South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
The Senate Finance Committee last week delivered its proposed state budget and we received good news. The Finance Committee recommends retaining from last year the $10 million increase in lottery funding for the Tuition Grants Program. Now that the governor, House and the Senate Finance Committee have all endorsed the Tuition Grants funding, we can …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Beginning with the Fall 2022 semester, significant changes are planned that are intended to expand the depth and breadth of the South Carolina Tuition Grants program for in-state students attending private colleges and universities in the state. The combined effects of these changes could result in approximately 1,000 additional S.C. resident students …
President Biden has delivered to Congress his Executive Budget and clearly he heard our message. The Executive Budget includes an additional $2,175 for the maximum Pell Grant, increasing it to $8,670 for the 2023-24 award year. He also resolved to double the Pell Grant, to $13,000, by 2029. The Department of Education proposed budget includes …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU honored faculty acheivement at the 2022 Excellence In Teaching Awards dinner. Please enjoy the presentation photos from the dinner. 2022 SCICU Excellence In Teaching award winners Allen University – Dr. Daniel T. Hembree Anderson University – Dr. Joni M. Criswell Benedict College – Dr. Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU will honor 21 campus faculty leaders at the Excellence In Teaching Awards Dinner on April 5 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. “We at SCICU are excited to return to our in-person awards dinner for the Excellence In Teaching Program,” said Jeff Perez, SCICU president and CEO. “We look forward to …
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Sixteen SCICU college and university presidents and several dozen trustees ushered in the return to in-person board events with the March 10 Board of Trustees meeting. Bob Jones University, which last year became SCICU’s 21st member institution, hosted the meeting. SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez, along with SCICU Board Chair Lucy …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — SCICU welcomed trustees, college/university presidents, and higher education stakeholders to its March 9 trustee appreciation reception at The Commerce Club in Greenville, S.C., the first in two years. The event was funded by a capacity-building grant from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), a national advocacy organization that serves nonprofit independent colleges …
SCICU presidents and trustees gathered March 9-10 in Greenville, S.C. for the first in-person board events held since February 2020. Nearly 40 trustees, presidents, and guests gathered for the SCICU Trustee Appreciation Reception held March 9 at The Commerce Club. Bob Jones University hosted the meetings held the next day (March 10). Please enjoy the …
State budget – On Monday the S.C. House of Representatives approved its version of the $13.9 billion state budget. There was much good news in it for SCICU member institutions. First and foremost, the House retained last year’s $10 million increase in funding for the Tuition Grants Program. The House also retained the $40 million …
