South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — On the first day of the 2019-2020 school year, a couple staff members stood in the cavernous entryway to the new William H. Jones Global Business & IT Center directing students trying to find their way to the very first classes being held in the much-anticipated $20 million building. It …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy Columbia Free Times / postandcourier.com) — There’s something enigmatic about the way mixed-media artist Greyson Smith approaches gardens and flowers. Such objects of natural beauty have long numbered among the oldest, most tried and true subjects for visual artists. And yet, the paintings and drawings in his exhibition Gardens of the Carolinas …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — In an effort to continue meeting the needs of its students and making a quality college education more accessible, Coker University recently welcomed its first cohort of 18 Foster Scholars and its second cohort of 18 STEM Scholars in Biology (SSB). In addition, the university’s library recently launched ‘Stock, Paper, …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy thetandd.com) — “It’s an opportunity for us to add to the legacy at Claflin,” said Dr. Shannon Smith, chair of the Claflin University Department of Nursing. “It’s epic,” she said. Smith’s statements came minutes after Claflin University and the South Carolina Technical College System signed a memorandum of understanding linking their nursing …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — In mid August eight second-year physician assistant (PA) students and two faculty members from Charleston Southern University, along with four members of nonprofit Sowers of the Kingdom, traveled to the Dominican Republic to provide medical care and food to more than 800 patients. The weeklong medical mission trip was an …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College and the 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center will present the 2019 Presidential Justice Forum on October 26-27, 2019 on the Benedict campus. Hosts will include Columbia Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin and the National Black Police Association. The event will feature the only bipartisan forum of presidential candidates exclusively focused …
GREENWOOD, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) ― The presidents of Anderson University and Piedmont Technical College (PTC) signed a transfer agreement on Aug. 28 that will provide prospective transfer students who meet eligibility requirements a seamless transition from PTC to AU. “This agreement represents an incredible opportunity for college students in our region,” said Dr. Evans P. …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy allenuniversity.edu) — Allen University has launched a new statewide commercial. The commercial may be viewed on Allen’s marketing channel on YouTube.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) -– Wofford College has broken ground on its new environmental studies center that will be Green Globe Certified for its sustainable and environmentally conscious features, such as a partial green roof and solar roof panels. The 20,000-square-foot facility will feature advanced laboratory space, a seminar room, outdoor patio and garden spaces, …
