South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Juana Silva’s grandmother was an entrepreneur and always dreamed of someone else in her family starting their own business. Silva dedicated herself to becoming the one to make that dream come true. Her new business, Decals by Silva, not only lived up to her grandmother’s wishes but also earned her …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedicttigers.com) — The Benedict College men’s track and field team won their fourth straight championship by claiming the 2024 Cricket SIAC Men’s Track and Field Championship with a 28-point victory over Morehouse College on April 27. Although the Morehouse Tigers had home field advantage, the Benedict Tigers bested the field with 192 …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Alexis DeLoach ’25 won the Outstanding Oral Presentation Award in Cell and Molecular Biology at the Association of Southeastern Biologists 85th annual meeting. DeLoach led a research team that included Sebastian Sisk ’24, a biology major from Inman, South Carolina, and alumnus Daiven Sharma ’24. She presented evidence for the …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Braden Wilson, a graduate of the Anderson University College of Education, has been named the 2025 South Carolina Teacher of the Year. Wilson is a social studies teacher at Palmetto Middle School in Anderson School District One. “Braden’s infectious passion for making history come alive for her eighth graders at Palmetto …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Voorhees University’s School of Science, Technology, Health, and Human Services proudly announces the introduction of the VU 10 White Coats Scholar Club. Established during Spring 2024, the club sets forth its mission to provide academic and career mentorship in medicine and other national and international healthcare organizations, aiming to empower …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy auyellowjackets.com) — Allen University softball’s Destiny Breton, Alaina Harvey, and Elissa Rich have been selected to participate in the 2024 Minority Softball Prospects HBCU All-Star Game on May 31, 2024 in Houston, Texas. The three freshmen recently completed their first seasons with the Allen softball program and are the first student-athletes in …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Wofford College and Converse University are blazing a new educational pathway for Wofford students to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching degree. Wofford and Converse, in collaboration with OneSpartanburg Inc. and Spartanburg School Districts 3 and 7, have finalized an agreement that lays the foundation for a 4+1 cooperative …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The S.C. Senate yesterday (April 24) approved its version of the state budget and, like the House’s budget, it contains just about everything we could hope for. Because the Senate version of the budget is not exactly the same as the House’s a conference committee will be formed to hammer out a …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Culminating a four-month statewide “Thanks for my Tuition Grant!” letter-writing campaign, SCICU students rallied at the S.C. Statehouse April 9 to show their appreciation for the General Assembly’s continued strong funding support of the S.C. Tuition Grants need-based financial aid program. Boots-on-the-ground advocacy at the Statehouse was the finishing touch to the …
