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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) recently appointed Spartanburg Methodist College President Scott Cochran to serve on its Council of Presidents. “I’m honored to be asked to join the Council of Presidents. I look forward to contributing to the mission of the organization and the future …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — On December 10, 2021, Southern Wesleyan University graduated its first Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) cohort which includes 8 students. SWU established its online Ed.D. in 2018 after receiving approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The first Ed.D. cohort began their studies in May …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — The National Institute of General Medical Sciences – part of the National Institutes of Health – has awarded a $100,000 grant to Presbyterian College and the Medical University of South Carolina for collaborative biomedical research. Dr. Austin Shull, a 2011 graduate of PC, and MUSC colleague Dr. Antonis Kourtidis provide …
TIGERVILLE, S.C. (courtesy ngu.edu) — The North Greenville University (NGU) School of Allied Health Professions (SOAHP) held its annual white coat and hooding ceremonies for the Master of Medical Science in PA Studies on Friday, December 10, in Turner Chapel on the school’s Tigerville Campus. Dr. Jordan Hairr, associate dean for the School of Allied …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) –Newberry College’s ‘Valorant’ team won the NECC’s Navigators Division Yellow championship Dec. 4. The trophy is the program’s first-ever team honor, won at the end of the gaming title’s inaugural season at Newberry. The team finished regular season play 6-1, with the one defeat coming from Tennessee Tech in the sixth …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — Morris College is the recipient of a $410,000 National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) grant that will help prepare students for a Plutonium Modernization Program (PuMP) at the Savannah River Site in Aiken, S.C. This funding opportunity will help Morris College enhance the technological infrastructure of the Division of Natural Sciences …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — Just two months after announcing its innovative Bachelor of Science in Nursing Pre-Licensure program, Limestone University is introducing a new online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program. The 10-course MSN program at Limestone, which will welcome its first cohort in the fall of 2022, can be completed in just …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — You may have been hearing the phrase “food desert” for more than two decades now. Since it first officially appeared in a 1995 report from a UK government task force, it has become a common talking point in American conversations about the plight of some disadvantaged areas. Simplified, the concept …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Erskine College senior Mary Pratt, a double major in Bible and history, came to Due West from the small South Carolina town of Alcolu. “There are about 400 people there,” she says of her hometown, “and I am certain that I am related to half of them.” Studying at a …