Facebook votes pushing S.C. school closer to $500,000 national prize
September 1, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – September 1, 2010 – With only two days to go,the Spartanburg Charter School is one of only 20 public schools in thenation that stand to receive $500,000…
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Imtiaz Haque named founding chairman of new automotive engineering department at Clemson
August 31, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 31, 2010 – Imtiaz Haque has been named founding chairman of Clemson University’s new automotive engineering department, located at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive…
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Spartanburg Community College Receives 2010 Landscape Beautification Award
August 31, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – August 31, 2010 – The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce (SACC) and Spartanburg Men’s Garden Club (SMGC) recently presented Spartanburg Community College (SCC) with an honorable mention…
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Clemson Receives Computer Graphics Research Center Designation
August 31, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 31, 2010 – Clemson University has been designated a Compute Unified Device Architecture Research Center by NVIDIA Corp., an international developer and manufacturer of integrated circuits…
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Erskine graduate selected as top football umpire in South Carolina
August 30, 2010DUE WEST, SC – August 30, 2010 – Matthew “House” Wiggins ’96 is a football official in the South Carolina High School Officials Association. In fact, you could say that…
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Clemson’s Aleda Roth Named to Competitiveness Executive Advisory Board
August 30, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 26, 2010 – Aleda Roth, the Burlington Industries Distinguished Professor in Supply Chain Management at Clemson University, has been named to the executive advisory committee for…
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Covey center's Will Marre to outline leadership tactics at Clemson leadership seminar in Greenville
August 27, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 27, 2010 – Revolutionary practices that lead to billions of dollars in sales will be the topic when Will Marre, co-founder of the Covey Leadership Center,…
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Furman University Ranked Among Top Schools in Washington Monthly College Guide
August 27, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 27, 2010 – According to the 2010 edition of Washington Monthly’s College Guide, Furman University is among the nation’s top liberal arts colleges when it comes…
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WARP University Online, East Coast Hands-On Training Facility, Offers Medical Respiratory Technician Classes
August 27, 2010Medical Robotics Repair Class FORT MILL, SC & CHARLOTTE, NC – August 27, 2010 – Woman-owned WARP University, Founded by Lynn LaRive located in Fort Mill, S.C. introduced today additional…
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Clemson Announces $600 Million Capital Campaign
August 26, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 26, 2010 – Clemson University has kicked off the public phase of a capital campaign to raise $600 million in private gifts by June 30, 2012.…
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Greenville Tech awarded $50,000 gift from Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company
August 25, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 25, 2010 – Greenville Technical College has received $50,000 from the Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation to support Achieving the Dream, a nationwide initiative aimed at helping…
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Furman’s Bridges to a Brighter Future Receives $3.4 Million Gift
August 25, 2010Community-focused program benefits Greenville County high school students GREENVILLE, SC – August 25, 2010 – Furman University has received a $3.4 million gift from an anonymous donor to support the…
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TRIO Student Support Services program receives over $2 million in funding
August 25, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 25, 2010 – Greenville Technical College¹s TRIO Student Support Services program has received funding from the U.S. Department of Education, worth $403,671 annually for the next five…
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Spartanburg Community College’s FlexStart Classes Offer Full Credit in Fewer Weeks
August 25, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – August 25, 2010 – It’s not too late to register for fall classes at Spartanburg Community College. With SCC’s FlexStart fall terms starting on September 20, 21…
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Clemson Graduates Find Jobs at Twice the National Average
August 24, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 24, 2010 – Clemson University graduates are finding jobs at nearly twice the national average of college graduates, and nearly half of them are staying in…
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Spartanburg Community College Receives TRIO Student Support Services Grant
August 23, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – August 23, 2010 – Spartanburg Community College (SCC), has been awarded a TRIO Student Support Services grant in the amount of $285,418 per year from the U.S.…
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Furman University Makes Parade’s “A-List Colleges”
August 23, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 23, 2010 – Parade magazine has named Furman University to its “A-List Colleges,” a group of schools that high school counselors from across the country agreed…
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Southern Wesleyan among best regional universities
August 23, 2010Southern Wesleyan University is listed as one of the best regional universities in the South in the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” compiled by U.S. News & World Report.…
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In Difficult Ecomomy Spartanburg Day School Makes Significant Market Impact
August 22, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – August 22, 2010 – During these trying economic times the Spartanburg Day School’s investments of its capital campaign funds are serving as a major contribution to the…
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Kay Rhodes Receives Tri-County’s Staff Excellence Award
August 20, 2010PENDLETON, SC – August 21, 2010 -Kay Rhodes, the admissions liaison for the Nursing department at Tri-County Technical College, was honored Thursday (August 19) with the highest award given for…
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Clemson reports record interest, quality class in new academic year
August 18, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 18, 2010 – The 2010-11 academic year is under way at Clemson University, and nearly 3,000 freshmen were learning the way around campus Wednesday. A record-setting…
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Furman’s Connie Carson Given Award For Leadership In Collegiate Housing
August 13, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 13, 2010 – Connie Carson, Furman University’s vice president for Student Life, recently was honored for superior work in the collegiate housing profession. Carson received the…
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Flo McNeill Named Manager of Student Accounts at Christ Church Episcopal School
August 13, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 13, 2010 – Doug Qualls, Christ Church Episcopal School Vice President of Finance and Operations, announced the appointment of Flo McNeill to the position of Manager…
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Nanomaterials Environmental Impact Conference to be at Clemson
August 12, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 12, 2010 – The next huge advance in technology will be really, really small. Nanotechnology – the manipulation of materials and processes at the atomic level…
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Oscar winner to direct Digital Production Arts at Clemson
August 11, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 10, 2010 – Jerry Tessendorf, winner of the Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2008, has been named director of the Digital Production Arts program at…
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Registration for Fall 2010 Classes Underway at Spartanburg Community College
August 10, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – August 9, 2010 – Spartanburg Community College is now holding open registration for the 2010 fall semester at the SCC central campus. Students can register online through the…
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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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Christ Church Episcopal hires new Director of Summer & Afternoon Activities
August 6, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 2010 – Christ Church Episcopal School welcomes Sarah Bell as new Director of Summer & Afternoon Encounters. She comes to the school from Sylvan Learning Center,…
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Christ Church Episcopal physics teacher receive Daniel-Mickel Foundation Master Teacher Award
August 6, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 2010 – CCES physics teacher Dr. Rodney Sullivan received the 2010-11 Daniel-Mickel Foundation Master Teacher Award. His AP physics classes consistently post a 100 percent pass…
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Google's Digitization Efforts Building On Work Of Furman Classics Professor
August 4, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 4, 2010 – When Google recently touted its digitization efforts involving millions of books in hundreds of languages, it made reference to a project that Furman…
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Furman Named a Top 10 Small College Workplace For Second Year In A Row
August 4, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 2, 2010 – The Chronicle of Higher Education has designated Furman University one of the best universities for employment in the nation as a result of…
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Clemson $2 million gift pledge comes with a challenge
August 4, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 4, 2010 – Clemson University has received a $2 million pledge from a private foundation to help fund an endowed chair in human genetics. But it…
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Spartanburg Community College Offers High School Dropouts a Second Chance Through Gateway to College Program
August 4, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – August 4 2010 – Spartanburg Community College continues to provide a second chance to high school dropouts and students at risk of dropping out through Gateway to…
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Early Planning is Key to Making Transition from High School to College
August 3, 2010ANDERSON, SC – August 3, 2010 – Stephanie Johnson, a recent T.L. Hanna graduate, say’s the secret to making an easy transition from high school to college is early planning.…
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Clemson prepares to award nearly 700 degrees; present honorary degree
August 2, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 2, 2010 – Nearly 700 degrees will be conferred at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7, during summer graduation exercises in Littlejohn Coliseum at Clemson University.…
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Greenville Tech partnership helps tax preparers meet new requirements
August 2, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 2, 2010 – In January, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced results of a six-month study of the tax return preparer industry, which proposed new registration,…
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New Degree Program At Furman Targets School Administrators
July 31, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – July 30, 2010 – School administrators looking to upgrade their leadership skills and advance their careers will have the opportunity to earn a specialist degree from Furman…
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Eleven USC Upstate Nursing Students Gain Real-Life Experience At St. Francis Hospital
July 28, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – July 28, 2010 – The University of SouthCarolina Upstate is leading the way at Bon Secours St. Francis HealthSystem nursing extern program. Eleven nursing students from USC…
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USC Upstate Robotics Program Announces Partnership with SEW Eurodrive
July 28, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – July 28, 2010 – The robotics program withinthe Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University ofSouth Carolina Upstate announces a new partnership with SEW Eurodrive,…
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Dr. Ronnie L. Booth to Address Graduates at Summer Commencement
July 28, 2010PENDLETON, SC – July 28, 2010 – Dr. Ronnie L. Booth, president of Tri-County Technical College, will deliver the College’s summer commencement address Thursday, August 5, at 6 p.m. at…
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Clemson MBA program recognized for service work
July 21, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – July 21, 2010 – Students in the Master of Business Administration program at Clemson University have been recognized for their service work with Triune Mercy Center in…
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Erskine surpasses scholarship fund goal
July 20, 2010DUE WEST, SC – July 20, 2010 – A tough year ended triumphantly June 30 as Erskine College and Seminary surpassed its Annual Fund goal by more than $300,000. Erskine…
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Clemson computing chief elected to national board
July 20, 2010CLEMSON, SC – July 20, 2010 – Jim Bottum, vice provost and chiefinformation officer at Clemson University, has been elected to the boardof trustees for Internet2, the nation’s leader in…
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The Riley Institute at Furman announces Upstate Diversity Leaders Initiative Class IX Graduates
July 20, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – July 20, 2010 – The Riley Institute at Furman ispleased to announce the commencement of Class IX of the UpstateDiversity Leaders Initiative. Chosen by nomination and application,…
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Are You Smarter Than a Greenville County Schools Fifth Grader?
July 20, 2010Michelin teams with school district to raise funds for critical supplies GREENVILLE, SC – July 20, 2010 – Faced with deep budget cuts that directly impact the operational performance of…
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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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Clemson extends student grants, jobs program
July 18, 2010CLEMSON, SC – July 14, 2010 – Clemson University will extend its version of an economic stimulus plan for students — a need-based “completion grants” program and funding for work-study…
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Clemson gets $1.4 million to improve cyberinfrastructure for S.C. researchers
July 18, 2010CLEMSON, SC – July 15, 2010 – The Clemson University Research Foundation received $1,431,340 from the National Science Foundation to support the university’s effort to improve and maintain cyberinfrastructure in…
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Greenville Tech Now Offers Courses on the Arabic Language and the Middle East
July 18, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – July 17, 2010 – Over the last decade, the Middle East has played a significant role in the political, security and economic interests of the United States.…
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Furman University To Offer Prepatory Course For CMA Exam
July 18, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – Juy 18, 2010 – Furman University’s Continuing Education and Undergraduate Evening Studies is partnering with the Institute of Management Accountants to offer a preparatory course for Part…
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