South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Southern Wesleyan University has received the 2022-2023 Military Friendly® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. More than 1,800 schools participated in the 2022-2023 survey with 665 earning special awards for going above the standard. …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — The Cold War ended in 1991 with the fall of the Soviet Union, but Spartanburg Methodist College History Professor Dr. Cole Cheek argues that the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine, along with continually rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia, is promoting the rise of a new cold war …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Voorhees University’s Office of Student Affairs recently welcomed four new staff members for the 2022-23 academic year to help students adjust to college life and learn valuable skills. The new employees are Mary Hill, Kenntrail Grooms, Eddie Ellis, and NaDiazia Whatley. “We have identified individuals we believe will complement existing …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Nov. 11 message from Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, Benedict College president and CEO: UPDATE: The Benedict Tigers defeated the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers 58-21 on Nov. 12, winning the 2022 SIAC conference championship. Benedict is now 11-0 on the season and 7-0 in conference matchups. On Saturday, Nov. 5, the …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Dr. Tim Schmitz has been named provost of Wofford College. Schmitz has spent 22 years on Wofford’s campus while holding various leadership roles over the years. “Tim has served our community exceedingly well as interim provost over the past 14 months by demonstrating integrity, consistency and compassionate leadership,” says Dr. …
WASHINGTON, D.C. (courtesy energy.gov) — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Nov. 7 $30 million in financial assistance grants to Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) in South Carolina, Tennessee, and Washington. These grants, distributed by DOE’s Office of Environmental Management’s (EM) Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program (MSIPP), will help develop highly qualified science, technology, engineering, …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — Limestone University students in a Molecular Cell Biology course have successfully performed the first CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing experiment as part of a teaching laboratory exercise on campus. The class is being taught by Dr. Matthew Talbert, Limestone’s associate professor of Biology, director of premedical studies, and program coordinator of Biology. …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Following a highly-competitive national search, Converse University has appointed Mike Pasquarella as vice president for institutional advancement and alumni relations. Pasquarella began his tenure at Converse on November 1, 2022. Pasquarella most recently served as the associate vice president for philanthropy and alumni engagement at Kent State University in Kent, …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — High school students from all over the Midlands gathered on the Columbia College campus for Teacher Cadet College Day. River Bluff High School, Pelion High School, Eau Claire High School, Keenan High School, Camden High School, and Columbia High School were in attendance, with 92 students total. Whitney Chick, Education …
