South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — Charleston Southern President Dondi Costin welcomed the guests which included clinical partners, advisory board members, and members of the community. Costin said, “It’s a day to celebrate. Dr. Jacob Thorp and his team have assembled an extraordinary faculty.” Thorp joined the CSU family in 2019 and serves as the director …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — The Claflin University Lady Panthers (21-13) claimed their first Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Softball Championship when the team took a 5-2 win over the Bowie State Bulldogs (25-20-1), on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The Lady Panthers combined some stellar defense with some solid offense to claim the first CIAA …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker University’s Enactus Team earned 9th Place in the nation at the Enactus United States National Exposition held April 21-22 in New York City. Enactus (Entrepreneurial. Action. Us.) is the world’s largest experiential learning platform dedicated to developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and social innovators. Each year, 72,000 …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — May 11, 2022 was an exciting day to be a part of the Columbia College Division of Business, Leadership and Communication (BLC). After an ongoing conversation regarding the mutual benefits of a strategic collaboration, Graduate Columbia, S.C., part of the Graduate Hotels® collection, and the Columbia College Division of BLC …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Most of us have wrestled with doubt, fear, stress, and wonder what to do when life gets difficult. How do we handle adversity? What do we do when God seems passive, quiet or absent? Those questions were pondered by Columbia International University professor Dr. David Olshine leading him to write …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — This Spring, Converse University held its first RISE (Research, Internship, and ArtS Experiential Learning) Symposium. Open to all undergraduates, graduates and Converse II students, the RISE symposium empowers students to share their ideas, discoveries and artistic work with the Converse campus and local community within a professional setting. Sponsored by …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Erskine College seniors Kaitlyn McCort and Mary Pratt presented research during a recent regional meeting of Phi Alpha Theta, a history honor society, at Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. Accompanying the students was Assistant Professor of History Dr. Corinne Gressang, who serves as faculty sponsor for Erskine’s Phi …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu)– Thanks to a National Science Foundation S-STEM (Scholarships in STEM) grant, Furman University has developed a cohort-based program for students who wish to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. The program includes an eight-day pre-college bridge component, a customized peer-based curriculum, enhanced advising, and access to research, study away, internships …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — Limestone University President Dr. Darrell Parker joined other higher education leaders from across the Upstate of South Carolina during a recent Ten At The Top Summit in Greenville. The 2022 Upstate Summit took place on Tuesday, May 10, at the Greenville Convention Center. Parker and other college and university presidents …
