …
NEWBERRY, SC (courtesy newberry.edu) – Christopher M. Harris will join Newberry College as its new Dean of Enrollment Management effective Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. Harris will provide strategic leadership and planning for the recruitment and enrollment of both traditional undergraduate and online undergraduate degree-completion programs and financial aid. As a member of the College’s senior …
GREENVILLE, SC (courtesy furman.edu) — Three Furman University Department of Biology faculty members have each received research grants of $72,000 from the South Carolina IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (SC INBRE) program for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Biology professors Adi Dubash (“Desmoplakin Harnesses Rho GTPase and p38 MAPK Signaling to Coordinate Cell Migration”), Linnea …
ANDERSON, SC (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — The nation’s largest and oldest international film festival gave top marks to a team of five student filmmakers from Anderson University. Garrett Black, Ashlyn Boudfolf, Parker Roberts, Ashley Smith and Mary Hunter Smittkamp won a Bronze Remi Award in the Student Film and Video Production category at the WorldFest Houston …
