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DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — During an online meeting Friday, August 28, the Erskine Board of Trustees, led by outgoing Board Chair Jill Gazzaway of Davidson, N.C., received reports on institutional enrollment and other campus news; approved a new mission statement for the seminary; and announced new members and officers. The Rev. Stacey Cox, …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — In collaboration with Converse College’s renowned Petrie School of Music and its Music Business and Technology program, Oregon-based startup Music Myway Inc. is releasing “Virtual Venue,” a plug-and-play hardware and software application that brings together the three most critical parts of a concert experience: artist, venue and fan. Converse will …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — There are probably few ministries in the Columbia area that have felt the positive, powerful impact of Columbia International University more than Providence Home, a transitional home for men in recovery who desire to overcome substance abuse. For the last 16 years, the 57-year-old ministry on North Main Street has …
Columbia College’s Alternative Pathways to Educator Certification (APEC) Program is one of three South Carolina initiatives being recognized for its effectiveness in improving student outcomes in public schools. It has been named a finalist for the 2020 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award presented by Furman University’s Riley Institute. The WhatWorksSC Award, now in its …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker University was recently awarded a 2020 TRIO Student Support Services Program Grant for $261,888 annually for the next five years. The funding will help the institution provide additional academic and support services to first-generation students, low-income students, and students with disabilities. Federal TRIO Student Support Services Programs (SSS) are …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — Claflin University Mathematics and Computer Science Department recently received a $700,000 subaward from the Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization Sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administration US Department of Energy. This subaward is being administered over five years. Dr. Karina Liles, assistant professor of Computer Science and director of …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – I continue to be impressed and humbled by the leadership demonstrated by our campus presidents and their teams in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are to be commended for the depth and breadth of their COVID-19 planning for the fall semester. They measured classroom …
COVID-19 Funding Thanks to the advocacy of our campus presidents and their strong relationships with legislators, SCICU member institutions were included in both the Senate and House versions of legislation to appropriate federal CARES Act funding. The Senate passed their $668 million version on Tuesday, Sept. 15, carving out $115 million for state and local …
Legislative Activity With the presidential, Senate and Congressional campaigns heating up after Labor Day, not much was expected to happen on Capitol Hill. The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the business of replacing her, has added a jarring new element to national politics. The debate over the nomination and when it …
