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GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — Furman University’s Women’s Leadership Institute (WLI) will be presented virtually this year with two statewide community partners supporting the effort. United Community Bank will be the program’s presenting sponsor and SCBIO has signed on to be a presenting partner. The WLI is a seven-week leadership development program open to emerging …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — Limestone University Assistant Professor of English and Spanish Dr. Jack Knipe will present his research on the language attitudes of international students toward African American Vernacular English at the 65th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES). Originally scheduled to take place in Seattle April 25-May 2, …
SUMTER, S.C. (courtesy morris.edu) — Morris College alumna Dr. JiMiesh Green Crane has donated a Sharp Interactive Smart Board to the college to help make online STEM instruction more effective for Morris students. To express gratitude for Morris College helping her navigate her career path, Dr. Crane contacted Dr. Radman Ali, her biology major advisor, …
NEWBERRY, S.C. (courtesy newberry.edu and cic.edu) — Newberry College has received a $25,000 Vocation across the Academy Grant from the Council of Independent College’s Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE). The grant will support an ongoing program to integrate two key pieces of the Newberry College mission — meaningful vocation and engaged citizenship. The …
TIGERVILLE, S.C. (courtesy ngu.edu) — In November 2019, Impact 360 Institute and NGU announced a partnership leading to the development of a new graduate-level program, Impact 360 Masters. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states, has …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Theresa R. (Terri) Tibbs, associate vice chancellor of human resources at Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville, N.C.), will serve as PC’s next vice president of human resources and Title IX. Tibbs, who will become the first African American executive in Presbyterian College history, starts on April 1. “I am honored and …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — On February 19th, students from Southern Wesleyan University, along with others from Clemson University, Charleston Southern University, and West Florence High School presented original poetry and prose as part of the second SWU Literary Festival. The festival featured pre-recorded performances from students across the state as well as a keynote …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Spartanburg Methodist College’s freshmen class has been increasing the past four years. This fall the College introduced 551 freshmen students, along with the first class to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. We want freshmen to have the best tools to succeed and feel comfortable during their journey at SMC. That …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Voorhees College faculty member Calvin T. Williams, Jr. was recently named chair of the USA Track and Field (USATF) Masters Inclusion subcommittee, where he will serve for the next four years. According to usatf.org, the USATF Masters Track and Field (MTF) and Long Distance Running Division consists of local, regional, …