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I Am Lander: Terrell Turner helps business owners turn dreams into success
April 5, 2021
Starting a new business during an international pandemic could be a bold move or a potential disaster. Photo: After working at several prestigious Fortune 500 companies, Lander University alumnus Terrell…
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Wide reach of Lander University art is in exhibits and online presentations
March 19, 2021
“Art is too important not to share.” – Romero Britto, Brazilian artist. Fortunately for many, the artworks of Lander University students and faculty are being shared this semester with thousands…
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I Am Lander: Vanderbilt ‘treasure hunter’ Rachel Walden searches for information
March 8, 2021
GREENWOOD, S.C. – Rachel Lane Walden is a treasure hunter. But don’t confuse the Lander University alumna with the pirate marauders who terrorized the South Carolina coast in the 1700s…
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Lander University’s nursing students are part of vaccination effort at Self Regional Medical Center
March 3, 2021They hear the heartfelt stories of older adults who haven’t seen family in months. They listen to grandparents who talk about their grandchildren and the hugs they’ve missed. And they…
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First Citizens scholarship to benefit Lander’s College of Business
February 23, 2021
A gift of $25,000 from First Citizens Bank of Greenwood will establish the first endowed scholarship for the Master’s Degree Program in Lander University’s College of Business. The scholarship will…
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I am Lander: Anna Lagrone is unabashed in her obsession for history
February 12, 2021Her obsession for history is so strong that you’re likely to find Anna Lagrone crawling under an old church in need of preservation, promoting historic Abbeville, S.C., on social media,…
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Mike Worley of Lander University named to CASE District III Cabinet
February 10, 2021The Council for Support and Advancement of Education (CASE) has tapped Lander University’s Mike Worley to serve in a key leadership position. Worley, Lander’s vice president for University Advancement and…
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Phi Mu scholarship honors 50th anniversary of Lander chapter
February 2, 2021
A new scholarship, established by alumnae of the Kappa Tau chapter of Phi Mu at Lander University, will honor of the sorority’s 50th anniversary at the school. In 1969, Anne…
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Lander schedules Day of Giving Campaign for Feb. 11 – 12
January 15, 2021
Lander University will observe its 149th birthday with a 24-hour Day of Giving. From noon Feb. 11 through noon Feb. 12, Lander alumni, friends and supporters are encouraged to galvanize…
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Lander’s Dean of Nursing Leads by Example in COVID-19 Vaccination Effort
December 23, 2020
GREENWOOD, S.C. __ Nursing students and faculty from Lander University’s William Preston Turner School of Nursing are among the first people in South Carolina to receive the COVID-19 Vaccine developed…
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I Am Lander: Emma Jetty humbled by job on COVID-19 frontline of care
December 22, 2020
Just one week before Christmas Eve, Emma Kay Jetty left her job around 7 a.m. after working all night. She had no visions of sugarplums dancing in her head. The…
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Lander researcher earns national award for study on ‘Intentional Communities’
December 14, 2020
A study on Intentional Communities (ICs), led by a Lander University scholar Dr. Zach Rubin, has received the 2020 Outstanding Publication-Article award from the Communal Studies Association. Photo: Dr. Zach…
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Lander receives grant for Race and Identity Dialogue series
December 9, 2020
Lander University will present a Race and Identity Dialogue series of virtual presentations and discussions beginning in January. The series is supported by funds from the National Endowment for the…
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Lander University faculty, students prove arts flourish even in pandemics
December 6, 2020
Throughout history, artists have found ways to continue their work during plagues and pandemics. Norwegian expressionist artist Edvard Munch, famous for “The Scream” painting, survived the Spanish flu. The illness…
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‘Awesome ride’ for Lander University’s Tommy Claus is ending
November 10, 2020
What! No Tommy Claus on the Lander University campus? No Tommy Claus to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Greenwood and beyond? Say it isn’t so! Tommy Tumblin, who created…
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Legacy of Lander softball player continues through scholarship
October 21, 2020
The question isn’t what Kariana Elise Smith accomplished in her 23 years of life. The question is: What didn’t she accomplish? The Lander University alumna, whose memory lives through the…
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Cokesbury College to hold old-fashioned stump meeting Thursday, Oct. 15
October 12, 2020
Cokesbury College will pay homage to a political tradition when it hosts an old-fashioned stump meeting from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. The event, to be held at…
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From social media to art exhibit: Lander University’s Doug McAbee has starring role
September 28, 2020Have you ever wondered what it would be like to star in the painting of a famous artist? The “stay-at-home” days of the COVID-19 pandemic led Lander University artist Doug…
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Lander University’s Bear Necessities Food Pantry is ‘a dream come true’
September 10, 2020
Lander University unveiled its new “Bear Necessities Food Pantry” Wednesday (September 9) to address the problem of food insecurity among its students. A crowd of University students, faculty and staff…
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Lander’s College of Business announces new programs
August 12, 2020
Lander University’s College of Business will offer three new degree programs beginning in the fall. In addition to its undergraduate programs in management/marketing, accounting, financial services and healthcare management, the…
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From journalist to nurse, Jennifer Ebert writes her own success story
August 6, 2020A routine newspaper assignment 30 years ago changed reporter Jennifer Ebert’s life. Covering a story on Self Regional Medical Center’s newest laser surgery in late 1990, Ebert had prepared to…
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Lander alumnus examines critical role of EMS in nation’s lifeline
July 22, 2020
An article in the July issue of the “Domestic Preparedness Journal,” written by Lander alumnus Ron Cain, addresses the role of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the nation’s Healthcare and…
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Lander’s emergency management influence reaches statewide during COVID-19 pandemic
July 15, 2020Charleston police officer Courtney Jones, of Summerville, has been deployed with the S.C. National Guard in recent months to assist in the COVID-19 pandemic. Brittany Barnwell, director of Emergency Services…
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I Am Lander: Lander student spreads message of positivity
July 13, 2020
Damion Moragne Spreads Message of Positivity As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, Damion Moragne remains undeterred in his passion for positive messaging. Long before the campus closed in March, the…
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Lander’s Class of 2020 reflect on final year during ‘history in the making’
May 12, 2020
It was the final year of college – the year that was and wasn’t. When Lander University students left campus for Spring Break on March 2, it was impossible to…
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Lander nurses, alumni ‘run toward the storm’ of COVID-19
April 27, 2020
As adults and children stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19, many others are working day and night to take care of those infected by the deadly virus or…
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Lander’s COVID-19 Crisis Fund assists students in need
April 21, 2020
Lander COVID-19 Crisis Fund Assists Students in Need GREENWOOD, SC – Adapting to remote learning wasn’t the only challenge that Lander University students faced when classes moved online in the…
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Lander University’s Emergency Management Program is educating leaders for times of crisis, disaster
April 21, 2020Lander University’s Emergency Management Program is educating leaders for times of crisis, disaster A tornado in March ripped through central Tennessee, killing 24 people and bringing a swath of destruction…
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Lander alumna Molly Spearman leads S.C. schools through pandemic
April 9, 2020
It was Sunday, March 15 and South Carolinians anxiously awaited a televised news conference by S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster concerning the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, which had recently…
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Historic Cokesbury College to Hold Wedding Expo March 5
February 12, 2020
Wedding Expo March 5 highlights historic Cokesbury College as wedding venue Historic Cokesbury College, located at 210 College Drive in Cokesbury, S.C., will host its first Wedding Expo Thursday, March…
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