South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) —Limestone Universityand the Cherokee County community are mourning the loss of the university’s inaugural baseball coach and friend Gaylord Jackson Perry. Founding Limestone’s baseball program in 1987, Perry died on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the age of 84. With great sorrow and love, the Perry family officially announced the death of …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Erskine College junior Sharon George, from Spartanburg, S.C., knows how to stay busy. She also knows how to stay engaged, organized, and productive, and that’s a good thing, because she is completing three majors—history, psychology, and Bible and religion. “I came in as a Bible major,” George says. She …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse Studio Art students have quickly transformed from aspiring artists to seeing their art exhibited in galleries throughout the United States. Thanks to Converse’s supportive learning environment and remarkable studio art program, Converse students are beginning their professional art careers, even before graduating. Congratulations to the following Converse printmaking students …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — The CIU Rams men’s soccer team won the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division 1 men’s national championship with a 3-0 shutout victory on Dec. 3 over No. 2 seed Roberts Wesleyan University. This marks the Rams’ first-ever national championship in their 10-year history as an intercollegiate program. Men’s …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Columbia College celebrated the achievements of 299 graduates — 116 seniors and 183 graduate students — during its commencement ceremony on December 9. Graduating senior Zykeria Moultrie reflected on her choice to attend Columbia College: “There was always something pulling me to Columbia College. I visited a few other schools, …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — Claflin University has received reaffirmation of accreditation from The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) following a rigorous evaluation of the university’s on-campus and online academic programs. SACSCOC is the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states. “This reaffirmation of …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — Once again, Charleston Southern University surpassed its Operation Christmas Child (OCC) gift goal. In the 11th year of packing these shoeboxes, the campus exceeded its 12,000-box benchmark with a whopping 13,019. This is the fourth year in a row where CSU has come out on top as the top college/university …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy bju.edu) — On Nov. 29 Bob Jones University announced the launch of S.C. Pell Promise, a program which enables South Carolina residents to receive a tuition-free education if they receive a federal Pell Grant and the South Carolina LIFE Scholarship. Beginning in the fall 2023 semester, this program will be available to …
NEW YORK, N.Y. (courtesy Benedict College Marching Tiger Band of Distinction Facebook page) — The Benedict College Marching Tiger Band of Distinction proudly performed in the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, culminating a week of New York performances including The Today Show, a performance in Central Park, and an afternoon in Harlem at the Adam …
