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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Eight South Carolina business and civic leaders were elected to SCICU’s board of trustees at the company’s first-ever virtual board meeting on October 7. New SCICU trustees initially serve a three-year term and are eligible upon board re-election to serve a second three-year term. SCICU’s eight new trustees (click here to read …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – I continue to be impressed and humbled by the leadership demonstrated by our campus presidents and their teams in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are to be commended for the depth and breadth of their COVID-19 planning for the fall semester. They measured classroom …
COVID-19 Funding Thanks to the advocacy of our campus presidents and their strong relationships with legislators, SCICU member institutions were included in both the Senate and House versions of legislation to appropriate federal CARES Act funding. The Senate passed their $668 million version on Tuesday, Sept. 15, carving out $115 million for state and local …
Legislative Activity With the presidential, Senate and Congressional campaigns heating up after Labor Day, not much was expected to happen on Capitol Hill. The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the business of replacing her, has added a jarring new element to national politics. The debate over the nomination and when it …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Just as its 20 member colleges and universities have increased remote learning capabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, SCICU is also responding with moving its fall board meeting to a virtual session on October 7. Normally hosted on the campus of a member college or university, SCICU’s fall board meeting typically gathers 80+ …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina) — BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is committing $8 million in multi-year support to Allen University, Benedict College, Claflin University, Morris College, and Voorhees College. These funds will help with immediate financial needs to ensure sustainability and assist in getting as many students as possible to begin …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — COVID-19 has left nothing untouched, including college fairs, the long-time rite of passage for high schoolers in the college selection process. SCICU colleges and universities are embracing the pivot to virtual and online events through their participation in the four-week Virtual College Exploration sponsored by the Carolinas Association of Collegiate Registrars and …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy SC INBRE and Benedict College) – Seven SCICU member institutions are joining 11 other colleges and universities in the National Institutes of Health-funded biomedical college research network in South Carolina. SC INBRE (SC IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence) promotes research collaboration among South Carolina’s comprehensive research universities (Clemson, USC, and MUSC) …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez – I cannot recall a more challenging year to be working at a college or university. Campuses that completely adapted their academics to online learning in the spring have spent the summer conducting a top-down review of all campus operations in order to be prepared for a …
