South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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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 …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy auyellowjackets.com) — Allen University freshman volleyball player Maliyah Spencer has signed the first-ever NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) deal for Allen athletes. Spencer, a native of Surprise, Arizona, has signed a deal with MRM Sports & Entertainment which provide opportunities for all college athletes with their slogan, “NOCAP SPORTS NIL CASH”. Read more …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — The Benedict College Marching Tiger Band of Distinction will perform in the 2022 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, representing the state of South Carolina. This will mark the first parade appearance by the band. Each year, the Macy’s Parade Band Committee looks for bands that have the stage presence and musical …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Flags representing 160 nations were on parade at the entrance to the Columbia International University campus for the ceremonial opening of CIU’s Future of Global Mission Conference, Nov. 2-4. CIU has 24,000 alumni serving in the 160 nations. To the sound of bagpipes, the CIU students, alumni, faculty and staff …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — The Anderson University College of Business teamed up with the city of Anderson to provide cutting-edge business training to local entrepreneurs in the community. During the five-week intense training opportunity, business minded individuals met once a week to develop their business skills. The topics include targeting strategies, crossing the chasm, …
