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TIGERVILLE, S.C. (courtesy ngu.edu) — Find your ball cap, grab your mitt, and join the North Greenville University (NGU) Alumni Association for some baseball in Greenville’s historic West End. NGU will host an NGUConnect event at the Greenville Drive game on Friday, May 14, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Fluor Field is located at 945 S. …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — Twelve Newberry College seniors were recognized May 5 by the Newberry City Council for their service to the community during their time as students. Newberry Mayor Foster Senn, Mayor Pro-Tem Lemont Glasgow and Councilman Carlton Kinard, a 2016 Newberry College graduate, presented the proclamations on the Yost Portico at the …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu and The Sumter Item) — Eloise Paschal and Maria Kirby-Smith pulled the silk turquoise cloth off to reveal a new statue erected by the Solomon B. Jackson Jr. Administration Building at Morris College: a 6-foot, life-sized Luns C. Richardson, the ninth and longest-serving president. Both Paschal, Richardson’s sister, and Kirby-Smith, the …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — Limestone University’s growing list of graduate programs will increase this fall as the Gaffney-based institution plans to add a Master of Science in Health Informatics. Pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, the completely online program will welcome its first cohort in August of …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Erskine College Assistant Professor of History Dr. Corinne Gressang brings to her work enthusiasm for research, teaching, and mentoring; openness to interdisciplinary approaches; and commitment to the connection of faith and learning. Gressang, who teaches courses in European and Latin American history, joined the Erskine College faculty in the …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse College has received a gift of $1 million to support Converse athletics. The gift from Agnes Binder Weisiger ’63 and her husband Edward I. Weisiger will fund the turfing of the College’s soccer and lacrosse field and the installation of a track around the field. Once turfed, the field …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — An alumnus of the CIU Prison Initiative is now an ordained minister telling his story of a 45-year prison sentence and how God changed his life while behind bars. Jimmy MacPhee recounts his prison experiences, including his time in the CIU Prison Initiative, in an article published in Living Real …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Columbia College was recently recognized by Resilience Coalition, a leading advocate organization working to expand access to resources, programs and content around trauma, resilience, and self-care. The college’s Institute for Building Resilience through Trauma-Informed Practices (I-BRTIP) was featured in the Resilience Coalition’s May Connection newsletter. The newsletter is a resource …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — With the pandemic, economic uncertainty, and enrollment trends disrupting higher education, Coker University is committed to aggressively focus on innovation, thanks to $5 million in funding from two family foundations within the Hartsville area. Coker is preparing a bold $10 million plan targeting programmatic innovations and facility improvements at the …