South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, SC – The Duke Energy Foundation has renewed its commitment with SCICU to fund merit scholarships for students who attend the 11 member colleges and universities in Duke Energy’s service area in South Carolina. This $79,200 total scholarship commitment is the largest award by a single entity in SCICU’s Named Scholar Program. Duke Energy …
GAFFNEY, SC (courtesy limestone.edu) — The “Drive To University” is officially underway at Limestone College. Unanimous approval was recently given by the Board of Trustees for Limestone to begin taking steps to move to the status of a university by the fall of 2020, which coincides with the liberal arts institution’s 175th anniversary. The Board …
The 2018 SC Independent College and University Week (April 9-13, 2018) began and ended with huge news for SCICU’s 20 member colleges and universities. The newsworthy week featured a student advocacy day at the SC State House, an awards dinner honoring faculty at SCICU member institutions, a transfer agreeement signed between 17 SCICU institutions and …
Please click here to view a gallery of photos from the 2018 Excellence In Teaching Awards Dinner. Photos may be downloaded from the gallery. COLUMBIA, SC — Top professors at SCICU member colleges and universities were honored at the 2018 Excellence In Teaching Awards Dinner on April 12. The 2018 event marked the 13th year …
Please click here to view a photo gallery for the 2018 South Carolina Independent College and University Day. COLUMBIA, SC — SCICU college/university students converged on the SC State House April 11 for a single purpose–support of continued funding of need-based tuition grants and merit-based scholarships. With increasing pressure on all state appropriations, student advocacy …
Christian colleges and universities in the US collectively have a tremendous impact on the national economy, as reported by a newly-released study commissioned by the CCCU (Council For Christian Colleges & Universities). The study’s executive summary reports that CCCU’s membership base of 140+ Christian colleges and universities in the US is responsible for more than …
Op-ed by Dr. Evans P. Whitaker, President of Anderson University. Featured concurrently on April 11, 2018 in both The Greenville News and the Anderson Independent Mail, both part of the USA Today network. The Great Recession was a watershed moment in American history. The financial cataclysm of the late 2000s forced everyone to take a …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy scbiznews.com) — Presidents of the eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities around the state met at Benedict College March 19 to develop a strategy of competitiveness and collaboration. The meeting came on the heels of an economic impact report commissioned by the United Negro College Fund’s Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute highlighting …
CHARLESTON, SC (courtesy csuniv.edu) — The Charleston Southern University Board of Trustees unanimously approved the appointment of Dondi E. Costin, PhD, to serve as the third president of Charleston Southern University. Dr. Jairy C. Hunter Jr. has provided the university with inspirational and transformative leadership for 34 years as CSU’s second president, and will transition …
