TTC mployee Sturgeon to serve on national board for community college development officers
December 16, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – December 16, 2010 – Kim Sturgeon, assistant vice president for Advancement at Trident Technical College, has been named to the 2011 Board of Directors for the Council…
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Ms. Suzanne N. Barr Receives Meritorious Service Award from Regional Accrediting Body
December 16, 2010ATLANTA,GA – December 15, 2010 – Suzanne N. Barr, Associate Vice President forPlanning and Accreditation, Trident Technical College in Charleston,S.C., recently received a Meritorious Service Award from the SouthernAssociation of…
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The Citadel marks Civil War sesquicentennial with Star of the West reenactment
December 15, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – December 15, 2010 – Cadets from The Citadel will reenact the Jan. 9, 1861 firing on the Union supply ship the Star of the West in commemoration…
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Carter leads Krause Center
December 12, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – December 12, 2010 – Former Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College Harrison S. Carter has been named the executive director of the Krause…
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RiverDogs’ Mike Veeck back at bat in a Citadel classroom
December 3, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – December 3, 2010 – Charleston RiverDogs President Mike Veeck is back at bat in the classroom this spring at The Citadel. Veeck will join the faculty of…
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Southern Wesleyan University appoints new regional director
December 1, 2010CHARLESTON, SC -December 1, 2010 – Southern Wesleyan Universityannounces the appointment of Earlena Brown as regional director for theuniversity’s Charleston location. I am thrilled to be leading Southern Wesleyan University’s…
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Single-gender classes remain popular option, support increases statewide
December 1, 2010December 1, 2010 – A growing number of students,parents and teachers across the state say that single-gender classeshave a positive effect on attitudes and academic performance, accordingto a survey released…
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Citadel physics professor’s moon mission published in journal Science
November 29, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – November 29, 2010 – Last fall’s mission to find water on the moon has landed Luke Sollitt, an assistant professor of physics, in the pages of “Science”…
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State Board of Education to recognize service by exceptional public school volunteers
November 13, 2010COLUMBIA – Twenty-one individuals and organizations are being recognized for their contributions to South Carolina’s public education system. The State Board of Education will honor these volunteers at 11 a.m.…
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College of Charleston reduces tuition
November 13, 2010The College of Charleston Board of Trustees voted today to decrease in-state undergraduate tuition to $4,808 for the Spring 2011 semester, which reduces tuition to the threshold set in a…
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Citadel reunion classes come home with nearly $10 million
November 10, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – November 10, 2010 – Citadel Homecoming is a time for all alumni to renew friendships and reconnect with their alma mater. This year, seven reunion classes in …
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Marindin Joins Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development
November 6, 2010CHARELSTON, SC – November 5, 2010 – Debbie Marindin has joined Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development as a business training solutions manager for information technology…
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Trident Technical College employee wins award for service to college’s governing board
November 3, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – November 3, 2010 – Natalie Gamble, administrative coordinator in the President’s Office at Trident Technical College, has received the 2010 Southern Region Professional Board Staff Member Award…
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Health, Exercise and Sport Science to dedicate human performance lab
November 3, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – November 3, 2010 – The Citadel’s Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science will dedicate the Dr. Hank Cross Human Performance Laboratory during Homecoming events this coming…
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More South Carolina students pass high school exit exam on their first attempt
October 28, 2010October 28, 2010 – Nearly four out of five South Carolina students passed the state’s high school exit exam on their first attempt in 2010, according to results released today…
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First African American on Bulldog Football Team to Speak on Campus
October 27, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – October 27, 2010 – Norman Seabrooks, the first African American to play football for the Bulldogs, will return to The Citadel in November. Seabrooks’ Citadel experience, how…
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Clemson to webcast wind-turbine facility groundbreaking ceremony
October 25, 2010NORTHCHARLESTON, SC – October 25, 2010 – Clemson University will stream liveon the Internet Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the wind-turbinedrive-train testing facility at the Clemson University RestorationInstitute. The ceremony begins…
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Lowcountry Writing Project now accepting applications for spring classes
October 24, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – October 14, 2010 – The Lowcountry Writing Project at The Citadel is now accepting applications for spring classes. The two classes slated for the 2011 spring semester…
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GSSM Now Accepting Applications for Class of 2013
October 24, 2010HARTSVILLE,SC – October 24, 2010 – The S.C. Governor’s School for Science andMathematics (GSSM) is accepting applications from rising high schooljuniors (current sophomores) now through March 1 for its two-year,residential…
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Princeton Review rates Citadel School of Business among nation’s best
October 13, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – October 13, 2010 – Citadel MBA students have once again given the School of Business Administration high marks, putting it on The Princeton Review’s list of the…
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Ten schools selected as literacy pilot sites to better identify, help struggling readers
October 12, 2010COLUMBIA,SC – October 12, 2010 – State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex todaynamed 10 elementary schools to a pilot project aimed at using studentperformance data more effectively in helping younger…
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ACT Reports That Significant Gaps Persist Between Career Interests of 2010 High School Graduates and Job Projections
October 12, 2010IowaCity, Iowa – October 11, 2010 – ACT has released national andstate-specific data for all 50 states that helps answer the question:Are students prepared for college and career? The analysis…
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SC Awarded Safe and Supportive Schools grant
October 8, 2010New state initiative awarded funding to measure school safety, improve learning environment WASHINGTON, DC – October 8, 2010 – The South Carolina School ClimateInitiative – a new plan to measure…
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World War II vets leave their memories for future generations
October 6, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – October 6, 2010 – They went from the classroom to combat. These were The Citadel students of the World War II-era, an estimated 4,000 who answered the…
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McGraw-Hill Senior Vice President Jeff Livingston Featured in 22nd Annual AT&T African-American History Calendar
October 6, 2010Headof McGraw-Hill Education’s College and Career Readiness CenterRecognized for Significant Contributions to the State of South Carolinaand the Field of Education NEW YORK, NY – October 5, 2010 –…
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Forty-eight seniors named semifinalists in 2011 National Achievement Scholarship competition
September 29, 2010EVANSTON, IL – September 29, 2010 -Forty-eight Black Americanseniors in 32 South Carolina public schools have been named 2011semifinalists in the 47th annual National Achievement Scholarshipcompetition. They are among more…
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South Carolina getting $47 million in federal Teacher Incentive Fund grants program
September 26, 2010DORCHESTER, BAMBERG, BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC – September 23, 2010 – For the third time in four years, South Carolina’spublic schools are receiving millions of dollars in federal funds tohelp train,…
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Three Citadel grads, including Charleston mayor, to be inducted In School of Education Wall of Fame
September 22, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 22, 2010 – Longtime Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr., leads this year’s list of inductees into The Citadel School of Education’s Wall of Fame. The…
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Godow named vice president at Trident Technical College
September 21, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – Septetmber 17, 2010 – Trident Technical College has named Rew “Skip” Godow vice president for Continuing Education and Economic Development. Godow is responsible for managing the Division…
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S.C. Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Leads State High Schools in ACT, SAT Scores
September 19, 2010HARTSVILLE, SC – September 16, 2010 – The S.C. Governor’s Schoolfor Science and Mathematics (GSSM) had the highest ACT and SAT scoreaverages among the Palmetto State’s 2010 graduates, according torecently…
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172 high school seniors named semifinalists in 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program
September 15, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 15, 2010 – One hundred seventy-twostudents in 56 public high schools across South Carolina are among the16,000 semifinalists announced today in the 56th annual National MeritScholarship…
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K-12 public schools, technical colleges and state universities form crucial partnership
September 15, 2010K-12 public schools, technical colleges and state universities form crucial partnership CHARLESTON, SC – September 14, 2010 – K-12 public school officials, andpartnering technical college presidents and state university officialssign…
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Study reveals possible conflict of interest in industry-funded basic research
September 15, 2010CoEE Endowed Chair Bennett publishes major drug safetystudy revealing industry and academic researchers reached differentconclusions about ESAs and tumor growth; authors call for researchstandardization to protect patients. CHARLESTON, SC –…
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Five South Carolina schools named National Blue Ribbon Award winners
September 15, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 13, 2010 – Five South Carolina schoolsare winners of 2010 National Blue Ribbon Schools Awards, U.S. Secretaryof Education Arne Duncan announced. The Palmetto State’s public school…
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Gov. Mark Sanford Applauds McGill’s Slave Cabin Project
September 14, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 14, 2010 – Gov. Mark Sanford has encouraged Civil War re-enactor and historic preservationist Joe McGill to “keep up the good work” as he raises awareness…
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South Carolina part of two state groups getting $330 million to overhaul testing
September 6, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – September 6, 2010 – SouthCarolina is part of two groups of states that are getting $330 millionin federal grants over the next four years to develop a…
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Magazine Names the College of Charleston – Best Small Public College
August 25, 2010Parade magazine has named the College of Charleston one of the best small public colleges in the nation. CHARLESTON, SC – August 25, 2010 – In the August 22, 2010…
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School of Engineering continues its climb to the top of U.S. News rankings
August 17, 2010The Citadel continues to be recognized as a “Best Value” CHARLESTON, SC – August 17, 2010 – The Citadel School of Engineering climbed two places in the 2011 U.S. News…
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PASS scores show increases for most subjects, most grades second time around
August 6, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – August 6, 2010 – – The percentage of publicschool students meeting or exceeding state standards increased in amajority of subjects in four of six grades tested on…
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Class of 2014 breaks 5 applications records
August 2, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – August 2, 2010 – As The Citadel prepares for the arrival of the Class of 2014, interest in a challenging, traditional military-style college education with a focus…
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The Citadel NROTC earns top honors at Officer Candidates School
July 31, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – July 31, 2010 – The Citadel NROTC unit earned top honors during the first summer session of Officer Candidates School with eight cadets and enlisted Marines walking…
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French students helping Magnolia Gardens find rare plants
July 26, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – Two French horticultural students are visiting Magnolia Plantation and Gardens this summer to help the garden locate rare varieties of camellias and azaleas in Europe that weren’t…
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Fifth South Carolina school signs on for comprehensive redesign project
July 21, 2010BEAUFORT COUNTY – July 21, 2010 – A fifth high-poverty South Carolina school that has struggled to improve student achievement has volunteered for a comprehensive makeover that will begin this…
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The Citadel’s Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi Earns National Awards
July 20, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – July 20,2010 – For the 18th time, The Citadel’s Tau Iota Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi has been selected from 575 college Spanish honor societies as “Honor…
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GSSM Foundation Announces New Board Officers and Members
July 18, 2010The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of the following Board Officers for the 2010-2011 term: Chairman Richard L. Stanley,…
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South Carolina becomes 25th state to adopt Common Core standards in math, reading
July 18, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – July 18, 2010 – South Carolina is now the 25thstate to adopt a national set of academic benchmarks that detail themath and reading skills students will learn…
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Emilye Mobley Named Vice President for Student Development at S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics
July 18, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – July 13, 2010 – The S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to announce that Emilye Mobley has joined the GSSM administration as the…
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National Merit Scholarship program announces additional awards to SC grads
July 14, 2010MOUNT PLEASANT , SC – July 13, 2010 – Seventeen graduates from SouthCarolina’s public high schools are among an additional 1,900 awardwinners announced today by the NationalMerit Scholarship program. The…
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Ready, Set, Enroll! Event To Be Held At All Trident Technical College Campuses
July 14, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – August 3, 2010 -Trident Technical College is holding a Ready, Set, Enroll! event on Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. at all three TTC…
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State cuts prompt tuition and fees increase at The Citadel
June 13, 2010All-in” cost for in-state cadets to increase 6.3 percent CHARLESTON, SC – June 12, 2010 – In the face of unprecedented cuts to The Citadel’s state funding, the college’s Board…
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