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Leading professors honored with SCICU Excellence In Teaching awards; awards dinner sponsor redirects donation to student aid

April 30, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Superior collegiate teaching transcends the traditional boundaries of the classroom, as shown by the response of SCICU’s 2020 “Excellence In Teaching” award recipients in moving to remote/online instruction related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 marks the 15th year that SCICU has recognized leading professors from the 20 member colleges and universities, but …

Converse College accelerates introduction of co-ed undergraduate classes beginning fall 2020

April 30, 2020

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) – Converse College has announced that the Converse Board of Trustees unanimously approved the admission of men into the undergraduate residential cohort beginning in fall 2020, one year earlier than anticipated. The College announced in February 2020 that the co-educational undergraduate residential component would be implemented beginning fall 2021. The Board …

Our colleges and universities respond boldly and courageously to the COVID-19 pandemic

March 27, 2020

Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – Imagine a major hurricane that covers the entire state and lasts for weeks, if not months. That is the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on South Carolina. The bold and courageous manner in which SCICU member institutions are responding to the unprecedented threat of COVID-19 …

SCICU colleges and universities change operations due to COVID-19 pandemic

March 27, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, SCICU colleges and universities are changing campus operations to protect students, faculty, staff, and their surrounding communities. Please click on the colleges and universities below to access updated information regarding campus operations: Allen University Anderson University Benedict College Charleston Southern University Claflin University Coker University Columbia College Columbia International …

Federal update

March 27, 2020

The big news — $2.2 trillion big -– is the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.” President Trump signed the emergency spending bill into law March 27th. Thanks to a national advocacy effort of institutions and associations, independent higher education was included in the stimulus package, which provides $14 billion for higher education, to …

South Carolina General Assembly update

March 27, 2020

As with everything else, state government has been impacted by COVID-19. The General Assembly passed and the governor signed into law emergency funding legislation allocating an additional $45 million to DHEC for responding to COVID-19. Following the vote House Speaker Jay Lucas announced that the House would not be in session for two weeks, and …

Columbia College appoints Dr. Peter Mitchell interim president; Dr. Carol Moore retires

March 27, 2020

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dr. Peter T. Mitchell, president of Columbia College from 1988 to 1997, is returning to the institution as its interim president upon Dr. Carol Moore’s retirement announcement, effective immediately. Dr. Moore served as president of Columbia College for four years and guided the school through significant transitions, including the recent announcement of …

PC School of Pharmacy donates PPE to SCDHEC

March 25, 2020

CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy responded quickly when the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) issued an urgent request to academic institutions for personal protective equipment on Friday, March 20. As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates, a top concern for those in the healthcare field is access to …

Newberry Dec. 2019 nursing grads achieve 100% first-time NCLEX pass rate

March 25, 2020

NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — Newberry College’s entire class of December 2019 nursing graduates has passed the NCLEX-RN nursing licensure exam the first time. This is Newberry’s third 100% first-time pass rate since May 2018. “We could not be prouder of our fall cohort of nursing graduates,” said Dr. Susan Ludwick, chair of the Department …