South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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TIGERVILLE, SC (courtesy ngu.edu) — It’s official: Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr., has wrapped up his first year as president at North Greenville University! Wondering what NGU’s been up to since he arrived? Here are the highlights. 125th Anniversary Celebration and Presidential Inauguration – Fant took office on June 1, 2017, just as the 125th …
Southern Wesleyan University welcomed new and transfer students Aug. 17, kicking off Orientation weekend – a chance to become better acquainted with SWU life and each other. Orientation took place Aug. 17-19. Online classes began Aug. 20 and on-campus classes began Aug. 21. New Southern Wesleyan University students got into the spirit of “Team …
COLUMBIA, SC — The SC Commission on Higher Education (CHE) will be hosting a College Access and Affordability Town Hall in Columbia at 5:30 pm on Thursday, February 1, 2018. This event will be open to the public and will be held at the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. CHE Commissioners, CHE staff, and SCICU representatives …
COLUMBIA, SC (courtesy thestate.com) — On the job for just 93 days as of Friday, Roslyn Artis is not sitting still. The new president of Benedict College has been moving fast to make changes at the historically black college in downtown Columbia, and wants to see a bigger change in the next school year. Artis …
ANDERSON, SC (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) — Anderson University has received a grant of $200,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to aid in the further development of the Rocky River Nature Park adjacent to campus. The funds will be used to clean up an industrial site (known as the Seabrook facility), which abuts the Rocky River wetlands. …
COLUMBIA, SC — After weeks of negotiations, a Conference Committee of three members of the Senate and three members of the House agreed on a state budget for FY 2017-18. In a year when revenues were flat, legislators were challenged to find funding not only for the day-to-day operations of state government, but also for …
DUE WEST, SC (courtesy news.erskine.edu) — Dr. Robert E. Gustafson, Jr. began his service as interim president of Erskine College and Theological Seminary Oct. 31, 2016. He lives in Greenville with his wife Marjorie Graham Gustafson and is the father of two adult children. He and his wife attend Greenville ARP Church. Educated at the …
ANDERSON, SC — A recent visit from a delegation of The University of Wurzburg-Schweinfurt in Germany, including the president and chancellor Dr. Robert Grebner, resulted in the signing of a partnership between that university and Anderson University. AU has agreements with universities around the world, but this is the first from Germany. The delegation from …
