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At the SCICU Awards Luncheon on September 26, outgoing Board Chair Jim Reynolds was honored by the SCICU Board for his two years as Chair. SCICU President Mike LeFever and Board Chair Russell Cook presented Reynolds with a framed print of Swilken Bridge at the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland.
Comporium Ventures Managing Director Russell Cook was elected new Board Chair for SCICU at the Board’s September 26 meeting at Furman University. Jerry Cheatham, Director of Financial Analysis at Hartsville, SC-headquartered Sonoco, was named chair-elect. Profiles for SCICU’s new Board leadership may be read here. The SCICU Board also elected eleven South Carolina business and …
SCICU would like to recognize Furman University for hosting the September 26, 2017 Board meeting. Dr. Elizabeth Davis, President of Furman University, graciously provided her residence for the Council of College Presidents breakfast and the Younts Conference Center for the business meeting and awards luncheon. Additional Furman team members who contributed to the success of …
Earlier this year, the SCICU Board of Trustees approved a Strategic Vision and Succession Plan that was the product of two years of study involving Trustees and other stakeholders. The Plan identifies the organization’s program priorities, and in light of the impending retirement of three senior staff, creates an organizational structure that will attract and …
SPARTANBURG, SC (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Spartanburg Methodist College is pleased to host a talk by Rev. Rob Lee on repairing racial discord in the U.S. The talk takes place Oct. 11, at 7:00 p.m. in Camak Auditorium on the SMC campus. It is open to the public and is free of charge. A short Q&A …
NEWBERRY, SC (courtesy newberry.edu) — Newberry College will host the fifth annual Dufford Diversity and Inclusion Week from Oct. 16 – 23, 2017, as part of its efforts to promote appreciation for diversity and create a culture of inclusiveness that values, respects and supports of every person. All events are free and open to the …
GAFFNEY, SC (courtesy limestone.edu) — FAREWELL, DR. WALT GRIFFIN As Limestone President Dr. Walt Griffin gets set to retire, he reflects on the past and looks toward the future: There are all the new buildings, the facility renovations, the balanced budgets, the enrollment growth, and the fund-raising goals met. However, during a recent conversation in …
SPARTANBURG, SC (courtesy converse.edu) — A new biosensor to help detect a genetic disease. The potentially carcinogenic effects of common herbicides. This sort of research may sound like the domain of large biomedical research labs, but it’s being conducted right here on the Converse campus. And some of the researchers aren’t old enough to drive. …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy ciu.edu) — The “Hot Now” sign will be bright on the campus of Columbia International University (CIU) when former Krispy Kreme executive James Morgan speaks to the student body and assists in the ribbon cutting ceremony of CIU’s new John R. Cook Jr. Business and Entrepreneurship Center, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. …
