South Carolina update – Wait and see
This is a brief update, as we await the return of the General Assembly to the State House. While the Senate has announced no plans, the media is reporting House Judiciary Chairman Chris Murphy (R-Dorchester) expects the House will return to address redistricting by the first week of December. That’s not soon enough for the …
SCICU board elects new leadership and new trustees
The election of a new board chair, a new Council of College Presidents chair, and seven new trustees highlighted the Sept. 28 virtual business meeting of the SCICU Board of Trustees. Lucy Grey McIver, deputy general counsel for BlueCross Blue Shield of South Carolina, was elected to a two-year term as chair of the SCICU …
Wofford College Order of 1854 Heritage Society celebrates family tradition
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Hayden Jones ’25 sees a lot of people who look like him when he walks across the Wofford College campus. That wasn’t the case for his grandfather, Doug Jones ’69, the first Black student to graduate from Wofford. “It’s nice to see faces like mine and to have people to …
Voorhees College president participates in “An Evening in Conversation with Episcopal HBCU Leaders”
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Voorhees College President Ronnie Hopkins and Saint Augustine’s University President Christine Johnson McPhail participated in a discussion highlighting the importance and history of their institutions, which are Episcopal Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The event was held via Zoom on Sept. 29. The presidents were joined in the discussion by …
Spartanburg Methodist student leader spotlight – Candy Ortiz
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy SMC Facebook page) — Meet Candy Ortiz! She is a senior studying business and psychology. She serves on the student government association (SGA) as a senior senator and is a peer tutor. What do you enjoy about being on the SGA? “I love being a voice for the class of 2022. I …
SWU track athlete named Top 30 honoree for 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year award
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — The NCAA announced the Top 30 Honorees for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year Award on September 23 with Southern Wesleyan’s Women’s Track and Field sprinter Jami Wright being among the thirty recognized. “Jami is so deserving of this honor,” said SWU Director of Athletics Julia Reininga. “She is …
‘You are trailblazers’ – PC graduates first-ever class in Physician Assistant program
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Presbyterian College’s first group of physician assistant students graduated in the program’s inaugural commencement exercise Friday, Sept. 24, in Belk Auditorium. The 32 brand new PCPA alumni who completed their two-year program of study this fall were reminded that, as the first PA students, they established trends for all classes …
Newberry College to host 9th annual Dufford Diversity and Inclusion Week
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — Newberry College has announced the schedule of events for its ninth annual Dufford Diversity & Inclusion Week. The series, set for Oct. 25 through Nov. 1, is designed to inspire appreciation for differences of humanity and bring people together on common ground. The annual series began in 2013 with the …