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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford College alumna Dr. Nicole Redmond, an internal medicine physician, will highlight the college’s Women’s History Month events with a lecture Wednesday, March 28, on “From Wofford to HEAL.” The program, sponsored by the Presidential Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, will be at 5:30 p.m. in Olin Teaching Theater, Franklin W. Olin …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy Millenium Magazine) — The Columbia College Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its January 26, 2018 meeting to appoint Dr. Carol A. Moore as President of the College. Dr. Moore came to Columbia College as Interim Provost in September 2016 and became Interim President in July 2017. Recognizing her strong leadership during …
GREENVILLE, SC (courtesy furman.edu) — Furman University has established a partnership with Upstate SC Alliance, the regional economic development organization representing the 10-county northwestern corner of South Carolina. As an investor in Upstate SC Alliance, Furman will offer its Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) programming at a reduced tuition rate exclusively for employees of Upstate SC …
ANDERSON, SC (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — As the cost of a college education rises at public universities nationwide, Anderson University, one of the nation’s leading private schools in affordability, is training its faculty in ways to help with students’ expenses while providing flexibility in classroom instruction. AU is accomplishing these dual goals through its innovative use …
CENTRAL, SC (courtesy swu.edu) — Southern Wesleyan University has received approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to offer the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree in Curriculum and Assessment. While most Ed.D. degrees at the doctoral level concentrate on leadership or curriculum and instruction, there are few such programs …
ORANGEBURG, SC (courtesy claflin.edu)– Claflin University has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to revitalize the School of Humanities and Social Sciences’ General Education Curriculum. The grant supports Claflin’s goal of addressing the needs of the 21st Century workforce by re-engineering the general education curriculum. The primary focus is to …
The Belle W. Baruch Foundation, in honor of the significant community involvement and philanthropy of Minor Mickel Shaw, has donated $5,000 to the SCICU Undergraduate Research Program. Through The Daniel-Mickel Foundation, Minor Mickel Shaw and her family have contributed more than $1.7 million to SCICU over a 50+ year period. A large proportion of this …
Undergraduate researchers from SCICU colleges and universities presented findings and results from their 2017 research projects at the 2018 SCICU Research Symposium held at Milliken & Company corporate headquarters in Spartanburg on February 22, 2018. Supported by generous sponsors and donors, SCICU awarded $90,000 in research grants to undergraduate student researchers in early 2017. Project …
SCICU congratulates John Anthony “Tony” Floyd, Executive Vice President at Coker College, on his appointment as the 22nd president of Mars Hill University. The Mars Hill University Board of Trustees will introduce Floyd as the university’s 22nd president at events scheduled for March 9, 2018. Floyd will begin his leadership role at MHU on June …
