South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – May is always graduation season, but this month marks a particularly significant “commencement,” made possible by certain “angels.” On May 11, after three years, four months, one week, and a day, the COVID-19 federal Public Health Emergency expired. As at graduations, let’s take this opportunity …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – Last week we finished what I think are the best 18 hours at SCICU. At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 we held the SCICU Excellence In Teaching Awards Dinner at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Each campus names an award recipient who demonstrates the …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – Lately there’s been a lot written questioning the value of a four-year college education. Here’s the headline from a story in Fortune: “Many Gen Zers don’t believe they need a college degree for a successful career. They might be right.” The story goes on to note …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – As mentioned in the South Carolina Update, I had the honor of testifying in the House Judiciary Constitutional Law Subcommittee supporting Speaker Murrell Smith’s bill that calls for a statewide referendum allowing voters to decide on striking the racist relic Blaine Amendment from the S.C. …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – What is an “influencer?” According to Merriam-Webster it’s “a person who is able to generate interest in something (such as a consumer product) by posting about it on social media.” To me, that means making a living from yelling, “Look at me!” They are famous for …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – What’s that you say? Why would I want to shave a yak? It’s a term I came across and is defined as: “The activity you do that appears important when you are consciously or unconsciously procrastinating about a larger problem.” How often do you find that …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – Maybe you’ve heard the old saying: “Give a person a fish and they’ll eat for a day. Teach them to fish and they’ll eat for a lifetime.” I don’t think it’s right. Every now and then I like to fish in the pond across the street …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – The SCICU Board of Trustees had a great meeting Oct. 13, during which I led a discussion on how students entering college today are very different from those of a generation ago. Students were facing serious challenges before the pandemic but the last couple of years …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – With the September 2022 edition of the SCICU Newsletter we kick off a new feature: The SCICU Legislative Spotlight. Every month we’ll learn more about a member of the General Assembly who attended a SCICU member institution or has a close relationship with one. We are …
