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GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — Limestone University will host a pair of Women in Technology & Sciences (WITS) Conferences on Thursday, March 24, and Friday, March 25, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Limestone’s WITS Conference was cancelled in 2020 and 2021. The keynote speaker at each day’s …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — Morris College will continue its free Fast Track program for incoming freshmen during Summer 2022. Began in Summer 2020, the Fast Track summer program allows 42 incoming freshmen the opportunity to earn up to 9 credit hours. The free program, limited to incoming freshmen (excluding transfers), will run June 7-July …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — On April 1, Dr. Sarah Masterson, associate professor of music at Newberry College, will release her much-anticipated album — a first-ever recording of Philippa Schuyler’s “Seven Pillars of Wisdom.” The album will be published by Centaur Records and will be available through all major sellers and streaming services. The album …
TIGERVILLE, S.C. (courtesy ngu.edu) — The North Greenville University (NGU) School of Theatre presents “Godspell,” a musical that tells about the life of Jesus Christ using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques, and hefty doses of comic timing. Amy Dunlap, associate dean for the School of the Arts and show director, chose this musical …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — When Presbyterian College alum Dr. Ann Blair Kennedy (Class of 1994) first became director of the Patient Engagement Studio (PES), a support team for qualitative research at the University of South Carolina, the thought of conducting PES work in a virtual setting was largely unheard of. “The patients we had …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Through grant funding recently received from U.S. Department of Education’s Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success Program, Southern Wesleyan University has established the Warriors Courage, Academic Success, Respect, and Empowerment (CARE) Center. The center serves the purpose of addressing veteran students’ academic, financial, physical, and social needs. Opened in …
SPARTANBURG,S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — For many, they know they have succeeded when their work is praised and recognized. For Colonel Dean Dill (SMC Class of 1993), it’s the opposite. When his work is done right, no one notices he and his team are there. “The mission is clear. The goal is simple: zero large truck …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — South Carolina State Senator Darrell Jackson, attorney Leslie Simpson, and Rev. Dr. Solomon Jackson Jr. were among seven people recently elected to serve on the Voorhees College Board of Trustees. Darrell Jackson also serves as senior pastor of the Bible Way Church of Atlas Road in Columbia. Attorney Simpson is …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Wofford College has been named to the Center for First-generation Student Success’ First-gen Forward cohort for the 2022-23 academic year. The First-gen Forward designation recognizes institutions of higher education that have demonstrated a commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes of first-generation college students. First-generation college students are defined as …