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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — Hannah Jane Curry, a Newberry College junior, has been crowned Miss South Carolina USA 2020. The competition was held Nov. 23 at the North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center. The 20-year-old Greer native won the title as Miss Greenville USA, competing in a field of 28 contestants from …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — The path to medical school just got easier for qualified students who successfully follow a distinct academic protocol during their time at Limestone College. Limestone College held a historic press conference on campus on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at its Timken Center Legacy Lounge to announce an articulation agreement with the …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy auyellowjackets.com) — The Allen University Yellow Jackets Softball team spent some time away from campus as they gave back to their community to help the Columbia Miracle League this month. The Miracle League provides children with mental and physical handicaps an environment that allows them to enjoy America’s favorite pastime. Sa’riyah Hartsfield …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Anderson University and Tri-County Technical College (Tri-County) have formed a partnership designed to enhance the transfer of students from Tri-County to AU. The partnership is intended to serve students by providing program support and services through a seamless transfer pathway that prepares and acclimates students desiring to matriculate at AU. …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College President Dr. Roslyn Artis: Bathsheba Benedict clearly had a plan for the future in mind (vision) and she demonstrated that she was willing to risk her financial investment during those turbulent times, when many who tried to create educational opportunities for the descendants of the former enslaved were …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — The Charleston Southern University College of Business announces the launch of the CSU Center for Personal Financial Management in association with the Ron Blue Institute. The Center for Personal Financial Management is training and equipping CSU students and the greater CSU family with biblical principles of financial wisdom and money …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy thetandd.com) — Claflin University has honored its long-serving former president by naming a building after him: the Henry N. Tisdale Molecular Science Research Center. “I am delighted and humbled by the recognition, especially that the board acknowledged my action of educating students in the STEM disciplines, and chose this building to designate …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker University is adding a third cohort of 18 students to its STEM Scholars in Biology (SSB) program for high-achieving students interested in pursuing careers in STEM fields and are in need of financial assistance to attend college. The SSB program is now accepting applications for its 2020 cohort (starting …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Columbia International University and the University of South Carolina are collaborating to encourage entrepreneurship and economic development as they share expertise and resources. In a memorandum of understanding (MOU) executed on November 13, the University of South Carolina Columbia Technology Incubator (USCCTI) and the Columbia International University School of Business …