Photo highlights from the 2024 Higher Education Statehouse Day and the Tuition Grants letter-writing campaign

Please enjoy this photo journal for the 2024 Higher Education Day at the S.C. Statehouse and for the Tuition Grants letter-writing campaign. These photos capture the energy and excitement of Higher Education Day and show the dedication of students and campus leaders in the “Thanks for My Tuition Grant!” letter-writing campaign.

Higher Education Day – Smiles everywhere! Benedict College students taking a selfie with Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette after the Proclamation Ceremony.

Students and campus staff gathered for a pre-event huddle led by Dr. Jeff Perez, SCICU president & CEO (bottom right at podium).

Wofford students used the SCICU mini-app to plan their legislator visits and participation in the Higher Education Day Proclamation Ceremony.

Tuition Grants letter-writing campaign – the BIG WHY for Higher Education Day. A week before Higher Education Day, SCICU and member campuses said “Thanks for my Tuition Grant!” in a coordinated social media campaign.

Limestone University campus leaders rallied students with multiple letter-writing events.

Students at Benedict College, Columbia College, Erskine College, and other SCICU member institutions rallied on campus with letter-writing and remote thank-you messages shared on social media.

The Allen University delegation met with Sen. Tameika Devine (D-Richland).

The Anderson University delegation met with Rep. Chris Wooten (R-Lexington).

Bob Jones University students met with Representatives Jason Elliott (R-Greenville), Patrick Haddon (R-Greenville) , and Thomas Beach (R-Anderson) outside the House Chamber.

The Charleston Southern University delegation met with Representatives Chris Murphy (R-Dorchester), Robby Robbins (R-Dorchester), Gary Brewer (R-Charleston), and Gill Gatch (R-Dorchester).

The Converse University student delegation and Converse President Boone Hopkins met with Representative Travis Moore (R-Spartanburg).

The Limestone University delegation met with Representative Dennis Moss (R-Cherokee).

Wofford College students met with Representative Raye Felder (R-York).

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette presented the Higher Education Day proclamation to students representing SCICU member institutions, public four-year and two-year colleges and universities, and the S.C. Technical College System.

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette (second from right) presented the Higher Education Day Proclamation to the leaders of the sectors represented at Higher Education Day: (L-R) Dr. Tim Hardee, president of the S.C. Technical College System, Dr. Jeff Perez, SCICU president and CEO, and Dr. Gregory Little, acting president and executive director of the S.C. Commission on Higher Education.