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SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — Friends and family of alumnus and Morris College Trustee Dr. James V. “Ted” Wilson, Sr., along with other Morris trustees and Administrative Council staff, gathered upstairs on the second floor of the Solomon B. Jackson, Jr. Administration Building on Friday, October 1, 2021 for Morris College’s Board Room Naming Ceremony. …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — Limestone University’s plan to provide a state-of-the-art Nursing and Health Sciences facility took a major step forward recently thanks to a major gift from the Timken Foundation of Canton. Plans call for the former A.J. Eastwood Library building to be converted into the new home for Limestone’s new and fast-growing …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? It’s a question as old as time. And Amy Williams ’07 is trying to find the answer through her work with NASA’s Mars rover project. “I have always wondered if we’re alone in the universe and I’ve always been intrigued with space,” said …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Erskine Homecoming 2021, with a packed schedule of events, was celebrated in person Oct. 1-2. A pep rally, a color run, a carnival, and numerous other events in Due West—plus a Fleet Football victory in J.W. Babb Stadium—generated excitement and enthusiasm. “The spirit of the crowd was exuberant, especially …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse University is pleased to welcome five new members to its esteemed Board of Trustees: Dr. B. Brant Bynum, of Spartanburg, SC, former Associate VP for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor Emeritus of Hispanic Studies at Converse; Rhonda T. Coker ’84, of Hartsville, SC, former Managing Owner/Partner of Young Plantations …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — olumbia International University dedicated its Business School to John and Lyn Cook, owners of Cook’s Pest Control, America’s eighth-largest pest control company headquartered in Decatur, Alabama. The John and Lyn Cook School of Business is the fastest growing school on campus with over 600 students in undergraduate and graduate degree …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — As an 18-year-old girl, with intentions to move back down South for college after a recent relocation to Fairfield, OH, Lori Allen had a special feeling that Columbia College was for her. You know her as Lori Allen: bridal couture expert with over 40 years of experience and star of …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker University recently added eight new faculty members, making several strategic hires to meet the academic needs and expectations of its students. These new faculty members include: Jennifer Erin Bailey Special Lecturer, Dance B.F.A., Columbia College; M.F.A., Texas Woman’s University “I specialize in Improvisation and research ways to challenge traditional …
TRENTON, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu and postandcourier.com) — Stephon, an inmate at Trenton Correctional Institution near Aiken, spends his afternoons studying criminal justice. He takes notes on his lectures using a prison-issued tablet, notebooks and pens. As he whittles away at his assignments, he dreams of a future career as a lawyer. Stephon did not think …