South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
Last week in Washington, D.C. I joined campus presidents and state executives from all over the country at the annual meeting and advocacy day of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). We heard from members of Congress and administration officials on the top higher education issues. The conference is also an opportunity …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — S.C. Chamber President and CEO Bob Morgan will be the keynote speaker for the SCICU Spring Board Meeting on March 10. Bob Jones University, SCICU’s newest member institution, will host SCICU’s return to in-person board meetings — the first since February 2020. Morgan joined the S.C. Chamber as president and CEO in …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy allenuniversity.edu) — Allen University is saddened by the loss of long-time educator and Allen alumna Judge Mildred Weathers McDuffie. Judge McDuffie dedicated her life to serving her community and church. She was also a trailblazer in the fight for human rights and social justice. Judge McDuffie taught students in Richland District One …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — On Wednesday, February 16, family and friends of Anderson University gathered at Henderson Auditorium in the Rainey Fine Arts Center to celebrate Founders Day and commemorate the 111th anniversary of the University’s founding. Founders Day was created to honor the visionary Anderson area leaders whose desire for a college in …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — When a Black woman-owned luxury athleisure footwear startup bursts onto the scene in the middle of a pandemic, and quickly breaks the sales record of the company that would go on to be the global industry leader, heads turn. At TRONUS, which means throne in Greek, they know all about …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy bju.edu) — A Bob Jones University intercollegiate computer programming team placed first in the annual Consortium for Computing Sciences – Southeastern Conference (CCSC-SE) on Saturday, Jan. 29. BJU hosted the programming contest for the first time in 28 years. The seven participating institutions fielded 13 teams. Over a three-hour period, the four-member …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — Students and faculty from Charleston Southern University are going beyond their four walls of a campus classroom to teach financial literacy to children in North Charleston. This semester the Hans A. Nielsen College of Business’ Center for Personal Financial Management began a partnership with local nonprofit Beyond Our Walls, which …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — Claflin University announced Jan. 25 it is one of four recipients of the inaugural Getty Images Photo Archive Grant for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), an initiative aimed at preserving and amplifying the invaluable visual history of HBCUs. Funding from the grant will help digitize roughly 50,000 archival photographs …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — As part of its commitment to ensure that all graduates leave with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the career fields of their choice, Coker University this month formally launched its Coker University Career Center. Led by Founding Director Whitney Watts Bedard, the Career Center has already organized …
