South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
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 …
CENTRAL, SC (courtesy swu.edu) – Southern Wesleyan University has named Dan Moore as its new chief technology officer (CTO). “Dan brings a wealth of specific experience to SWU that will serve our campus and online students so wonderfully”, said Dr. Todd Voss, Southern Wesleyan University President. “He is a collaborator, an innovator, and is excited …
COLUMBIA, SC — On Friday, July 6, Governor Henry McMaster vetoed 42 items in the $8.2 million general fund budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. None of the vetoes affected the funding increases for student financial aid and other programs appropriated by the General Assembly. The House and the Senate will return to …
ORANGEBURG, SC (courtesy claflin.edu) — U.S. News and World Report Short List ranked Claflin University fifth on its list of the nation’s top 10 colleges and universities in alumni giving percentage during the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 academic years. In that period, the 10 institutions with the highest percentages of undergraduate alumni donors boasted an average …
On the last day of the 2018 legislative session, the House and the Senate adopted the report of the Budget Conference Committee and sent the $8.2 million general fund budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 to Governor Henry McMaster. For the higher education community, the final budget was a compromise that balanced little …
The Conference Committee considering the FY 2018-19 state budget finished its work late Tuesday night (June 26), and the House is prepared to begin debate on the committee’s recommendations on Thursday, June 28. Higher education funding recommendations from the Conference Committee include the following: Tuition Grants – Increase of $1,169,992 over previous year (FY 2017-18) …
HARTSVILLE, SC (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker College President Dr. Robert L. Wyatt has accepted a new four-year contract offered by the college’s Board of Trustees, confirming his leadership through 2022. “We are extremely pleased and excited that Dr. Wyatt has agreed to extend his tenure with Coker,” said Walt George, Chair of the Board of …
GAFFNEY, SC (courtesy limestone.edu) — The nearly 700-mile distance between Limestone College and the New York Stock Exchange will seem much shorter this fall. When they arrive on campus in August, Limestone’s Business and Economics students will not be ringing the opening bell on Wall Street, but they will be walking into the new Vera …
SPARTANBURG, SC (courtesy wofford.edu)– Wofford College has added new opportunities to its cache of experiential learning options for students interested in international relations with the establishment of the Hipp Center for National Security and Foreign Policy. Elements of the Hipp Center, made possible by a gift from Van D. Hipp Jr., a 1982 Wofford College …
