South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – The “free” community, or two-year, college initiative has gotten a lot of attention since it was included in the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act. But are “free” tuition and fees at two-year colleges really free for South Carolinians? It’s certainly not free for the American …
SCICU and its 21 member colleges and universities are participating in a national #DoublePell campaign on Twitter. The major emphasis of the campaign is the NAICU-produced #DoublePell 30-second video and Pell Grant student recipient stories and posts from SCICU’s 21 member campuses. Please click here or click the photo to view the #DoublePell video. Follow …
This is a brief update, as we await the return of the General Assembly to the State House. While the Senate has announced no plans, the media is reporting House Judiciary Chairman Chris Murphy (R-Dorchester) expects the House will return to address redistricting by the first week of December. That’s not soon enough for the …
The election of a new board chair, a new Council of College Presidents chair, and seven new trustees highlighted the Sept. 28 virtual business meeting of the SCICU Board of Trustees. Lucy Grey McIver, deputy general counsel for BlueCross Blue Shield of South Carolina, was elected to a two-year term as chair of the SCICU …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Hayden Jones ’25 sees a lot of people who look like him when he walks across the Wofford College campus. That wasn’t the case for his grandfather, Doug Jones ’69, the first Black student to graduate from Wofford. “It’s nice to see faces like mine and to have people to …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Voorhees College President Ronnie Hopkins and Saint Augustine’s University President Christine Johnson McPhail participated in a discussion highlighting the importance and history of their institutions, which are Episcopal Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The event was held via Zoom on Sept. 29. The presidents were joined in the discussion by …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy SMC Facebook page) — Meet Candy Ortiz! She is a senior studying business and psychology. She serves on the student government association (SGA) as a senior senator and is a peer tutor. What do you enjoy about being on the SGA? “I love being a voice for the class of 2022. I …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — The NCAA announced the Top 30 Honorees for the 2021 NCAA Woman of the Year Award on September 23 with Southern Wesleyan’s Women’s Track and Field sprinter Jami Wright being among the thirty recognized. “Jami is so deserving of this honor,” said SWU Director of Athletics Julia Reininga. “She is …
