South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy thetandd.com) — Voorhees College recently raised $10,700 during its sixth annual United Negro College Fund Corporate and Community Luncheon to support student scholarships. The luncheon recognized UNCF student scholarship recipients and provided the sponsors in attendance with an opportunity to meet them. Joi Felder, one of the recipients, gave a student response …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Wofford Theatre, which began as a January Interim course called Wofford Theatre Workshop, is celebrating its 50th season on stage this year, opening in early November with the critically acclaimed play “Circle Mirror Transformation.” Dr. James R. (Jim) Gross started the Wofford Theatre Workshop during Interim 1970, directing a production …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy auyellowjackets.com and allenuniversity.edu) – Allen football will return to action in a homecoming matchup against the Columbus State Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 26. “Homecoming is an exciting time for the university,” said Teddy Keaton, Allen football head coach. “This is our second season and we’re looking to get a win for the …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Anderson University intends to add football as its next intercollegiate athletic program, having secured a $3 million challenge gift to raise an additional $3 million needed to field a team, University officials announced Oct. 4. “After years of discussion, careful consideration and operating from a position of academic and financial …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College and the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center will present the 2019 Presidential Justice Forum on October 25-27, 2019 on the Benedict campus. President Trump is scheduled to deliver the keynote address on Friday, Oct. 25. Other confirmed speakers for Saturday and Sunday include the following Democratic presidential candidates: former …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – October 29th will mark my first year as President & CEO of SCICU. I used my president’s report at the SCICU board meeting earlier this month to reflect on that year. I talked about where we were, where we are and where we’re going. Where we …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — As an undergraduate student at Charleston Southern University, Napiya Nubuya was taken aback by the lack of women, and especially women of color, in the computer science program. Once she was in the workforce, she realized how serious it really was. So, she set about to change it. In August, …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy thetandd.com) – South Carolina is one of only four states to participate in Project Pipeline Repair, an exclusive initiative of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) utilizing collaborative partnerships with historically black colleges and universities and state higher education agencies to cultivate a highly qualified pool of minority male teachers …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — This past summer, four Coker students participated in an REU, or Research Experiences for Undergraduates. One of those students is Ashley Hogg (December ‘19). REUs are competitive research programs for undergraduates studying science, engineering or mathematics, and are sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Hogg is a computer science major, …
