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HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker University is proud to host Judge Michelle Childs on April 25, 2024, for the university’s President’s Distinguished Speaker series. The event will be at 7 p.m. on campus in the Watson Theater. From 1992 to 2000, Judge Childs worked at Nexsen Pruet, ultimately serving as partner. From 2000 to …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — On Friday, March 15, the Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) faculty and staff at Columbia College hosted SLP Day for prospective and current students as well as alumni to spread awareness about the field and how it continues to impact our community and our world. Keynote speakers joined the event to share …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Columbia International University congratulates Dr. Michael Langston upon his retirement from the South Carolina State Guard after 46 years of faithful service to his state and nation. He retires as Deputy Commander, Brigadier General. The South Carolina State Guard swiftly responds to disasters, safeguarding people, property, and aiding community recovery …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse University will revitalize its long-standing program for adult learners and enhance its veteran services, all thanks to a partnership with Spartanburg Academic Movement’s newest philanthropic endeavor, Movement 2030. As one of 30 business, university, and nonprofit partners included in Movement 2030, Converse has been entrusted with more than $1 …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Erskine College alumna and Associate Professor of Education Dr. Sarah Little and special education majors Kalea Hamilton, Adrienne Raines, and Reilly Ward made presentations at the annual South Carolina Council for Exceptional Students (CEC) Conference March 1-2 in North Myrtle Beach. Little’s presentation was called “Putting the Fun in …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — Davis Dear ’24, a biology major on the environmental and conservation biology track, has known for a while that green spaces positively effect her own quality of life and emotional state. “It shapes a big part of my identity,” said the senior from Madison, Mississippi. “There’s so much you can …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — Limestone University’s Teacher Education Program has reached a partnership agreement to bring a Palmetto State Teachers Association student chapter to its campus in Gaffney. The move represents the latest initiative for the Limestone Teacher Education Program, whose partnership with the Palmetto State Teachers Association will help provide support for the …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — Morris College students were invited to participate in the Black College Quiz game show series airing in national broadcast syndication and on the Stellar Network. Black College Quiz is a weekly half hour quiz show featuring students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities answering questions on Black history and culture. …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — Newberry College has appointed Dr. Bethany D. Hinga to serve as vice president for academic affairs, effective June 1. “On behalf of the entire Newberry College community, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Dr. Hinga as our new VPAA. She will be an asset to the College …