South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Columbia College is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to the Board of Trustees and Robin Waites as vice chair/secretary. Robin is the executive director of Historic Columbia Foundation, and she serves under Board Chair Ben Rex, CEO of Cyberwoven, a Columbia-based web, brand, and marketing firm. …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Three recently appointed deans have articulated the road ahead for CIU’s College of Education, School of Nursing and College of Arts & Sciences. All three bring a high standard for academics, a wealth of experience in their field, and a desire for CIU students to be educated from a biblical …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse University is pleased to welcome five new members to its esteemed Board of Trustees: Dawn C. Davis Deck ’99, Executive Director of Local Initiatives Support Corporation Upstate SC Kim Varnadoe Kent ’97, Chief Executive Officer of Kentwool Brelan Riddle Montgomery ’06, Registered Nurse Christy Davis Stoner ’87, Chief Executive …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Churchill, by British actor and playwright David Payne, will be performed Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Hall Auditorium on the Erskine College campus. The play is set in 1963 at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England, where British statesman Winston Churchill was born. Churchill, played by Payne, …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — More than a decade after stepping down in 2010, Furman University President Emeritus David E. Shi ’73 “couldn’t be more pleased” to see the school’s national acclaim for the sustainability education, research and leadership initiatives he helped launch. With a $1 million pledge to The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities, …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy golimestonesaints.com) — The Division 2 Athletic Directors Association (D2ADA) announced the 2022-23 recipients of the D2ADA Academic Achievement Awards, with 148 Limestone University student-athletes receiving recognition, the fourth-most in the South Atlantic Conference. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division 2 level. …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — On June 23, 2023, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) officially announced the approval of four new academic programs to add to Morris College’s major offerings. The programs include Esports Cybersecurity, Esports Management, Esports Video Game Design, and Supply Chain Management. “Morris College adding these …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — Newberry College student-athletes will begin the 2023-24 season with a game-changer as doors open to the long-awaited Founders Federal Credit Union Field House. The ribbon-cutting ceremony and building tours will take place Thursday, Sept. 7, at 5 p.m. at the college’s athletic stadium, 88 Wolves Way in Newberry. The 18,000-square-foot …
TIGERVILLE, S.C. (courtesy ngu.edu) — North Greenville University is the first higher education institution in the state of South Carolina to offer college credit to high school students who have earned the Seal of Biliteracy. The Seal of Biliteracy is a certificate earned by high school graduates who demonstrate competence in a second language on …
