Bob Jones University appoints new dean of School of Business
April 11, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April 11, 2012 – Dr. David Fisher, BJU provost, announced last week that Mr. Mike Buiter will succeed Dr. Aaron Goldsmith as dean of BJU’s School of…
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Governor’s School English instructor named top four literature professors in the US
April 11, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April 11, 2012 – South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities (SCGSAH) English instructor Mark Sibley-Jones is one of the four best literature professors in…
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New book by Princeton Review names four Furman professors among nation’s “best”
April 10, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University is home to four of the country’s best undergraduate professors, according to a new book, The Best 300 Professors, published by The Princeton Review. Furman…
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Upstate Pharmacy School Faculty Member Receives Award from SC Society for Health-Systems Pharmacists
April 6, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April 5, 2012 – At the annual meeting of the South Carolina Society for Health-Systems Pharmacists (SCSHP) held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, March 23-25th, Dr. Nancy…
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Spartanburg Community College Students Receive Recognition at Southeastern Model Arab League Conference
April 6, 2012SPARTANBURG, SC – April 6, 2012 – Eleven Spartanburg Community College (SCC) student delegates represented the country of Jordan in the Southeastern Model Arab League (MAL) Conference at Converse College,…
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Spartanburg Community College Offers a Gateway to College for High School Dropouts
April 5, 2012SPARTANBURG, SC – April 5, 2012 – Spartanburg Community College offers a second chance to high school dropouts and students at risk of dropping out through Gateway to College –…
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Wofford professor selected as one of the best in U.S.
April 4, 2012Dr. Charlie Bass featured in Princeton Review’s ‘Best 300 Professors’ SPARTANBURG, SC – April 4, 2012 – Dr. Charles G. (Charlie) Bass, the Dr. and Mrs. Larry Hearn McCalla Professor…
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National Science Foundation Awards $600,000 Grant to Furman University
April 4, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April 4, 2012 – The National Science Foundation has awarded FurmanUniversity a five-year, $600,000 grant to provide merit-basedscholarships to students who demonstrate financial need and who arepursuing…
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Three students named Wofford Presidential Scholars
April 2, 2012Two new Presidential Global Studies Scholarships inaugurated; join 28-year-old Presidential International Scholar program SPARTANBURG, SC – April 2, 2012 – Three Wofford students have been tapped by President Benjamin B. Dunlap…
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Spartanburg Community College Student, Randall Wheeler, Named to the SC Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team
April 2, 2012SPARTANBURG, SC – April 2, 2012 – Spartanburg Community College(SCC) student, Randall Joshua Wheeler, of Chesnee, S.C., was one of 20 studentsfrom across S.C. recently recognized by the S.C. Technical…
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Greenville Student Wins BB&T’s “This School’s Got Talent” Statewide Search
April 2, 2012Talent Contest Winner to Headline South Carolina Teacher of the Year Celebration and Open BMW Charity Golf Tournament ConcertGREENVILLE, SC – April 2, 2012 – Hannah Peeples, a 16-year-old sophomore…
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Spartanburg Day School Teacher selected for Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar
April 2, 2012SPARTANBURG, SC – April 2, 2012 – Kelsea Stockwell Turner, a Middle School history teacher at Spartanburg Day School, has been selected to participate in the highly competitive Gilder Lehrman…
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Furman Advances to Championship Finals in Mock Trial March Madness
March 28, 2012GREENVILLE, S.C.—Furman University earned its 16th consecutive trip to the American Mock Trial Association’s championshipfinals with a strong performance in the Ney National Tournament held oncampus March 23-25. Furman qualified…
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Greenville Tech Celebrates 5,000 Facebook Fans in its Fiftieth Year
March 28, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 28, 2012 – Greenville Tech’s Facebook page, established in 2009, has now exceeded 5,000 fans. To celebrate 5,000 fans during the college’s 50th anniversary year, the…
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Clemson MBA program brings Craig Giffi of Deloitte to Greenville
March 27, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 27, 2012 – Nationally recognized business leader Craig Giffi willspeak on “Insights Into Manufacturing the Future in a public lecture at5 p.m. Monday, April 9, at…
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Spartanburg Community College Receives Safety Award from SC Chamber of Commerce
March 25, 2012SPARTANBURG, SC – March 25, 2012 – Spartanburg Community College (SCC) recently received a Commendation of Excellence award for an exemplary safety record from the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce…
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Greenville Technical Charter High School Celebrates National Early College High School Week
March 22, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 22, 2012 – Greenville Technical Charter High School (GTCHS) is one of over 240 early colleges nationwide that will bring together students, administrators, parents, community leaders,…
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Mott Foundation Grant Supports New Program at Furman’s Riley Institute
March 22, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 22, 2012 – Fifteen leaders in the afterschool and expanded learning fields nationwide will be selected for 10 months of specialized policy training as part of…
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AT&T Announces Quarter-Billion-Dollar Expansion of Education Commitment Through Aspire
March 20, 2012New Study: South Carolina High School Graduation Percentage RateIncreased From 2002 To 2009; Nationally, Dropouts Remain Too High At&T’s ‘Socially Innovative’ Approach Aims To Increase High School Graduates, Boost Workplace…
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SC Future Minds named 11 finalists in the 2012 BB&T “This School’s Got Talent” search
March 19, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – March 17, 2012 – Celebrity judges from GRAMMYAward-winning super-group Hootie & The Blowfish (HBF) helped selectthe top entries. HBF bass guitarist Dean Felber and lead guitarist MarkBryan joined their former tour manager and current…
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2011-2012 Palmetto Gold, Silver Awards Announced
March 19, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – March 19, 2012 – The South Carolina Department ofEducation announced today the recipients of the Palmetto Gold and SilverAwards for the 2011-2012 school year using criteria established…
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Greenville Tech offers energy efficient technology opportunity
March 19, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 19, 2012 – According to a report on South Carolina energy efficiency opportunities authored by researchers from Georgia Tech and Duke University, technologies such as geothermal…
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Brookgreen Summer Camps Offer Education and Summer Fun for Children & Adults!
March 15, 2012PAWLEY’S ISLAND, SC – March 15, 2012 – Camp Brookgreen 2012 will host one-week sessions of summer fun and educational enrichment that will include activities at Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington…
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Bob Jones University Hires Neal Ring as Athletic Director
March 14, 2012University’s First Athletic Director to Also Coach Men’s Basketball TeamGREENVILLE, SC – March 13, 2012 – Bob Jones University (BJU) will announce the installation of Neal Ring as the university’s…
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USC Upstate School of Education to Host Open House for Graduate Programs
March 14, 2012SPARTANBURG, SC – The University of South Carolina Upstate’s School of Education will host a drop-in open house on Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 3 – 6 p.m. to share…
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SC Governor’s School for Arts & Humanities sends admission decisions for summer programs
March 14, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 14, 2012 – South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities (SCGSAH) mailed admission decisions on Tuesday, March 14 for summer programs: Academy, Discovery and…
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Wells Fargo supports Call Me Mister, Emerging Scholars programs
March 14, 2012CLEMSON, SC – March 14, 2012 – Wells Fargo has given $210,000 to Clemson University tosupport the Call Me MISTER and Emerging Scholars programs. The gift willprovide first-year scholarships for…
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Lakeside Steel and Machine contributes $30,000 to Tri Couty Tech Robotics Lab
March 12, 2012PENDLETON, SC – March 12, 2012 – Lakeside Steel and Machine in Anderson, owned and operated by Jack Jenkins, second from left, and his son, Brad Jenkins, far right, contributed…
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Greenville Tech students accepted for Work Immersion Study Program
March 12, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 12, 2012 – Kathriana Kengni, a Paralegal student at Greenville Technical College, and Alex Turitto, a student in the Physical Therapist Assistant program, have been accepted…
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Clemson trustees approve facilities projects
March 12, 2012CLEMSON, SC – March 12, 2012 – Clemson University’s longtime goal of having a permanentacademic home in downtown Greenville came a step closer to realityMonday when the board of trustees…
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Hindman Accepted Into BioMedical Informatics Fellowship Program
March 7, 2012SPARTANBURG, SC – March 6, 2012 – Dr. Margaret Hindman, assistant professor of nursing and director of the Joint Center for Nursing Research and Scholarship at the University of South…
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Wofford receives $200,000 grant to partner with high schools
March 7, 2012Arthur Vining Davis Foundations funds to be used for innovative materials SPARTANBURG, SC – March 6, 2012 – Wofford has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis…
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Ferrell Recognized as Finalist for Governor's Professor of the Year
March 6, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 5, 2012 – Kathy Ferrell of Greenville Technical College was recognized on Thursday, March 1 as a finalist for Governor¹s Professor of the Year. The state’s…
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Five Finalists Named for Teacher of the Year Honor
March 6, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – March 6, 2012 – Five outstanding classroom teacherswere named as finalists in South Carolina’s State Teacher of the YearProgram. The five finalists were chosen from nominees representing…
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Shared Worlds names Karin Lowachee Amazon.com Writer in Residence
March 5, 2012Science fiction/fantasy teen writing summer camp in its fifth year at Wofford SPARTANBURG, SC – March 5, 2012 – Shared Worlds, a non-profit science fiction/fantasy teen writing summer camp hosted…
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Gov. Nikki Haley announces 2012 Governor’s Professor of the Year awards
March 2, 2012Haley recognizes USC Sumter’s Dr. Hendrikus E. van Bulck, The Citadel’s Dr. Conway F. Saylor COLUMBIA, SC – March 1, 2012 – Governor Nikki Haley and Commission on Higher Education…
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Spartanburg Day School student, Chad Erturk wins Piedmont Region III Science Fair
March 1, 2012SPARTANBURG, SC – March 1, 2012 – Spartanburg Day School 10th grader, Chad Erturk walked away with a total of six awards at this year’s Piedmont Region III Science Fair.…
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Furman program to help businesses lower costs and put “BEST” foot forward
February 29, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – February 29, 2012 – Furman University’s Center for Corporate andProfessional Development is introducing a new corporate sustainabilityprogram that can help businesses lower operational costs in the areas…
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CU-ICAR co-hosts international electric vehicle conference
February 29, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – February 29, 2012 – One of the world’s foremost professional associations will meet in South Carolina next week when the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)…
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Microburst Learning Debuts New Branding for Online Job Shadows
February 29, 2012MicroCareerBursts™ help expose young people to modern careersCOLUMBIA, SC – February 29, 2012 – Microburst Learning announced that itis rebranding its online educational tool that exposes secondarystudents to careers in…
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Astrophysicists from Clemson and Europe unmask a black hole
February 27, 2012CLEMSON, SC – February 27, 2012 – A study of X-rays emitted a long time ago in a galaxy far, faraway has unmasked a stellar mass black hole in Andromeda,…
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Dr. Peter Schmunk named T.R. Garrison Professor of Humanities
February 27, 2012Art history professor recognized for enriching students’ lives SPARTANBURG, SC – Dr. Peter L. Schmunk, professor of art history and former chair of the department of fine arts at Wofford,…
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Westside Senior to Enter College This Fall with Sophomore Status
February 27, 2012ANDERSON, SC – February 27, 2012 – It’s 96 days and counting until Lauren McCall graduates from Westside High School and will be heading off to film school this fall…
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Statement from State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais
February 27, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – February 24, 2012 – State Superintendent of EducationMick Zais issued the following statement regarding recent comments aboutSouth Carolina’s standards made by U.S. Secretary of Education ArneDuncan. At…
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Dr. Peter Schmunk named T.R. Garrison Professor of Humanities
February 26, 2012Art history professor recognized for enriching students’ lives SPARTANBURG, SC – February 26, 2012 – Dr. Peter L. Schmunk, professor of art history and former chair of the department of…
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Clemson University establishes social media listening center with support from Dell, Salesforce Radian6
February 23, 2012CLEMSON, SC – February 23, 2012 – Clemson University has built a Social Media Listening Center (SMLC), with support from Dell and Salesforce Radian6. The center enables students to monitor…
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Clemson-NASA Asteroid Challenge
February 22, 2012An Online Contest For Middle School Students That Promotes Academic EnrichmentCLEMSON, SC – February 22, 2012 – Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to design a mission…
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Clemson study shows some S.C. counties fared better during downturns
February 22, 2012CLEMSON, SC – February 22, 2012 – South Carolina has weathered tworecessions since the new millennium. A detailed economic study of thePalmetto Sate between 2000 and 2008 by Clemson University…
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Personal Collection of Max Heller Available at Furman University Library
February 21, 2012Greenville development materials among collection of former mayor GREENVILLE, SC – February 21, 2012 – The personal document collection of the late MaxHeller is now available for public viewing in…
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Greenville man donates airplane and simulator to Greenville Tech
February 21, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – February 21, 2012 – A retired Greenville executive has given an airplane and flight training simulator to the Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program at GreenvilleTechnical College. Gregg Cornell…
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