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GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — The people of Finland went to the polls in recent weeks and on Sunday, Feb. 11, a partly sunny day in Helsinki when the temperature reached a balmy 16 degrees Fahrenheit, they elected a Furman Paladin, Alex Stubb ’93 H’17, as their next president. Stubb, a member of the mainstream …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — In an appearance that highlighted the need for more cyber security talent in the workforce, the Department of Homeland Security’s Chief Information Security Officer, Kenneth Bible, visited Limestone University on Wednesday, February 14. As part of his “Overview of Current Issues in Cyber Security and Workforce Needs” presentation, Bible spoke …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — Morris College was invited to participate in the Black College Quiz game show series, airing in national broadcast syndication and on the Stellar Network. Black College Quiz is a weekly half hour quiz show featuring students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities that answer questions on Black history and culture. …
TIGERVILLE, S.C. (courtesy ngu.edu) — North Greenville University (NGU) will host Christian Worldview Week March 4-6, featuring talks from Dr. Katie McCoy and Jason Thacker on “Thinking Christianly about Human Nature.” Christian Worldview Week has been a highlight at the university for nearly two decades. “North Greenville always takes seriously the centrality of a biblical …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Plastic and metal – those are the materials most commonly used to make a medical splint. Yet a piece of cardboard and a plastic water bottle had to do the trick last month when Presbyterian College Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program students were treating a patient abroad in Kenya. With limited …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Rev. Dr. Todd Wilson has been named special advisor to the president at Southern Wesleyan University. In this capacity, Wilson will advise the president on strategic development as well as on leadership of the Advancement Office during a time of transition and growth. “I am honored to join the SWU …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Starting the first job out of college is eye-opening for many graduates. Many are intimidated by the culture and pace of their new company. The Camak Core professional development program at Spartanburg Methodist College is designed to ease that transition and propel graduates to success. Rodney Setzer (SMC Class of …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) —Voorhees University proudly announces the establishment of the Voorhees University Nonviolent Task Force under the auspices of the Becoming Beloved Community Foundation. This initiative brings together local law enforcement representatives from Bamberg, Barnwell, and Allendale Counties, with the Director of Orangeburg Public Safety Charles P. Austin serving as an advisor. The …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Mary-Patterson Suggs (Wofford Class of 2024) knows how difficult it can be for students lacking clinical experience to choose career specialties in health care. For that reason, Suggs, a biology major on the pre-med track from Charleston, South Carolina, picked Clinical Internship in Medicine as the final Interim course of …