2022 National Champions – North Greenville wins NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament
TIGERVILLE, S.C. (courtesy nguathletics.com and NCAA.com) — The North Greenville University Crusaders won their first-ever NCAA national championship in baseball with a 5-3 victory over the Point Loma Nazarine University Sea Lions on June 10 in the 2022 NCAA Division II national championship game held at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, North …
2022 Commencement photo highlights
It’s a wrap! Although Spring 2022 commencement exercises at SCICU’s 21 member colleges and universities are done and in the books, the happiness and friendships remain always. Please enjoy these photo highlights from the 2022 graduation ceremonies. Allen University Anderson University Benedict College Bob Jones University Charleston Southern University …
SCICU spring sports – Teams winning championships and breaking records
Breaking records? Check!Winning multiple championships? Check! Check! It’s a championship-winning, record-breaking spring on SCICU campuses! Click on the names of your favorite colleges and universities to read the latest sports news. Allen University Yellow Jackets Anderson University Trojans Benedict College Tigers Bob Jones University Bruins Charleston Southern University Buccaneers Claflin University Panthers
Minor Mickel Shaw receives national award for higher education support
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Civic leader and philanthropist Minor Mickel Shaw is this year’s recipient of the Council of Independent Colleges’ (CIC) Charles W. L. Foreman Award for recognition of her long-term support of South Carolina’s private colleges and universities. The Foreman award is CIC’s highest honor given annually for distinguished service to independent higher education. …
SCICU awards more than $105,000 to undergraduate researchers for 2022 research projects
COLUMBIA, S.C. — S.C. Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU) is proud to announce that it has awarded more than $105,000 in funding to undergraduate researchers in its 2022 Undergraduate Student/Faculty Research Program. Thirty research projects to be conducted by 31 students at 11 SCICU member colleges and universities have received funding. SCICU convened subject-area …
Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation awarding STEM scholarships at five SCICU HBCUs
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) is pleased to announce that the Milliken & Company Charitable Foundation will award $10,000 in scholarships to SCICU’s five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) beginning in fall 2022. The Milliken grant will provide five $2,000 scholarships – one per institution – to STEM majors …
Second Chance Pell Initiative: Four SCICU institutions expanding educational opportunities for prisoners
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU members Benedict College, Southern Wesleyan University, and Voorhees University are joining Claflin University in expanding educational opportunities for persons incarcerated in South Carolina. The four SCICU institutions are participating in the U.S. Department of Education’s Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative. In the 1994 Crime Bill, Congress restricted prisoners’ access to …
If I were a commencement speaker…
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – If I were to give a commencement address this year, it would be, well, short. That’s because short speeches are best, and most fondly, recalled. It would go something like this: We’ve all seen a lot of headlines reporting inflation is at its highest in 40 …