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COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedicttigers.com) — Benedict College President Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis and Director of Athletics Willie Washington are proud to announce the hiring of Ron Dickerson Jr. as head football coach for the Tigers. Dickerson has a long successful history as a football coach, bringing more than 27 years of coaching experience to the …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy bju.edu) — The Bob Jones University Division of Nursing Simulation Center has been granted full accreditation status by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). Founded in 2004 by healthcare professionals, SSH is the largest healthcare simulation accrediting body in the world. The organization seeks to improve patient outcomes by reducing errors …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — Prestige Awards named Community Research Institute (CRI) the South Carolina Corporate Training Company of the Year for 2023-2024. Community Research Institute, a partnership between the Charleston Southern University Nielsen College of Business and Abbey Research, provides internships to Charleston Southern business students to conduct research about Gen Z students and …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker University remebers Gloria Bell, a 1974 graduate and a long-serving member of the university’s board of trustees. Bell passed away January 1, 2024, surrounded by her family in Florence, South Carolina. Bell served on the board of trustees from 2003-2007 and 2010-2023, a total service of 17 years. She …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Columbia College continues to offer varied opportunities to emphasize service, social justice, and leadership within and throughout its community. During the week of January 8, the college hosted Zonta Club of Columbia for a Human Trafficking Information Panel, including representatives from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, the South Carolina Human …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — The Columbia International University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Bill Jones as the new president of CIU. Jones currently serves as CIU chancellor and previously served as CIU president from 2007-2017. Jones brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the position. In his previous role as CIU president, …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu, piece written by Bob Rose for Conference Carolinas) — When 23-year-old Margaret Moore arrived on the Converse campus as an associate instructor in 1973, the cost of gas was 40 cents a gallon. The average home cost $32,500 and a new car was priced at $3,200. What’s more, Richard Nixon was …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Some 166 students from Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, most of them homeschooled, came with their families to the Erskine College campus Jan. 3-5 for the Region VIII National Christian Forensics Association (NCFCA) first speech and debate qualifier of 2024. The visitors brought life and color to the campus …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — Furman University education alumna Melissa Summer Wells ’09 M’10, an associate professor of education at the University of Mary Washington, has received the 2024 Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The Outstanding Faculty Awards represent the Commonwealth’s highest honor for faculty at Virginia’s …