SC Independent Colleges & Universities

GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furmanpaladins.com) — 2023 Southern Conference outright champion Furman, winners of eight straight, remains No. 2 in this week’s AFCA FCS Top 25 Poll, released Nov. 13. The Paladins (9-1, 7-0 SoCon) trail only reigning FCS national champion South Dakota State in this week’s poll. Montana (3rd), Montana State (4th), and South Dakota …

DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — A retired lieutenant colonel, a lieutenant colonel who has completed many high-level assignments, and a major who has served as a helicopter pilot are just three of the many Erskine alumni who have made a commitment to a military career. Lt. Col. Tim Ellis ’86 spent 13 years on …

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — On Thursday, November 9, 2023, Converse University was named a finalist for the InnoVision Education Award during a ceremony held at the historic 1208 Washington Place in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. This award recognizes innovative approaches to education in South Carolina that create new educational opportunities and experiences for students, …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — It’s a big step for the Columbia International University nursing program. The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has granted initial accreditation to CIU’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. The accreditation covers both the traditional BSN program offered on the CIU campus and the RN to BSN program …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — During the Fall 2023 semester, Columbia College’s COMM 200 course (Communication Today) hosted a virtual exchange program with the International University of Sarajevo (IUS) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The IUS course VA 102 (Introduction to the Visual Communication Design) students teamed up with Columbia College students to research and present …

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy cokeruniversity.edu) — When the vice-president of Coker Enactus, Matthew (Matty) Tricker, arrived in South Carolina from England to start school at Coker University, he noticed something missing. The third-year exercise science student was accustomed to having recycling bins readily available. “It’s a natural habit to separate my recycling,” Tricker said. “But there …

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy Claflin University Facebook page) — On Nov. 7 Claflin University alumnus Reggie Burgess resoundingly defeated nine candidates to become the first Black person elected as mayor of North Charleston. Burgess joined the North Charleston Police Department in 1989 and rose through the ranks to be appointed police chief in 2018. Please click …

CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) —Charleston Southern University has announced the launch of Buc Promise, a new renewable scholarship for Pell-eligible South Carolina residents with a minimum 3.5 high school GPA. The only private university in South Carolina making this tuition guarantee, Charleston Southern will cover the remaining costs of tuition after Pell and other gift …