South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – It’s that time of year! Campuses are welcoming students for the fall semester, like they have for many years…well, except for those COVID years. And colleges and universities continue to take the precautions appropriate to their communities and campus culture. As COVID-19 begins to loosen its …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – If I were to give a commencement address this year, it would be, well, short. That’s because short speeches are best, and most fondly, recalled. It would go something like this: We’ve all seen a lot of headlines reporting inflation is at its highest in 40 …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – I look forward to working at SCICU every day, but the first week in April was tremendous. On Tuesday, April 5, we held the Excellence In Teaching Awards dinner at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Each of the 21 member institutions nominates a faculty member for …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – Last week SCICU held its first in-person board meeting in two years, and it was a great success. Numerous board members shared with me how excited they were to see each other again. While virtual meetings may be convenient, I believe being physically together makes for …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – A friend of mine is fond of saying, “I can predict everything but the future,” but that is just what our campus leaders are called upon to do. Colleges and universities are in the business of preparing students for the challenges they will face. But what …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – Exercise. Eat less. Read more. These are popular New Year’s resolutions people make as that ball is falling in Times Square. Organizations can have resolutions too. Here are SCICU’s three New Year’s resolutions: Adapt to the “New Normal.” In the last two years SCICU member colleges …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – Not Another Year In Review! Now that it’s December, you’ll be reading the inevitable “year in review” articles. I can’t help but join the annual look in the rearview mirror. I like what I see. Of course, all our lives have been turned upside down by …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – During this Thanksgiving season, here at SCICU there are three things for which I’m deeply thankful. They are, in alphabetical order: Brenda, Eddie, and Shay. The SCICU staff members were already doing as much, and more, on behalf of our member institutions than organizations in bigger …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – The “free” community, or two-year, college initiative has gotten a lot of attention since it was included in the $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act. But are “free” tuition and fees at two-year colleges really free for South Carolinians? It’s certainly not free for the American …
