South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
A Voice for Independent Higher Education in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, SC — The second regular session of the 122nd South Carolina General Assembly will begin on January 9, 2018. SCICU’s Public Policy Committee has prepared the 2018 Legislative Strategic Plan to address issues related to the FY 2018-19 state budget and a long list of pending legislation. Securing an additional $2.13 million for the …
COLUMBIA, SC — In August 2017, SCICU and its long-time business partner ScholarBuys initiated the Consolidated Adobe Value Incentive plan. The Adobe Value Incentive Plan (VIP) is Adobe’s subscription licensing program for higher education through which schools may license Creative Cloud applications. SCICU’s Adobe VIP agreement will enable participating institutions to “link” VIPs in order …
Claflin University and Furman University are among ten South Carolina colleges and universities that will receive National Science Foundation funding as a part of the MADE In SC Initiative. The new initiative — Materials Assembly and Design Excellence in South Carolina — comprises a broad spectrum of faculty teams. South Carolina is one of five …
The details of the final conference report of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act have been released as the House prepares for a vote as early as tomorrow (Tuesday, December 19). In all, private colleges and universities, and the students and families they serve, have survived many of the most harmful proposals. This is due …
Both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House have passed similar versions of tax reform legislation. The next step in the legislative process is for both chambers to agree on a single version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and send it to President Trump for his signature. The reconciliation of differences falls to an …
COLUMBIA, SC – SCICU and Member College/University Campus Legislative Coordinators kicked off the 2018 Legislative Advocacy season with a luncheon on December 8 at the Capital City Club in Columbia. Coordinators were presented with state budget and legislative issues and given SCICU’s legislative strategy for the 2018 session of the SC General Assembly. Mike …
GAFFNEY, SC (courtesy limestone.edu) — After an extensive national search for over seven months, Dr. Darrell Franklin Parker was introduced on Wednesday, December 6, as the next President of Limestone College. The announcement came during a news conference held inside Stephenson Dining Hall on campus. Dr. Parker is expected to officially take office as Limestone’s …
COLUMBIA, SC — SCICU Board of Trustees Chair Russell Cook has named Jerry Cheatham as the organization’s Chief Integrity Officer. This position was created in 2010 when the Board adopted a policy for reporting improper conduct. Mr. Cheatham, Sonoco’s Director of Financial Analysis, NAC, is the chair-elect of the SCICU Board of Trustees. According to …
To be so similar, there are a lot of differences between the House and Senate’s versions of Tax Reform, especially when it comes to higher education. Shortly before the Thanksgiving recess, the House passed H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. In the Senate, a similar Tax Reform Bill was adopted by the Senate …
