South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu) — Newberry College will hold its centennial Homecoming celebration on campus Oct. 28-30. Online registration for alumni and their families opens Sept. 9. This year’s festivities will include reunions for the classes of 1972, 1982, 1997 and 2012, along with a reunion production of the play “Noises Off,” featuring cast members …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — The Mac Frampton Trio, featuring renowned pianist Mac Frampton, a member of Erskine’s Class of 1966, will perform Thursday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall on the Erskine College campus. Tickets are available here. The Frampton performance is part of a series of celebratory events scheduled in …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu and upstatebizSC) —Truist Foundation has awarded The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s GVL Starts a $75,000 grant to support startup ventures. Just as the COVID-19 pandemic began, Anthony Herrera, chief innovation officer and executive director of The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Furman University, asked Merle Johnson, City …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy ciu.edu) — Dr. David DeWitt got a bit emotional at the ribbon cutting of the new Columbia International University Health Science Lab. As the dean of the new science majors in Biology and Biomedical Science, he knew the building represented a big step for CIU. “A long time ago I heard someone …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — President Tom Bogart is proud to announce the appointment of alumna Dr. Ruby Fielding as the next vice president for finance and administration at Columbia College. Dr. Fielding has over 20 years of experience in finance and administration, including specific experience in higher education after serving the College of Charleston …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) — Coker University welcomed Joe Randolph II, ‘99, and Carrie Coker Haley to the Board of Trustees. Randolph and Coker Haley bring a wealth of experience leading organizations through their professional careers and participation in various boards and committees. Coker President, Dr. Natalie Harder, shares her excitement about the additions saying, …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — We all talk about climate change and its detrimental effects on our planet. Yet if we don’t have scientists specifically trained to help combat it, how will we fight and adapt? Dr. Nicholas Panasik, associate professor of biology and chemistry at Claflin University is helping lead the way with not …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — Amy Britt Baldwin (Charleston Southern Class of 2000) describes seventh grade, especially math, as her worst year in school growing up. Ironically, she spent 13 years teaching seventh grade mathematics and a few years in seventh grade science at Oakbrook Middle School before assuming the Gateway to Technology position in …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy bju.edu) — Bob Jones University graduate Wendy Frans was recently named the 2022-23 Greenville County Schools Teacher of the Year. “Being named Teacher of the Year is one of the highest honors for a public school educator. Wendy Frans embodies the spirit of teaching while setting a strong example for her students. …
