South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Staying socially distanced, adding face masks as part of the daily uniform, and carrying hand sanitizer everywhere they go has become the new normal for Presbyterian College students. Despite these health and safety precautions, student organizations have gone the extra mile to ensure that their members feel included and active …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — The Southern Wesleyan University Athletics Department has made the decision to allow only essential personnel into Historic Tysinger Gymnasium during the Spring 2021 Basketball and Volleyball seasons. Spectators will be allowed at all outdoor venues with social distancing. Masking will be encouraged at all outdoor venues, and will be required …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy smcsc.edu) — Spartanburg Methodist College announces the debut of its all-new Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration four-year degree, continuing the expansion of its education opportunities. The degree program will launch with the 2021 fall semester. The new degree program provides SMC students the opportunity to earn a highly sought degree in …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — The first time he saw U.S. Rep. John Lewis in person, James Stukes learned the truth about giants. Giants come in all sizes. “It was a surreal moment,” says Stukes, the coordinator for college access and student success who helped lead a group of first-year Bonner Scholars and other Wofford …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Under the leadership of its new chairman, David Miller, the Voorhees College Board of Trustees recently appointed four new members including two entrepreneurs, an educator, and a dentist. Jerome Geathers is president, CEO, and chairman of Geathers Enterprises, Inc., which operates a variety of concessions in the Charlotte Douglas International …
CLINTON, S.C. (courtesy presby.edu) — Three Presbyterian College alumni have been elected to serve on the PC Board of Trustees. Their service to the College will begin on Jan. 1, 2021. “These three new members of our board bring a love for PC and a wealth of experience to help guide the College forward,” said …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu and greenvilleonline.com) — As the COVID vaccine begins rolling out across the United States, Cathy Stevens, director of the White-Riley-Peterson Afterschool Policy Fellowship at The Riley Institute, implores Americans to consider getting the vaccine for the sake of people with compromised immune systems, like her daughter, Halle, 10. “As many have …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — Individuals incarcerated in S.C. Department of Corrections (SCDC) facilities will soon be able to receive bachelor’s degrees at no cost through a historic partnership with Claflin University. In April 2020, Claflin University was selected as a U.S. Department of Education Second Chance Pell Experimental Site, which continues an initiative that …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Wofford College recently celebrated the service of four trustees who rotated off of the college’s board while welcoming new members elected by the South Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Thomas L. Bower III, R. Howard Coker, Dr. English C. Flack, and B. Shawan Gillians are the college’s new …