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COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Columbia International University alumnus Dr. Tom Mullikin was presented the 2023 William Jasper Freedom Award by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce for his “significant military service to South Carolina and the nation.” Mullikin is a retired Major General with the South Carolina State Guard (SCSG), the former commanding general …
ANDERSON, S.C.(courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Senior Marketing students in the Anderson University College of Business took on major brands as teams in the annual Save the Brand competition. In the Nov. 29 event, student teams competed to creatively resurrect a major chain store brand, each with unique ideas incorporating aspects from all of their training from …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy auyellowjackets.com) — The Allen University Yellow Jackets men’s wrestling team steamrolled both Clemson and Florida Atlantic on Dec. 9 in the Yellow Jackets duals. In non-conference action, Allen defeated Clemson 34-9 and returned to the mat later in the day to take down Florida A&M 37-8. Leading Allen in the win over …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Erin Armstrong, a junior speech-language pathology (SLP) major at Columbia College, stressed the importance of experiential undergraduate learning opportunities in her Nov. 16 presentation at American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) National Convention. During her presentation at the Boston conference, Erin was able to share her 2022-2023 internship experience and how it …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy Claflin Twitter feed, claflin.edu, and tandd.com) — After an extended hiatus related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Claflin University Concert Choir returned to the City of Orangeburg’s Stevenson Auditorium on Nov. 28 with a community performance of Handel’s Messiah. The annual holiday Messiah choral performance began in 1997 but was interrupted three …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College is pleased to announce the receipt of a $400,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation for supporting research and increasing innovation capacity. The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced the first-ever Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) investment of $19.6 million to nearly 50 teams at …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy bjubruins.com) — It was a memorable night as the Bruins women’s soccer team capped off a successful season by defeating #3 Southwestern Adventist University 2-0 in double overtime in the NCCAA DII National Championship match to capture their sixth national title. The Nov. 18 win marked the 150th Bruins win for Coach …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — The CSU family has packed the most Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes of any college or university in the nation for the fifth year in a row, with a total of 13,601 boxes in 2023. “Every area of campus participated in packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child,” said Jody Jennings, vice …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker University is proud to announce that Isabel Elson-Enriquez joined the university’s board of trustees in November 2023. Elson-Enriquez is a Ph.D. candidate in Art History at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). She has been an instructor of Art History at various colleges throughout …