South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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ORANGEBURG, SC (courtesy claflin.edu)– Claflin University has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to revitalize the School of Humanities and Social Sciences’ General Education Curriculum. The grant supports Claflin’s goal of addressing the needs of the 21st Century workforce by re-engineering the general education curriculum. The primary focus is to …
The Belle W. Baruch Foundation, in honor of the significant community involvement and philanthropy of Minor Mickel Shaw, has donated $5,000 to the SCICU Undergraduate Research Program. Through The Daniel-Mickel Foundation, Minor Mickel Shaw and her family have contributed more than $1.7 million to SCICU over a 50+ year period. A large proportion of this …
Undergraduate researchers from SCICU colleges and universities presented findings and results from their 2017 research projects at the 2018 SCICU Research Symposium held at Milliken & Company corporate headquarters in Spartanburg on February 22, 2018. Supported by generous sponsors and donors, SCICU awarded $90,000 in research grants to undergraduate student researchers in early 2017. Project …
SCICU congratulates John Anthony “Tony” Floyd, Executive Vice President at Coker College, on his appointment as the 22nd president of Mars Hill University. The Mars Hill University Board of Trustees will introduce Floyd as the university’s 22nd president at events scheduled for March 9, 2018. Floyd will begin his leadership role at MHU on June …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy ciu.edu) — Dr. John Maxwell, one of the most influential leadership experts in the world, is coming to Columbia International University for a Leadership Forum on April 25. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 26 million books in 50 languages. Each …
COLUMBIA, SC — The House Ways and Means Committee has completed the first draft of the state’s $8.2 billion general fund budget proposal for the fiscal year that starts July 1. With very little unallocated general fund revenue ($292.9 million) available and over $2 billion in requests, the committee struggled to meet as many of …
Bills of Interest SCICU tracks and follows bills in the South Carolina General Assembly that may directly or indirectly impact higher education or the operation of a non-profit institutions of higher learning in South Carolina. Bills being tracked by SCICU include the following: Bills that did not make the crossover: S. 0298 (Sheheen, Peeler, Jackson, …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy benedict.edu) — Dr. Roslyn C. Artis, President and CEO of Benedict College, recently announced the appointment of Mrs. Leandra Hayes-Burgess as the Vice President of Institutional Advancement for Benedict College. Dr. Artis introduced the Fort Lauderdale, Florida native during the opening faculty and staff meetings for Spring 2018. Mrs. Hayes-Burgess has a …
CENTRAL, SC (courtesy ngu.edu) — North Greenville University President Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr. has announced that Dr. Nathan A. Finn will become the university’s chief academic officer on June 1, 2018, with the title of provost and dean of the university faculty. Finn currently serves as dean of the School of Theology and Missions …
