South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — A drone may not be the first piece of equipment you’d associate with organic farming. But a new Furman research project demonstrates that cutting-edge technology has its place on the pasture. Andrew Freeland ’21 is conducting research in precision agriculture with Greenbrier Farms of Easley, South Carolina. He’s using a …
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (courtesy converse.edu) — Converse College welcomes six new members to its board of trustees: Sandra Hartnett ‘75, retired educator in Spartanburg, SC; Padrica Hopkins, M.D. ‘85, Medical Oncologist and Partner at Georgia Cancer Specialists in Stockbridge, GA; Lt. Colonel Karla Jones ‘85 (Ret.), Director of Customer Success at Dynamic Signal Technology in San …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy abccolumbia.com) — Allen University will receive $43,897 in historic preservation funds from the National Park Service. The support from the African American Civil Rights History Grant funded by the National Park Service, Department of Interior, will assist Allen in sponsoring programming to promote knowledge about the vital role that African-American newspapers played …
GREENVILLE, S.C. (courtesy furman.edu) — Two new collections of microtonal music – music played with tones that exist in the spaces between notes like C and C sharp or E and F – have a new home at Furman University. Composer Johnny Reinhard, founder of the American Festival of Microtonal Music (AFMM), has donated his …
GAFFNEY, S.C. (courtesy limestone.edu) — To ease the burden of students from other higher education institutions who are now remotely learning away from campus, Limestone College has implemented a program to help keep them connected to the internet. Many college and universities across South Carolina have closed their campuses and moved to virtual classes due …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Within the U.S. Marine Corps, the saying goes “leave no man behind.” Recent Southern Wesleyan University human services graduate Robert Colbert appreciates caring faculty and staff members who – in a similar sense – were there for him as he worked to complete his educational journey. “I had a stroke …
DENMARK, S.C. (courtesy voorhees.edu) — Dr. Xiqiang Zheng, associate professor in mathematics and computer science, was recently awarded a Henry C. McBay faculty research fellowship (the year 2019 solicitation) from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to support his research on computer simulation for CT image segmentation using morphological operations on hexagonal lattices. The fellowship …
CENTRAL, S.C. (courtesy swu.edu) — Southern Wesleyan University will host a Creative Evangelism Summit on Jan. 31. The free event will offer insight into how pastors and ministry leaders can make an impact in a quickly-changing culture. The summit will bring together three generations from the Clyde Dupin family to explore how churches can use …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) — The Charleston Southern University College of Business announces the launch of the CSU Center for Personal Financial Management in association with the Ron Blue Institute. The Center for Personal Financial Management is training and equipping CSU students and the greater CSU family with biblical principles of financial wisdom and money …