AdvancementEDU partners with universities, independent schools, and nonprofits to generate revenue for greater organizational impact. Our clients are guaranteed a relationship built on integrity, excellence and accountability.
As founder of AdvancementEDU, Chris Dudley leverages over two decades of experience in higher education leadership, operational excellence, major gift fundraising, marketing, sponsorship sales, and business development to provide high-level advice for leaders in education.
Chris served in senior leadership at High Point University in High Point, NC, during a time of unprecedented growth and transformation. For ten years, as Senior Vice President for Administration and Chief of Staff, he led operational areas, including: security, transportation, food services, maintenance, janitorial, landscaping, construction, events, and community relations, among others. For eight years, he served as Senior Vice President for Development, leading a team that raised $450 million.
Affinity LTC, The Coalition's endorsed broker, has specialized in providing Long Term Care insurance solutions to private, non-profit higher education for over 15 years. Affinity LTC first partnered with The Coalition in 2008 to offer John Hancock and then Genworth group LTCi products with unique benefits and limited underwriting to higher education clients and their families.
The Coalition is pleased to announce that Affinity LTC has a new group LTC offering available to Coalition members. This new product is available in all states except NY, MA, and VT. Affinity LTC is working on a comparable product for those states.
Features include:
-Allstate Benefits: A+ rated carrier.
-Utilizes Life Insurance with an LTC rider (state specific) which eliminates the "use it or lose it" drawback of a traditional LTC product.
-Completely voluntary program for employees ages 18-80. Full-time and part-time/adjuncts working 20 + hours per week are eligible.
-True Guarantee Issue with benefit up to $175,000 for employees ages 18-70. (Simplified Issue for ages 71-80).
-Can be set up as direct billing or payroll deduction.
-Easy turnkey enrollment - driven towards online employee entered enrollment - no agent pressure.
For SCICU Members, Alera Group offers a Health4Edu Program designed to drive the best possible pricing and performance for healthcare plans at Higher Education Colleges and Universities.
Alera Group is one of the largest independent employee benefit firms in the U.S. For SCICU Members, Alera Group offers a Health4Edu Program designed to drive the best possible pricing and performance for healthcare plans at Higher Education Colleges and Universities. The Health4Edu Program has reduced healthcare budgets by an average of 15-20% and protects campus autonomy (i.e., you do NOT need to change any plan designs, carriers, eligibility, employee contributions, etc.). The Health4Edu Program, in its 11th year, has over 15,000 members and SCICU is bringing this to its members as an opportunity for review. Contact kyle.crosley@aleragroup.com for additional information.
Our firm has a long association with a number small colleges and universities throughout the southeastern United States. Since our inception, we have established our value to countless small schools, providing a full range of Title IX and Clery Act services, background vettings, general university investigations, HR support, and a host of compliance related functions.
Although we are a national firm, our headquarters is located in Bluffton, SC!
Our higher ed team of 11 partners and 25 contract associates is led by Jim Pottorff, Jr., former GC at the Universities of Kansas and Nebraska. Every member of our staff understands the challenges, culture, finances, politics, and the laws that impact smaller institutions.
We're not a law firm and we don't give legal advice...our ONLY job, is to serve higher ed.
Boldyn Networks is one of the world’s largest neutral host providers, delivering the advanced shared network infrastructure needed for a smart, inclusive, and sustainable future. It brings together the combined scale and expertise of industry-leading companies with a single purpose: to unlock the power of an interconnected future. From interconnected transit, venues and enterprises, smart cities, next-generation and bespoke private networks, to smart campuses, Boldyn enables new possibilities in the way people live, work and play. Bringing connectivity to the most complex environments. Our portfolio is harnessing fibre, advancing 4G/LTE, accelerating 5G, preparing for 6G–and looking beyond to the next breakthroughs. With headquarters in the UK, our global operations span North America, Europe, and Asia. Boldyn Networks. Reimagine tomorrow. Transform today.
Learn more at: www.boldyn.com
Cantey Tech Consulting is a leading provider of technology planning and support services for educators. Cantey Tech handles technology so you can focus on students.
As a national full-service CPA and consulting firm devoted to serving higher education and other nonprofit organizations, CapinCrouse provides professional solutions to organizations whose outcomes are measured in lives changed. For over 50 years, the firm has served universities, seminaries, and other nonprofit organizations by providing support in the key areas of financial integrity and security.
CapinCrouse offers a wide range of audit, review, tax, advisory, and cybersecurity services to help you achieve your mission. Whether your institution requires assistance with formulating clear financial performance reports, complying with changing accounting standards, assessing and reducing your cybersecurity risk, or evaluating and coaching your financial leadership team, we can customize a solution to meet your specific situation.
With a network of offices across the nation, CapinCrouse has the resources of a large firm and the personal touch of a local firm.
With more than 100 offices and 4,800 associates in major metropolitan areas and suburban cities throughout the U.S., CBIZ (NYSE: CBZ) delivers top-level financial and benefits and insurance services to organizations of all sizes by providing national-caliber expertise combined with highly personalized service delivered at the local level.
Institutional Level Consulting around Human Resources, Employee Benefits, Payroll and Compensation Design. Independent and Comprehensive Financial Planning for Higher Education Employees including management of TIAA CREF and other University Retirment Plans.
Core Education is a Public Benefit Corporation with a mission to transform the business model of higher education. We accomplish this as a long-term, mission-critical strategic partner of colleges and universities, leveraging our economies of scale to achieve operational effectiveness, technological efficiency, market and capital expansion. Today, Core supports more than 55 institutions who have a combined budget of more than $3.5B.
Community. Creativity. Integrity.
Committed to these ideals, Craig Gaulden Davis meets the challenge of designing beautiful, functional and sustainable spaces where people gather to be enriched and enlivened. CGD has a vibrant history focusing on architecture, planning and interior design for the arts, government, ministry, libraries and education, including work on 36 college and university campuses.
Design Collaborative is an award-winning firm founded in 1992 with the belief that through our work, we can improve people's worlds. With nationally recognized expertise and a passion for enhancing the work experience for employees, Design Collaborative has grown to become consistently ranked amongst the top 100 firms in the country by staying focused on designing people-first places. At Design Collaborative, we provide a boutique firm experience with big firm expertise and resources. We design flexible workplaces that are a destination for employees through an approach that never looks beyond our goal to improve workforce success. Our staff has been built to navigate the unique needs of workplace design. Our team includes architects, engineers, interior designers, cost estimators, graphic designers, and support staff. We are a one-stop solution, providing real-time collaboration and problem-solving. We utilize the newest technologies such as BIM, integrated cost estimating, 3D building scanning, and advanced scheduling and project management software on all projects to keep you informed every step of the way. In short, our team has been doing this for 3 decades because we love what we do. We’ve been able to do this for so long because of the relationships we’ve built and the team we’ve assembled.
First Carolina Bank is a premier financial services institution that prides itself on doing the day-to-day things in banking extremely well. One of the more sound banks in the US as measured by overall operating practices, First Carolina offers a comprehensive suite of deposit and loan products. In addition, through its wholly owned subsidiary, BM Technologies, Inc., First Carolina is the dominant US provider of disbursement and identity verification technology to higher education institutions.
FortifyData is an automated cyber threat assessment platform that enables Higher Education Institutions to automate, continuously monitor and manage cyber risk and threat exposures. FortifyData automates attack surface assessments with asset classification, security ratings, third-party risk management, and also enriches the findings with cyber threat intelligence that yields a risk-based vulnerability management program. Higher Education Institutions can then organize assets and associated risks by College/Department to get both an Institution-wide and College/Department specific views of cyber risks.
FORVIS is built upon the strong legacies of BKD and DHG, which are reflected in a name that represents our unique focus on preparing our clients for what is next. With more than 5,400 dedicated professionals who serve clients in all 50 states, as well as around the globe, FORVIS will offer comprehensive assurance, tax, advisory, and wealth management services.
Giraffe Web Development & Design is a website design company based in Greenville SC offering web development, web design, search engine optimization services, funnel design, and ebook creation. Since 1998, Judy Benedict, the owner/principal, along with her team of chosen independent professionals, focuses on helping small to medium-sized businesses as well as over 100 nonprofit clients in both North Carolina and South Carolina and nationwide manage their online presence. Giraffe Web develops using hand-coded html as well as WordPress, and supports clients with content creation for SEO as well as social media.
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. brings innovative, effective and practical solutions to the complex problems clients face in today's interwoven and evolving arenas of law, commerce, technology, insurance, education, healthcare, government and public relations.
Backed by more than a century of commitment to the businesses it serves, the Firm provides clients with the highest level of advice, counsel and representation covering a diverse array of matters in regional, national and international settings.
With offices in Charleston, Columbia, Florence and Greenville, South Carolina, and Raleigh, North Carolina, the Firm has more than 115 experienced attorneys encompassing a broad spectrum of business and litigation practice areas.
Firm attorneys have consistently been recognized for their work by clients and peers and are listed annually in Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America© and Super Lawyers®. Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd has been listed in the “Best Law Firms” list by U.S. News & World Report since 2009.
Huntington National Bank is a $194 billion asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1866, The Huntington National Bank and its affiliates provide consumers, small and middle–market businesses, corporations, municipalities, and other organizations with a comprehensive suite of banking, payments, wealth management, and risk management products and services.
IMA is the third largest privately held insurance brokerage firm in the United States, with an office in Greenville, SC & Charlotte, NC. IMA’s dedicated higher education practice is committed to driving down colleges and university’s net cost of their property & casualty insurance program.
As specialists in designing and implementing association-sponsored collaborative insurance programs for over 70 colleges and universities. In addition, IMA’s clients have been able to increase limits and reduce deductibles while maintaining the flexibility to tailor programs for their institution.
IMA’s proprietary and complimentary assessment, benchmarking process will allow CFOs and Risk Managers to efficiently and effectively quantify gaps and identify opportunities for improvement. Our higher education team knows the SC insurance marketplace especially well.
Please reach out to Casey Casamento (316) 640-5912 or Kevin Melvin (704) 207-5239 in the Higher Education Practice for additional information regarding the assessment and program success.
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture is a studio-based, regional architecture, interior design and planning firm with 3 South Carolina offices - Charleston, Greenville, and Spartanburg. The firm has supported 35 colleges and universities in the southeast, enhancing educational attainment and the social experience with vibrant, flexible and cost-effective facilities to meet academic, athletic, housing, library and dining needs.
Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s approximately 25,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment.
Culinary Dining and Environmental Services.
NFP is an organization of consultative advisors and problem solvers helping companies and individuals address their most significant risk, workforce, wealth management and retirement challenges. With colleagues across the US, Puerto Rico, Canada, UK and Ireland, we serve a diversity of clients, industries and communities. Our global capabilities, specialized expertise and customized solutions span property and casualty insurance, health and welfare benefits, wealth management and retirement plan advisory services. Together, we put people first, prioritize partnerships and continuously advance a culture we’re proud of.
Let us change the way you think about the people game.
As an innovative human capital management team, we design unique strategies to position our clients to win the people game. We enable our clients to support and amplify their mission and become energized by unmet potential.
We listen, learn and build trusted relationships with our clients and their teams. Our approach provides advanced human capital management offerings including people strategy, structure, processes, and tools. We add value to your organization by utilizing our years of experience from organizations such as Cerner, Amazon, T-Mobile, H&R Block, Sprint and PwC.
Based on our customized client strategy, we lead by the facts.
Our goal is to create environments that allow your associates to work and contribute at a higher level. Our offerings include workforce architecture, talent acquisition, compensation analysis, interviewer training, leadership development, performance management, associate relations, event management, career services, data and analytics, HR technology and more.
Dining services for Christian colleges, universities, and seminaries.
Office equipment / solutions / service provider (copiers/printers/networks) / IT managed services
A value added reseller of software, hardware, and peripherals; ScholarBuys is committed exclusively to the academic market. Our unique focus is partnering with decentralized academic entities throughout the country including; Consortia, University Systems, and academic cooperatives. By coordinating acquisition power, ScholarBuys negotiates and manages special agreements with software manufacturers. These programs allow the consortia members to obtain economies of scale, in addition to special attention and resources from both manufacturers and ScholarBuys.
For 50 years. South Carolina Student Loan (SCSL) has helped students and families obtain the resources they need to make a higher education possible. South Carolina's only local, non-profit education loan lender, SCSL is committed to providing financial assistance through private educational loans, financial literacy outreach, and college and career planning. SCSL offers the Palmetto Assistance Loan for students and parents, The BOLD Career Pathway Loan Program, as well as the SC Teacher Loan Program.
Sodexo is the community of its clients, consumers, employees and shareholders. We recognize that the best way to respond to the expectations of all of our stakeholders is through steady growth. We also believe it is important that our work is meaningful to all who contribute to it and thus we remain faithful to our mission, our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966.
Every day, our 420,000 employees across the world work together to:
Improve the Quality of Life of all those we serve. We strive to design On-site Services and Benefits and Rewards Services (formerly Motivation Solutions) that improve people’s wellbeing, process efficiency and infrastructure reliability and quality. We are also gradually introducing Personal & Home Services.
Contribute to the economic, social and environmental development of the cities, regions and countries where we operate. We demonstrate this commitment every day by employing tens of thousands of people locally at our sites worldwide and contributing to their fulfillment and career development.
We have also developed a blueprint for the Group’s sustainable development called the “Better Tomorrow Plan.” The plan, launched in 2009, is organized around 14 commitments that carry out on our sites, through our health and wellness and environmental protection offerings and in supporting local community development in
our host countries.
Service Spirit
Clients and consumers are at the center of everything we do.
To serve them well on a daily basis, we have to demonstrate our availability and responsiveness, to anticipate their expectations and to take pride in satisfying them.
Sodexo has become a global company but we remain locally-focused; our managers in the field are true entrepreneurs, close to their clients and empowered to make decisions.
Team Spirit
It is an absolute need in all of our operations, our business units and administrative offices, as well as in our management committees.
Each person’s skills combine with other team members’ knowledge to help ensure Sodexo’s success.
Teamwork depends on the following: listening, transparency, respect for others, diversity, solidarity in implementing major decisions, respect for rules and mutual support, particularly in difficult times.
South Carolina Facts
Sodexo has 160 local farm partners within 150 miles as well as 44 client partners in South Carolina. SCICU-member colleges that are Sodexo clients include Claflin University, Coker University, Columbia College, Limestone University, and Newberry College. These campuses employ 704 Sodexo employees on the five campuses.
Spirit of Progress
It is manifested through:
Our will, but also the firm belief that one can always improve on the present situation.
Acceptance of evaluation and comparison of one’s performance, with one’s colleagues in the company or with one’s competitors.
Self-assessment, because understanding one’s successes as well as one’s failures is fundamental to continuous improvement.
A balance between ambition and humility.
Optimism, the belief that for every problem there is a solution, an innovation or some way to progress.
Empowering the Next Generation: Introducing Sqwire to Educational Institutions
Sqwire is a comprehensive financial wellness platform designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary for financial success. In today's complex world, financial literacy is not merely a desirable trait but an essential life skill. By integrating Sqwire into your student resources and onboarding schedule, you can provide your students with invaluable resources that will benefit them long after they graduate.
Sqwire's educational content is tailored to meet the unique needs of various student demographics, from high schoolers exploring basic financial concepts to college students navigating student loans and early investing. Our platform offers engaging courses, interactive tools, and personalized support to foster financial confidence and independence.
Partnering with educational institutions, Sqwire is committed to:
Enhancing the Student Experience: Providing students with essential life skills that complement their academic pursuits.
Improving Financial Literacy: Equipping students with the knowledge and confidence to make informed financial decisions.
Fostering Long-Term Success: Empowering students to achieve their financial goals and build a secure future.
Sqwire's user-friendly platform seamlessly integrates into existing educational frameworks, offering a valuable resource for students and educators alike. Join us in shaping a future where financial literacy is an integral part of every student's educational journey.
As of 2023, The Budd Group proudly enters its 60th year of incredible service and continuous growth. Since 1963, our company’s core values have been defined by the words of our founder, Richard Budd:
“Do what you say you’re going to do.”
This simple philosophy is at the heart of our "Make It Right" guarantee to every customer we serve. We will meet or exceed your expectations in the delivery of high-quality facility support solutions. If we do not deliver the contracted services to your satisfaction, we will Make It Right.
Schools and universities require a multi-faceted approach to facilities management. Our service offerings include:
Janitorial (day cleaning, floors, bathrooms, trash removal, etc.)
Maintenance (general maintenance and repairs, HVAC, doors and locks, plumbing, electrical, lighting, etc.)
Landscaping (irrigation, installations, fertilization, pest control, snow and ice removal, etc.)
Specialty (pressure washing, indoor air quality, facility support, construction cleanup, etc.)
Disinfection (COVID-19, electrostatic misting, antimicrobial barrier technology, etc.)
Providing your educational institution with the maintenance program it deserves will result in a number of benefits for your students, staff, donors and operation, including:
Improved Learning Outcomes
Healthier Environment
Cost-Savings
Better Recruitment, Retention, and Reputation
The Hobbs Group, PA is a full-service Certified Public Accounting Firm located in Columbia, Greenville and Sumter, South Carolina. The firm provides a range of services, including audit and attestation, advisory, business valuation, consulting, small business assistance, tax services and more.
Total Comfort Solutions offers the skilled development and delivery of innovative Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) solutions to clients across South Carolina and eastern Georgia. We serve all industries with a specialization in mid- to large-sized facilities in the healthcare, industrial, technology, institutional, and office markets.
Our honest, completely transparent process begins with us truly listening to the client. From there, we partner with them to find their ideal solutions from our Four Centers of Value: Maintenance Solutions, Critical Response Solutions, Innovative Project Solutions, and Energy Solutions.
As an independent company, we can work with a variety of vendors to ensure we offer our clients the most appropriate, cost-effective fit for their needs. Our capabilities are magnified by the breadth of our presence in South Carolina and Georgia, as well as our technicians’ wide range of knowledge, which allow us to respond quickly and effectively to critical needs. We also serve as our clients’ connection to the HVAC industry through our relationships with Linc and other industry partners.
Transact and CBORD deliver a unified, mobile-centric technology ecosystem for campuses, healthcare, and senior living communities. Together, they provide comprehensive solutions for tuition payments, campus IDs, access control, meal plans, commerce platforms, food service management, and integrated security. Serving over 10,000 organizations globally, their innovative approach enhances efficiency, streamlines operations, and empowers administrators to make data-driven decisions. By simplifying complex processes, they elevate the experience for students, patients, residents, staff, and families, fostering engagement and loyalty. This partnership ensures seamless interactions, operational excellence, and long-term success for all stakeholders.
Since its founding in 1907, UPS has built a legacy as a caring and responsible corporate citizen, supporting programs that provide long-term solutions to community needs. Founded in 1951, the UPS Foundation leads its global citizenship programs and is responsible for facilitating community involvement to local, national, and global communities. The foundation’s philanthropic approach centers on four focus areas: health and humanitarian relief, equity and economic empowerment, local engagement, and planet protection. To UPS, giving means combining employees’ skills, passion and time with the company’s logistics expertise, transportation assets, and charitable donations to make a measurable difference in society.
Short Business Description
Varsity Health helps independent schools provide turn-key, affordable on-campus Student Health Centers as well as unlimited 24/7 Virtual Student Health and ePsychiatry with little or no cost to the institution.
Long Business Description
Varsity Health assists independent colleges and universities to provide healthcare to students both on main campuses as well as satellite locations. Varsity Health can staff, equip and manage a Student Health Center from the ground up or update one already in existence with all operational costs maintained by a low student health fee. Student Health Centers are created in the university's branding and image. These are your clinics, we run them efficiently and compliantly on your behalf.
Varsity Health also provides unlimited 24/7 Virtual Student Healthcare as well as ePsychiatry options. These programs are of nominal cost and can be set up with no financial impact to the university. The 24/7 care can deliver a feedback loop to the university student health center within FERPA/HIPAA guidelines.
Seth Sjostrom, the Vice President of Campus Outreach and Clinical Development can be reached directly at ssjostrom@varsityhealth.net or his cell 360.771.1758. Seth operates all over the country, but specializes in schools in the south east.
Company Description: Wyche has practiced law and served South Carolina for more than 90 years. In that time, we have participated in landmark litigation, served as counsel on cutting-edge transactions, provided community leadership that has helped shape and drive our region's growth and success, and advised a number of our state’s private colleges and universities, along with public and private secondary schools.
Some of the matters we have handled for our higher education clients include: Advice on student discipline & honor code issues; Reviews of staff and faculty contracts, executive compensation plans, & faculty handbooks; Negotiation of vendor contracts; Advice regarding FERPA & disclosure of educational records; Representation of colleges in bond issues; Advice on the law regarding prudent management of endowments; Review of corporate charters and compliance with IRS nonprofit regulations; Development of policies on intellectual property ownership; Litigation, including disputes over tenure, employment contracts, and board composition at a private college; Review & advice on Title IX compliance; and assistance with EPA environmental audits.
Wyche is a strong supporter of private colleges and universities, and takes great pride and pleasure in assisting them.