South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — With its successful five-week Twitter campaign, SCICU and its member institutions’ communications officers and campus legislative advocates joined the groundswell of support for significantly increasing Pell Grant funding, which provides federal financial support for the most economically disadvantaged students. SCICU and its member campuses joined the national campaign championed by the Double …
Drawing lines The House and Senate are returning for session on December 1 and 6, respectively, to redraw state and federal district lines, using data from the 2020 Census. Redrawing district lines is part science – computer software permits a sophistication impossible back in the old days when lines were literally drawn (and redrawn) on …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Less than one month apart, two SCICU member institutions have installed new presidents. Dr. Matthew vandenBerg was inaugurated as Presbyterian College’s 19th president on Oct. 22, and Claflin University held the investiture of 9th President Dr. Dwaun Warmack on Nov. 20. “Matt vandenBerg and Dwaun Warmack are the next generation of campus …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Student Loan Corporation (SCSL), a long-term partner of SCICU, is deepening its Power:Ed program support with SCICU institutions through a grant to support undergraduate research at SCICU’s five historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Power:Ed, S.C. Student Loan’s philanthropic arm, in its third cycle of awarding grants to local nonprofits, …
SCICU and its 21 member colleges and universities mourn the passing of Sen. Hugh K. Leatherman (R-Florence). “The SCICU family honors Sen. Leatherman’s dedication to all South Carolinians,” said Jeff Perez, SCICU president and CEO. “Sen. Leatherman used his leadership to strongly advocate for accessible and affordable higher education in South Carolina, including independent colleges …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Not long after Seanna Miller graduated from the Anderson University College of Arts and Sciences with her biology degree, she experienced a painful loss, which prompted a new direction for her future. The year Miller graduated from Anderson — 2016 — her mom, Crystal, found a knot in her arm. …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College, a Baptist-affiliated school, kicked-off its 2021 Homecoming with a high-energy gospel concert. On Sunday, October 10, the College’s Religious Services Department hosted a Pre-Homecoming outdoor concert featuring Grammy Award-nominated and seven-time Stellar Awards winner Travis Greene. The following Sunday, the students showed their Tiger pride at the traditional …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy today.bju.edu) — Students in BJU’s interdisciplinary Global Challenges class have been recognized as among the next generation of innovators. The student-led BJU team was among five winners — the only Christian liberal arts university selected and lone representative from the Carolinas — of $100,000 in the measurement, reporting and verification technologies track …
