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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Dr. David English Camak had a vision when he founded the Textile Industrial Institute in 1911. It was a partnership between industry and community that would provide workers with the education and training they needed to advance their careers. It also provided the local textile industry with better educated and …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Southern Wesleyan University (SWU) has entered into a formal transfer admission promise with Limestone University’s Master of Science in Athletic Training program (MSAT). Signed by SWU President Dr. William Barker and Limestone President Dr. Darrell Parker, this partnership provides early acceptance into the MSAT program. Under this agreement, Limestone University …
TIGERVILLE, S.C. (courtesy ngu.edu) — Encouraged to remember the sunny days and follow biblical forecast guidance while weathering life’s storms, 162 North Greenville University graduates were awarded degrees during the university’s fall commencement on Dec. 9 in Turner Chapel. Chris Justus, Chief Meteorologist at Greenville’s WYFF News 4, drew on weather analogies while delivering the …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — We have reached the end of an amazing fall semester, and we are nearing the beginning of the holiday season. We could not be prouder of all you have accomplished in the classroom, on the field, and in this community. Just this past summer, we honored our first graduates at …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — The Morris College Division of Business Administration celebrated 50 years of service from October 28 through Thursday, November 3. Various activities brought excitement and learning experiences to the community, students, faculty, and staff. On October 28, several students, alumni, faculty, and staff kicked off Business Week. Students presented business pitches …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) —Limestone Universityand the Cherokee County community are mourning the loss of the university’s inaugural baseball coach and friend Gaylord Jackson Perry. Founding Limestone’s baseball program in 1987, Perry died on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the age of 84. With great sorrow and love, the Perry family officially announced the death of …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Erskine College junior Sharon George, from Spartanburg, S.C., knows how to stay busy. She also knows how to stay engaged, organized, and productive, and that’s a good thing, because she is completing three majors—history, psychology, and Bible and religion. “I came in as a Bible major,” George says. She …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse Studio Art students have quickly transformed from aspiring artists to seeing their art exhibited in galleries throughout the United States. Thanks to Converse’s supportive learning environment and remarkable studio art program, Converse students are beginning their professional art careers, even before graduating. Congratulations to the following Converse printmaking students …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — The CIU Rams men’s soccer team won the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division 1 men’s national championship with a 3-0 shutout victory on Dec. 3 over No. 2 seed Roberts Wesleyan University. This marks the Rams’ first-ever national championship in their 10-year history as an intercollegiate program. Men’s …
