South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — The College of Nursing at Charleston Southern University announced an exceptional 95.3% NCLEX-RN pass rate for its 2019-2020 nursing graduates per the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Eighty-five CSU graduates took the NCLEX exam in December and May, the most of any other private university in the state …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Kalmia Gardens of Coker University recently received a generous grant from the Duke Energy Foundation for improvements to a section of its boardwalk, making it easier for visitors to enjoy the gardens. The project will replace and raise the boardwalk using pylons, ultimately increasing the longevity of the boardwalk by …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — As Columbia International University Chaplaincy Professor Dr. Mike Langston sat in the back of the meeting room, he thought it was rather strange that no one gave him an itinerary of events for the annual meeting of the Military Chaplains Association (MCA) — especially since he was the host! “I …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Forbes magazine recently polled higher education leaders for their viewpoints regarding the reinvention of colleges and universities post-pandemic. Dr. Ezaz Ahmed, Dean of Business, Entrepreneurship, & Technology at Columbia College, offered his perspective on how administrators can support faculty who have to teach in new ways and students who have …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — For the seventh time in the past 12 years, the Erskine College delegation to the South Carolina Student Legislature (SCSL) was named Best Small Delegation. The SCSL fall session Oct. 16-17 was conducted online, and a number of Erskine College students joined the meeting, including senior Delaney Atkinson of …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse College has been awarded grants of over $750,000 to support its faculty-led biomedical research and expand research opportunities for students. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), the grants are a portion of the $18.9 million that has been …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — The shuttering of businesses throughout the state due to COVID-19 may give budding student entrepreneurs reason to put their ideas on the back burner. But Furman University Innovation and Entrepreneurship wants to make sure that doesn’t happen. On November 18th, in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week, Innovation and Entrepreneurship will …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Voorhees is proud to celebrate the nomination of Class of 1968 alumnus Lenny Springs to the National Black Hall of Fame. The video of Mr. Springs’ nomination comments and discussion of the value of his experiences at Voorhees College may be viewed here. Springs is Voorhees’ first inductee to the …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Spartanburg Methodist College has announced it has exceeded a goal to grow its student body to 1,000 by 2020. 1,025 full-time new, returning and transfer students are enrolled at SMC this fall, and they are the largest student population in the college’s 109-year history. This is the fourth straight year …