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The U.S. Department of Education on Friday, April 19 released its new version of the Title IX regulations on sexual discrimination, harassment, and assault. The effective date of the new rules is August 1 of this year. In addition to releasing the final rules, the department has issued a fact sheet, a summary of the …
Columbia College will host SCICU’s Fall 2024 board meeting on Oct. 10. Details will be communicated to trustees and guests closer to the event date.
SCICU salutes the businesses that participate in the SCICU Business Partner program. For April 2024, we are spotlighting CapinCrouse, Mercer, 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. Emma Reabold, SCICU vice president for development and campus services, is …
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez — Do you know what lactate dehydrogenase is? Neither do I. Deanjay Knight knows. She’s a student at Benedict College. Her project as part of the SCICU Undergraduate/Faculty Research Program was, “Lactate Dehydrogenase as a Biomarker of Poultry Wood Breast Syndrome.” This year, thanks to generous donors, …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Undergraduate student researchers from South Carolina’s private colleges and universities showcased their 2023 project findings at the Feb. 22, 2024 SCICU Research Symposium hosted by Milliken & Company at their Spartanburg Customer Center. Thirty-one undergraduates representing 13 SCICU member colleges and universities presented research findings for 26 projects at the 2024 symposium. …
Photo highlights and research summaries from the Feb. 22 Undergraduate Research Symposium will help you learn more about the talented undergraduate researchers. Anderson University Benedict College Bob Jones University Charleston Southern University Claflin University Coker University Converse University Erskine College Furman University Presbyterian College Southern Wesleyan University Voorhees University Wofford College
Congress has approved the FY 2024 federal budget. We dodged a bullet. The House had pressed to eliminate entirely the Federal Work-Study (FWS) and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) programs, and the Senate proposed a $10 million dollar cut to each program. However, the version approved over the weekend retains their funding at current levels …
Last week the House passed its version of the state budget, and it contains plenty of good news for SCICU member institutions. At the top of the list is the Tuition Grants Program, which retained its $20 million allocation from the state lottery. This along with its other state funding has permitted the Tuition Grants …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Building on the successes of its Infographics Series for 2021-2023, SCICU is sending issue/topic-focused messages regularly and directly to members of the S.C. General Assembly during the 2024 legislative session. “We received great feedback from S.C. Representatives, Senators, college presidents, board members, and other higher education stakeholders for our Infographics Series in …
