South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
Mr. David Williams, an instructor of criminal justice for the School of Public Safety and Administration, is the SCICU Excellence in Teaching Award winner for Anderson University. He earned a graduate certificate from the University of Virginia while attending the FBI National Academy and a Master of Criminal Justice at Anderson University. Williams is also …
Limestone University Interim President Monica Baloga (left, standing, in brown and ivory) helped out with the Limestone 2023 Tuition Grants student letter-writing campaign. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tuition Grant recipients at SCICU’s 21 member colleges and universities joined forces to send more than 7,100 thank-you letters to members of the South Carolina General Assembly during the 2023 …
S.C. Senate passes its budget — Last week (week ending April 21) the state Senate took just two days to finish up their version of the state budget. For SCICU member institutions, the highlights are largely the same as the House budget, which is good news. The Senate budget fully funds S.C. merit scholarships (Palmetto …
FAFSA “Simplification?” The big news regarding the FAFSA Simplification Act is that the U.S. Department of Education has announced we won’t get the new FAFSA form until this December. That’s important because it will affect just about every student at SCICU’s 21 member colleges and universities. Families, and financial aid officers, won’t be able to …
SCICU salutes the businesses that participate in the SCICU Business Partner program. For April 2023, we are spotlighting Allegiance Industries, PVC Fittings Online, and Sodexo. Please see the links below to learn more about these partners. The SCICU Business Partner directory lists all partners currently participating in the program. Eddie Shannon, SCICU executive vice president, …
Professor Jonathan Garren, associate professor of library and information science and instruction/outreach librarian, is the 2023 Excellence In Teaching award recipient for Coker University. He holds a master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina. Garren also earned a Master of Arts in English and Film Studies from the State …
With a three-point shot heard around the world, No. 13 seed Furman Paladins roared back into the NCAA Mens’ Basketball Tournament and took out the No. 4 seed Virginia Cavaliers with a 68-67 upset win in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. JP Pegues, a sophomore guard from Nashville, Tenn. sealed the …
Furman upsetting Virginia in the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was not just a lofty Cinderella story. Bracketologists and prognosticators gave Furman a considerably high chance of pulling off an upset. Modeling years of game data to give some method to March Madness, Furman’s math department has been prominent in prognosticating NCAA Tournament upsets for …
