SC GED Pass Rate Exceeds National Average Again
July 25, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – July 25, 2012 – South Carolina GED test-takerscontinued to improve their passage rate on the high school equivalencyexam in 2011, and the state has continued to outperform…
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Fan Experience Initiative drives favorable trend in Chanticleer football season ticket sales
July 24, 2012CONWAY, SC – July 24, 2012 – With 43 days still remaining before the Chanticleers’ football season opener September 1 vs. North Carolina A&T, the Coastal Carolina University Department of…
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Governor Nikki Haley speaks at Meeting Street Academy
July 24, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – July 23, 2012 – Governor Nikki Haley visited Charleston’s Meeting Street Academy for a ribbon cutting celebration. Video of the governor’s remarks and media availability…
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Swanson Pledges $2.25 Million to Establish New Merit Scholarship at College of Charleston
July 23, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – July 23, 2012 – Charleston entrepreneur Steve Swanson ‘89 and his wife, Emily ‘89,announced a $2.25 million gift to support merit scholarships for TheHonors College of the…
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Students from Across the State Attending South Carolina Business Week
July 23, 2012CLINTON, SC – July 23, 2012 – Approximately 190 of South Carolina’s brightest high school students will descend upon Presbyterian College in Clinton, S.C. July 15-20 for South Carolina Business…
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Governor's School for Science and Math Students Present Innovative Scientific and Economic Research
July 23, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – July 23, 2012 – This week ends an intense research internship for nearly 70 SC Governor’s School for Science and Math (GSSM) students. Exploring topics such as…
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Charleston Southern announces two appointments
July 18, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – July 17, 2012 – Dr. Keith Callis has been named dean of humanities and social sciences effective June 1. Callis joins the CSU family from Louisiana Baptist…
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State’s High School Dropout Numbers Decrease for Third Consecutive Year
July 16, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – July 13, 2012 – In school year 2010-2011, 365 fewerstudents dropped out of state high schools than in the previous year,according to a new report from the…
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Governor's School for Science and Math Students Experience College-Level Scientific and Economic Research
July 16, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – June 13, 2012 – Sixty-eight rising seniors from theSouth Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM),along with select non-GSSM students from other public, private or homeschool…
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2012 First Day Festival Call For Volunteers
July 16, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – July 12, 2012 – The City of Charleston Mayor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families (MOCYF) is hosting the annual First Day Festival on Sunday, August 19,…
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South Carolina School Leader Named National Principal of the Year Finalist
July 12, 2012Loris Middle School principal is among six educators competing for the 2013 MetLife/NASSP National Principal of the Year Award RESTON, VA – July 9, 2012 – Judy Beard, principal of Loris Middle…
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Charleston Southern Honored for Community Service
June 29, 2012642 Schools Named to Honor Roll CHARLESTON, SC – June 28, 2012 – The Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Department of Education honored the nation’s leading…
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TTC breaks ground on new Nursing and Science Building
June 27, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – June 26, 2012 – Trident Technical College broke ground June 25 on a new $30 million Nursing and Science Building on the college’s Main Campus in North…
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Hulsey Appointed to State Board of Nursing
June 26, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – June 26, 2012 – The South Carolina Senate has confirmed Dr. Tara Hulsey’s appointment to the South Carolina State Board of Nursing. Her term expires December 31,…
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South University awards master's level criminal justice degrees for the first time
June 25, 2012US Senator Jim DeMint will address the Class of 2012COLUMBIA, SC – June 22, 2012 – South University will confer degrees on251 students on Saturday, June 23 at 11:30 a.m.…
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SC School Leaders Receive Top Honors
June 25, 2012BEAUFORT, SC – June 25, 2012 – School leaders in Lexington,Spartanburg, and Beaufort have been named 2012 William B. HarleyLifetime Achievement Award recipients. In addition, the Friend ofPublic Education award…
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USC Opening Welcome Center in Downtown Charleston
June 15, 2012University of South Carolina to Open Welcome Center in Downtown Charleston CHARLESTON, SC – June 14, 2012 – TheUniversity of South Carolina will open a welcome center in the businessheart…
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Zucker family to help build Clemson landmark, education in Lowcountry
June 14, 2012NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – June 14, 2012 – Standing at the site of what will be an iconicbuilding named for her family, Anita Zucker, a champion for education inSouth Carolina,…
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College of Charleston School of Business Signs Agreement with the U.S. Commercial Service to Serve as an Export Promotion Partner
June 13, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – June 13, 2012 – The Global Business Resource Center in the School of Business at the College of Charleston was recently selected as a preferred export promotion…
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CofC Research Team Creates Computer-Based Instruments
June 13, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – June 13, 2012 – This summer, computer science professor Bill Manaris, music professorYiorgos Vassilandonakis and students are building on the LaptopOrchestra that performed in 2010. Watch a…
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Innovative State Fair Program Promotes Understanding and Appreciation of Agriculture and Sustainability
June 13, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – June 12, 2012 – The South Carolina State Fair hasintroduced a wide-ranging program called “From Field to Fair®” designedto educate, entertain and motivate consumers about the wonders…
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Citadel Board of Visitors approves tuition and fee increases
June 11, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – June 11, 2012 – The Citadel Board of Visitors approved increasing tuition and fees for the upcoming academic year. The increase will support advancing The Citadel’s strategic…
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Children's Museum Celebrates Aerodynamics Month with Helicopter Pilots
June 11, 2012CML Welcomes Pilots and Flight Crews from Med-Trans: Air Medical Transport CHARLESTON, SC – June 11, 2012 – It’s Aerodynamics Month at the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry (CML) and…
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Undergraduate Geology Majors Identify Sites for Earthquake Monitoring Systems
June 11, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – June 11, 2012 – Two College of Charleston students are spending their summer participating in a project that will measure seismic activity across the United States. Geology…
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Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Receives Funding from Verizon to Expand iTEAMS Summer Camp
June 7, 2012Verizon Foundation’s $10,000 Grant Will Support Mobile App Development ProjectHARTSVILLE, SC – June 7, 2012 – The Verizon Foundation awarded the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science andMathematics (GSSM) $10,000…
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South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Math Kicks Off GoSciTech
June 6, 2012Three weeks of science and technology summer camp for SC middle schoolers COLUMBIA, SC – June 6, 2012 – The Governor’s School for Science andMathematics (GSSM) will kick off GoSciTech, the…
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Political science professor awarded Fulbright
June 4, 2012Kapeluck to teach American politics in Solovenia CHARLESTON, SC – June 4, 2012 – Citadel Political Science Professor DuBose Kapeluck is one of 1,100 faculty from across the United States…
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SC State University Appoints Dr. Cynthia Warrick Interim President
June 1, 2012ORANGEBURG, SC – June 1, 2012 – The Board of Trustees of SC StateUniversity voted to appoint Dr. Cynthia Warrick, interim president of SCState University. Dr. Warrick will begin at…
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South Carolina's Youth Apprenticeship Program Attracts White House Attention
May 31, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – May 31, 2012 – Apprenticeship Carolina, along withAiken Technical College, Aiken County School District and Tognum AmericaInc., participated in a roundtable discussion at the White House lastweek to…
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College Plans to Implement Pilot Farm-To-School Initiative
May 24, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – May 23, 2012 – College of Charleston researchers are working on a new project that will help boost the local economy as well as improve the school…
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College Receives $1.4 Million Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant
May 24, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – May 24, 2012 – The College of Charleston has received a $1.4 million award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The award is part of a national…
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SC Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities ranked 42 in Newsweek’s“2012 America’s Best High Schools”
May 23, 2012SOUTH CAROLINA – May 21, 2012 – Newsweek announced the “2012America’s Best High Schools” and the South Carolina Governor’s Schoolfor the Arts & Humanities (SCGSAH) was ranked 42, up from…
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Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Soccer Team Makes History
May 23, 2012Eagles advance to state championship for the first time since the school’s inception COLUMBIA, SC – May 23, 2012 – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) boys…
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Governor's School for Science & Mathematics Receives Przirembel Prize at InnoVenture Conference
May 14, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – May 14, 2012 – The South CarolinaGovernor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) took home one of fiveawards in the second annual Przirembel Prize competition at the…
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Director of South Carolina State Library selected to lead Daniel Library
May 14, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – May 14, 2012 – The man who has led the state of South Carolina’s library for the last five years is coming to The Citadel. David S.…
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South Carolina Teaching Fellows Meet U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
May 9, 2012Future teachers tour Washington, D.C. as part of their Sophomore Experience ROCK HILL, SC – MAY 9, 2012 – Teaching Fellows from South Carolina metwith U.S. Secretary of Education Arne…
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Fellowship takes cadet to Lebanon
May 9, 2012Rising senior leads Model Arab League CHARLESTON, SC – May 8, 2012 – George Hampton Cokeley is racking up his frequent flyer points. For the third consecutive summer, Cokeley will…
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CSU professor flying high at 40
May 9, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – May 8, 2012 – Professor Kimberly Sims looks more like a student than an assistant professor at Charleston Southern. With her petite physique and soft, red curls…
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The Citadel Graduate College graduates 332 and presents awards
May 8, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – May 7, 2012 – The Citadel Graduate College conferred degrees to 332 of its students during commencement exercises on Saturday, May 5, 2012, in McAlister Field House. …
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Charleston Southern University’s Class of 2012 Graduates
May 8, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – May 7, 2012 – Charleston Southern University awarded 412 undergraduatedegrees and 166 graduate degrees Friday morning at North CharlestonColiseum. U.S. Congressman Tim Scott, the guest speaker, was…
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Educators Chosen to Serve on CERRA’s Advisory Board
May 7, 2012Teacher advocates guide organization’s recruitment, retention efforts ROCK HILL, SC – May 7, 2012 – Accomplished educators from across thePalmetto State have been chosen to serve on the Center for…
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Two South Carolina Administrators Receive Top Honors
May 7, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – May 4, 2012 – Darlington County Superintendent Dr.Rainey Harris Knight has been named 2013 South Carolina Superintendentof the Year and Richland School District One Assistant toSuperintendent/Ombudsman/District Athletic…
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Jones retires after 45 years at Charleston Southern University
May 4, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – May 3, 2012 – Dolores Jones was teaching at Charleston Southern University before it was Charleston Southern University. She taught at the Baptist College for 23 years,…
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State Superintendent Zais Praises Passage of Public Charter School Bill
May 3, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – May 2, 2012 – State Superintendent of Education MickZais issued the following statement after the General Assembly adoptedthe conference report accompanying H.3241, a bill to strengthen publiccharter…
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Civil engineering students win national award
May 2, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – May 2, 2012 – The Citadel student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers was named the 2012 winner of the ASCE Robert Ridgway Award for…
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Congressman Tim Scott will deliver commencement at Charleston Southern
April 30, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – April 30, 2012 – Charleston Southern University Class of 2012 will graduate at commencement this Saturday at 10 a.m. at North Charleston Coliseum. U.S. Congressman Tim Scott…
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CSU names Executive Director for External Relations
April 23, 2012N. CHARLESTON, SC – April 23, 2012 – Charleston Southern University has named Cady Nell West the Executive Director for External Relations. West has worked for the Interstate Management and…
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Justin Palmer Named Citadel's 2012 Employee of the Year
April 21, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – April 21, 2012 – Justin Palmer of Information Technology Services is the 2012 Employee of the Year at The Citadel. Palmer will be honored today at a…
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MUSC researcher receives governor's award for excellence in science
April 19, 2012Dr. Peter Kalivas honored for strides made in drug and alcohol research CHARLESTON, SC – April 18, 2012 -Peter Kalivas, PhD, professor and co-chair of the Department of Neurosciences, received…
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Microburst Learning, SRSCRO Collaborate to Promote Nuclear Careers
April 18, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – April 18, 2012 – Microburst Learning announced todaythat it has completed two new MicroCareerBursts™ to promote careers inthe nuclear workforce to middle and high school students. Working…
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