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COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy columbiasc.edu) — Columbia Business Monthly featured Columbia College’s Dr. Marla Sanders and Dr. Tracy West in a discussion of the college’s Alternative Pathways to Educator Certification (APEC) Center. The APEC Center was established in June 2018 through a partnership with Richland School District One and Fairfield County School District to offer an …
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (courtesy claflin.edu) — Claflin University participated in the virtual Second Chance Pell on Capitol Hill Day held on July 29. Claflin is one of 67 colleges and universities recently selected as Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). The university will begin offering for-credit courses to currently-incarcerated individuals …
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy cokercobras.com) — Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Presidents Council voted to postpone the fall sports season to Spring 2021. In late July the Presidents Council had originally voted to delay the start of the fall competition season to September 26. Coker University sports sponsored by the …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — The Rev. Rob Dewey and wife Kathy recently announced their intention to provide funding to create a center for chaplaincy at Charleston Southern University. The more than $2 million commitment will establish the Dewey Center for Chaplaincy, which represents one of the largest philanthropic commitments in the history of CSU. …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy benedict.edu) — Benedict College announced August 12 that the Reverend Dr. Lillie A. Burgess is the new campus minister for the college. Dr. Burgess will be the first female to lead the campus ministry in the 150-year history of Benedict College. The Benedict College family and friends are encouraged to join Dr. …
ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Anderson University is launching a College of Engineering that will offer programs in electrical and mechanical engineering beginning with the fall 2021 semester. Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie is joining Anderson University as the founding dean of the new college, where he will serve as vice president for industry relations and university …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy auyellowjackets.com) — Allen University athletics continues to grow as the newest provisional member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II effective for the 2020-2021 academic year. Currently a Division I member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), Allen sponsors 13 intercollegiate programs. Yellow Jacket student-athletes compete in men’s …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy wofford.edu) — Wofford College senior Nneka Mogbo, an intercultural studies major from Douglasville, Georgia, has been selected as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award recipient. Mogbo, who also is a Bonner Scholar at Wofford, doesn’t know exactly when or where she’ll be teaching yet. Initially, she was scheduled to begin in August …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has granted accreditation for the RN-to-BSN degree program at Southern Wesleyan University. “This was a major program initiative at Southern Wesleyan over the past two or more years in that we have heard the call from our communities for well-prepared bachelor degree nurses. …