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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Mariella Stine ’25 learned a lot about herself while studying in Granada, Spain, during the spring 2023 semester. The most important lesson was that she could stand on her own. “The independence of going abroad and participating in a program where there weren’t a lot of Wofford students was a …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle entertained Voorhees alumni Nov. 10 at the Leonard Dawson Center on the Voorhees University campus. Peabo Bryson is a renowned artist with a career that spans decades. He is known for hits like “Reaching for the Sky” and “Can You Stop the Rain.” He has …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Spartanburg Methodist College students studying the skeletal system got hands-on while reconstructing an entire skeleton in class recently. Dr. Jennifer Hyder’s Biology 210 class was tasked with completely fitting together the skeleton to learn more about how the system works. Ashley Gutierrez, a nursing freshman, participated in the assignment and …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — SWU is pleased to announce Dr. Samuel Miller as the new Director of Choral Activities. Dr. Miller currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Music at SWU. His choral work has included preparing choirs for divisional and national ACDA conferences, Kentucky and Georgia Music Educators Association conferences, an Intercollegiate Male …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Presbyterian College’s response to South Carolina’s growing need for instructing students who are not native English speakers is the state’s first undergraduate degree for teaching English to multilingual students. Dr. Patti Jones, chair of PC’s education department, said the S.C. Department of Education has already approved the college’s new multilingual …
TIGERVILLE, S.C. (courtesy ngu.edu) — Dr. Karyn Campbell, assistant professor of communication at North Greenville University, was recently named a Distinguished Adviser by the College Media Association (CMA). Campbell has served as the adviser to The Vision, NGU’s student-run website, for over a decade. “I was honored to be named one of the Distinguished Advisers …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — Dr. Sarah Masterson, associate professor of piano and music theory at Newberry College, has won Third Prize in the 2023 Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music. The award was presented by the American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts. The award, which recognizes the …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — The Morris College Call Me Mister Fall 2023 cohort and candidates for the Spring 2024 cohort are mentoring fifth grade students at Crosswell Drive Elementary School in Sumter, S.C. MiSTERs meet bi-weekly with the fifth graders through the remainder of the Fall 2023 semester. Dr. Cornelius Leach, Morris College’s Call …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — After taking care of business in Virginia on Saturday, all the Limestone University football team and coaching staff could do on Sunday was… wait. The Saints rolled past Emory & Henry College 47-29 on the road in Saturday’s regular season finale to improve to 8-3 overall and 8-1 in the …