SC Independent Colleges & Universities

Seven SCICU Colleges Selected for SC Biomedical Research Network (SC INBRE)

September 4, 2018

Seven SCICU member institutions are joining other SC colleges and universities in the National Institutes of Health-funded biomedical college research network in South Carolina. SC INBRE (SC IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence) promotes research collaboration among South Carolina’s comprehensive research universities (Clemson, USC, and MUSC) and predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The SCICU members participating …

Benedict and Voorhees Selected for 2018 NPS Historic Preservation Grants

August 31, 2018

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 – A New Academic Year Begins

August 21, 2018

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 …

Small Emergency Grants Can Make It Possible To Reach Graduation

August 20, 2018

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 …

Milliken Foundation Continues Support of SCICU Undergraduate Research Programs

July 30, 2018

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 …

Southern Wesleyan Names Scott Drury as New VP for Advancement

July 27, 2018

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 …

NGU Announces Brashier Scholarship Expansion and News for Greer Campus

July 25, 2018

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 College Appoints New Dean of Enrollment Management

July 23, 2018

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 …

Furman Receives NIH / SC INBRE Funding For Biomedical Research

July 23, 2018

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 …