South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
SCICU is pleased to announce that Wofford Class of 1990 graduate Rep. G. Murrell Smith, Jr. (R-Sumter) has been elected by the House Ways and Means Committee as its next chair. Rep. Smith also chairs the House Ethics Committee. He previously served on the Wofford Alumni Executive Committee (2003-2005). Morris Class of 1975 graduate Rep. …
Substantial revisions to Title IX federal civil rights law were proposed on November 16 by U. S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. These changes would supersede previous “Dear Colleague” guidance on the federal laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that receive federal funding. The 149-page proposed regulation …
CENTRAL, SC (courtesy swu.edu) — Going against a long-standing national trend, Southern Wesleyan University has announced that it will not increase tuition during the 2019-2020 academic year. As institutions of higher learning across the nation are faced with the need to raise their tuition, Southern Wesleyan University’s President, Dr. Todd Voss, acknowledges that rising costs …
On October 29, 2018, the Charleston Southern University Board of Trustees installed President Dondi Costin as the university’s third president. The Honorable Timothy E. Scott, U.S. senator and 1988 graduate of Charleston Southern, presented the charge to the president. He said, “What a wonderful time to be home. I’m so excited about your new leadership, …
COLUMBIA, SC — Dr. L. Jeffrey Perez, an accomplished higher education leader and public affairs strategist, has been named the seventh president and CEO of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU). Russell Cook, chair of the SCICU Board of Trustees, announced the appointment at SCICU’s Fall Board Meeting hosted by Presbyterian College on …
CLINTON, SC — The 2018 McLean-Smith SCICU Student of the Year award was presented to Clay Wright, a PC senior, at SCICU’s board meeting on Sept. 26 at Presbyterian College. The award includes a $3,000 scholarship. Wright was selected for SCICU Student of the Year honors from among nominees submitted by SCICU’s twenty member colleges …
COLUMBIA, SC –- Nine new trustees – 4 Upstate business leaders and 5 Columbia-area leaders – were named to the SC Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU) Board at the advocacy organization’s Sept. 26 meeting hosted by Presbyterian College. These trustees will serve a three-year term (through August 31, 2021), and will participate in advocacy …
COLUMBIA, SC – The Order of the Palmetto was presented to Mike LeFever, former president & CEO of SC Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU), at the advocacy organization’s board meeting hosted by Presbyterian College on Sept. 26. Virginia Crocker, former SC Representative and former SCICU trustee, presented LeFever with South Carolina’s highest civilian honor. …
After leading SCICU for more than 10 years, Mike LeFever retired as President and CEO on August 31, 2018. Colleagues and Friends: Because of SCICU’s extensive statewide network of members, I have not been able to visit each campus this summer to personally say goodbye and thank everyone for their support and their commitment to …
