South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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GREENVILLE, SC (courtesy furman.edu) — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $340,000 grant to Furman University through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. The REU site award supports the training of 10 students for 10 weeks during the summers of 2019-2021. In the program, funded by NSF’s Division of Chemistry in the …
CENTRAL, S.C. – Nearly 200 elementary, middle, and high school students from six Upstate counties put their scientific problem-solving skills on display at the 2018 South Carolina Region 1 Science Fair at Southern Wesleyan University in Central. For the eleventh year, Southern Wesleyan’s Division of Science partnered with area teachers and parents to promote Science, …
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 …
