South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Southern Wesleyan University has announced the selection of Dr. April White Pugh as provost. University President Dr. Todd Voss commented that there was “overwhelming” support for making the provost position permanent for Pugh from all sectors of the campus. Pugh has been serving as interim provost since June 2019 and …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy Benedict College Facebook page) — The Founders Day Rally and Luncheon celebrating Benedict College’s 150th anniversary has been moved to August 29, 2020. Dr. Jeffrey Haggray, executive director of American Baptist Home Mission Societies, will be the event’s guest speaker. The rally and luncheon will begin at 11 a.m. at Benedict’s David …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Opportunities for a four-year bachelor’s degree at Spartanburg Methodist College continue to expand, with SMC faculty voting in February to add a sixth concentration – criminal justice – to the program. “SMC is committed to expanding the programs we offer to fit students’ needs,” said Mark Gibbs, Provost and Executive …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Patrick M. Stanton, assistant professor of finance at Wofford College, will spend this summer applying and expanding his current research on microfinance into the Dominican Republic, where he will see first-hand how a nonprofit microfinance institution operates, selects and screens potential borrowers and how those institutions seek to alleviate poverty …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy Allen University Facebook page) — Allen University’s Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Team defeated Claflin University and others and is advancing to the national championship tournament in Torrance, California March 28-April 1. Dr. Fayaz Kabani and the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge team, comprised of Trevaris Brown, senior biology major, Ezekiel Hokett, junior mathematics …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Voorhees College founder Elizabeth Evelyn Wright was recently inducted posthumously into the South Carolina Hall of Fame Class of 2020 with Dr. Leo Twiggs, first African-American to receive a doctorate in art education from the University of Georgia, and Darius Rucker, multi-platinum, Grammy-award-winning country singer and frontman for the band …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Anderson University and Greenville Technical College have formed a partnership designed to further enhance the transfer opportunity of students from GTC to Anderson. The partnership is intended to serve students by providing program support and services through a seamless transfer pathway that prepares and acclimates students desiring to matriculate at …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – I am going to tell you the story of an indomitable young woman. She refused to be contained by the many obstacles she encountered in her efforts to found a school, succumbing only to the limitations her own body imposed.* Throughout her life her determination and …
We have some good news from the General Assembly — the House version of the state budget was approved by the Ways and Means Committee and is very supportive of independent higher education: Fully funds the Tuition Grant Commission request for $1.1 million in recurring funds. Adds $600,000 from the CHE Needs-Based Aid program. Fully …