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Benedict students and faculty host annual Thanksgiving food drive supporting over 100 families

December 10, 2019

COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy carolinapanorama.com) — Benedict College students, faculty and staff provided turkey and dinner items for over 100 families at its annual Thanksgiving Food Basket Give-Away at Antisdel Chapel. Every year, Benedict College faculty, students and staff host an annual Thanksgiving food drive to ensure that disadvantaged members of the community will not go …

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Erskine football coach at Thanksgiving Chapel: ‘What’s your why?’

December 10, 2019

DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — Appointed one year ago to serve as head football coach at Erskine College, Shap Boyd addressed students, faculty, staff, and guests at a Thanksgiving chapel service, sharing his testimony of God’s faithfulness to him. Boyd encouraged attendees to seek God’s purpose for their lives. “Everyone is here for a …

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CIU invests in Monticello Road area revitalization with new Sheriff Department substation

December 10, 2019

COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Lawrie Sikkema has lived just down the road from Columbia International University for over 27 years. As she stood in the new Richland County Sheriff’s Department substation on Monticello Road, her first words were, “Wow, what a change!” Sikkema is the vice president of the Denny Terrace Neighborhood Association, just …

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Furman partners in NSF grant to advance women in STEM

December 10, 2019

GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — The statistics from the National Science Foundation are sobering: Women across all ethnicities fall well behind men in the number who hold full professorships in science, technology, engineering and math. To target the gender gap, the NSF awarded nearly $1 million for a five-year project, Advancing STEM Careers by Empowering …

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Coker receives $1.2 million gift for School of Visual and Performing Arts

December 10, 2019

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Darlington County resident and philanthropist Mr. P.L. “Roy” McCall, Jr. gave an outright gift of $1.2 million to Coker University’s School of Visual and Performing Arts. McCall’s generous gift is one of the largest in Coker University’s history. The gift is in memory of McCall’s parents, P.L. and Belle Wolfe …

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Columbia College hosting clothing drive for Manning Reentry/Work Release Center

December 10, 2019

COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Beginning December 16, Columbia College will hold a clothing drive to support the Manning Reentry/Work Release Center. The Manning Center provides inmates within 180 days of release transition aid, including educational/vocational classes, work release programs, and help with outside community resources available after release. Donations of professional and casual clothing …

Read moreColumbia College hosting clothing drive for Manning Reentry/Work Release Center

Anderson University begins preferred partnership with the Development Corporation of Anderson County

December 10, 2019

ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Anderson University Online and Continuous Learning today announced a partnership with the Development Corporation of Anderson County to offer tuition grants and priority access to employees and members who are looking to advance their education and develop professionally. The partnership collaboration is intended to provide educational opportunities and serve local …

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PC alum and med school honors grad shares journey with students

December 10, 2019

CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — After majoring in biochemistry, PC’s Bobby Keskey ’11 went on to graduate with honors from the Medical School at the University of Louisville. He’s in general surgery residency at the University of Chicago now, conducting microbiome research as he pursues a Ph.D. in immunology. Keskey has earned two degrees in …

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North Greenville education majors continue 100% placement rate

December 10, 2019

TIGERVILLE, S.C. (courtesy ngu.edu) — Few colleges ever get to tout a 100 percent hiring rate for their graduates. But for North Greenville University’s College of Education (COE), they’ve been able to brag on that stat for the past three years in a row (and counting); yes, all of the college’s job-seeking graduates have found …

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