South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
Follow the Bouncing Ball… The fate of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) mandating vaccinations at companies with more than 100 employees was perhaps decided by…a ping pong ball. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit had already reaffirmed its Nov. 6 preliminary stay that blocked the ETS, which also requires weekly testing …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — With its successful five-week Twitter campaign, SCICU and its member institutions’ communications officers and campus legislative advocates joined the groundswell of support for significantly increasing Pell Grant funding, which provides federal financial support for the most economically disadvantaged students. SCICU and its member campuses joined the national campaign championed by the Double …
Drawing lines The House and Senate are returning for session on December 1 and 6, respectively, to redraw state and federal district lines, using data from the 2020 Census. Redrawing district lines is part science – computer software permits a sophistication impossible back in the old days when lines were literally drawn (and redrawn) on …
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 …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Less than one month apart, two SCICU member institutions have installed new presidents. Dr. Matthew vandenBerg was inaugurated as Presbyterian College’s 19th president on Oct. 22, and Claflin University held the investiture of 9th President Dr. Dwaun Warmack on Nov. 20. “Matt vandenBerg and Dwaun Warmack are the next generation of campus …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Student Loan Corporation (SCSL), a long-term partner of SCICU, is deepening its Power:Ed program support with SCICU institutions through a grant to support undergraduate research at SCICU’s five historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Power:Ed, S.C. Student Loan’s philanthropic arm, in its third cycle of awarding grants to local nonprofits, …
SCICU and its 21 member colleges and universities mourn the passing of Sen. Hugh K. Leatherman (R-Florence). “The SCICU family honors Sen. Leatherman’s dedication to all South Carolinians,” said Jeff Perez, SCICU president and CEO. “Sen. Leatherman used his leadership to strongly advocate for accessible and affordable higher education in South Carolina, including independent colleges …
Quentin Seegars, a senior business major at Claflin University, was announced as the 2021 McLean-Smith SCICU Student of the Year at SCICU’s board meeting on Sept. 28. Honoring the combined legacies of leadership at SCICU and the S.C. Tuition Grants Commission, the award recognizes academic achievement and campus/community involvement made by S.C. Tuition Grants recipients. …
