South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Kylah Montgomery, a Benedict College studio art major, was SCICU ‘s featured student speaker at the April 19 Joint Higher Education Day at the S.C. State House. She shared with Gov. McMaster, fellow students at S.C. ‘s private and public colleges, and the media why Tuition Grants are so important to her. …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Faculty, family members, and friends of independent higher education from across South Carolina joined SCICU April 18 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center to celebrate nearly two decades of Excellence In Teaching faculty awards. Twenty-one faculty leaders – one per SCICU member institution – were celebrated at the April 18 event. More …
Please join S.C. Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) in recognizing and celebrating the 2023 Excellence In Teaching Award recipients: Allen University – Dr. Eddie Yancey Anderson University – Mr. David Williams Benedict College – Dr. Victor Oyinbo Bob Jones University – Dr. Julie Hartman Charleston Southern University – Dr. Melinda Walker …
Limestone University Interim President Monica Baloga (left, standing, in brown and ivory) helped out with the Limestone 2023 Tuition Grants student letter-writing campaign. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tuition Grant recipients at SCICU’s 21 member colleges and universities joined forces to send more than 7,100 thank-you letters to members of the South Carolina General Assembly during the 2023 …
S.C. Senate passes its budget — Last week (week ending April 21) the state Senate took just two days to finish up their version of the state budget. For SCICU member institutions, the highlights are largely the same as the House budget, which is good news. The Senate budget fully funds S.C. merit scholarships (Palmetto …
FAFSA “Simplification?” The big news regarding the FAFSA Simplification Act is that the U.S. Department of Education has announced we won’t get the new FAFSA form until this December. That’s important because it will affect just about every student at SCICU’s 21 member colleges and universities. Families, and financial aid officers, won’t be able to …
SCICU salutes the businesses that participate in the SCICU Business Partner program. For April 2023, we are spotlighting Allegiance Industries, PVC Fittings Online, and Sodexo. Please see the links below to learn more about these partners. The SCICU Business Partner directory lists all partners currently participating in the program. Eddie Shannon, SCICU executive vice president, …
With a three-point shot heard around the world, No. 13 seed Furman Paladins roared back into the NCAA Mens’ Basketball Tournament and took out the No. 4 seed Virginia Cavaliers with a 68-67 upset win in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. JP Pegues, a sophomore guard from Nashville, Tenn. sealed the …
Last week, the S.C. House approved its version of the state budget and there was much good news for SCICU member institutions and their students. The House budget fully funds S.C. merit scholarships (Palmetto Fellows, LIFE and HOPE Scholarships) and retains from last year the $20 million in lottery funding for the S.C. Tuition Grants …
