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CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) –Twenty-three professionals walked the stage of Lightsey Chapel Dec. 11 to be hooded and become the first doctoral graduates of Charleston Southern University. The Doctor of Education (EdD) in leadership launched in January 2019 and is designed to provide current and aspiring leaders from a variety of disciplines the opportunity to attain a …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy bju.edu) — BJU Seminary announced Dec. 9 that its 2022 CoRE Conference, “AWAKE! Proclaiming Truth to a Broken Culture,” will feature two of the most innovative thinkers in conservative Christianity—Christopher Cone and Dave Doran. These exceptional speakers, along with additional panel and workshop presenters from the worlds of academia and ministry, will join …
COLUMBIA, S. C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — The Benedict College Women’s Business Center (WBC) announced Dec. 3 it received a $100,000 grant from the Truist Foundation to assist with the implementation of the Benedict College WBC Mobile and Creative Entrepreneurial Demonstration (MCED) Project, a new initiative designed to reach socially and economically disadvantaged women business owners …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — An Anderson University graduate is getting attention for his research that’s changing the way we look at how aging affects our sight and hearing. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) presented Nate Parsons, a 2009 graduate of the Anderson University College of Arts and Sciences, with an award that will fund …
DUE WEST, S.C. (courtesy erskine.edu) — The Board of Trustees of Erskine College has announced the appointment of Dr. Steven C. Adamson as 18th president of the institution. Currently provost and executive vice president at Arizona Christian University, where he has served for the last five years, Adamson has garnered 18 years of experience in …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy Allen University Facebook page) — The Dickerson-Green Seminary at Allen University hosted a Thanksgiving Service of Remembrance on Nov. 16. Dr. Alonzo Johnson was the guest speaker for the service. The Allen University Concert Choir and Music Department provided music for the annual event. Please click here to watch a video recording …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Not long after Seanna Miller graduated from the Anderson University College of Arts and Sciences with her biology degree, she experienced a painful loss, which prompted a new direction for her future. The year Miller graduated from Anderson — 2016 — her mom, Crystal, found a knot in her arm. …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College, a Baptist-affiliated school, kicked-off its 2021 Homecoming with a high-energy gospel concert. On Sunday, October 10, the College’s Religious Services Department hosted a Pre-Homecoming outdoor concert featuring Grammy Award-nominated and seven-time Stellar Awards winner Travis Greene. The following Sunday, the students showed their Tiger pride at the traditional …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy today.bju.edu) — Students in BJU’s interdisciplinary Global Challenges class have been recognized as among the next generation of innovators. The student-led BJU team was among five winners — the only Christian liberal arts university selected and lone representative from the Carolinas — of $100,000 in the measurement, reporting and verification technologies track …