SWU to offer GT courses in Columbia
October 16, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – October 16, 2012 – Southern Wesleyan University applied for a $35,150 grant to offer classes for teaching the Gifted and Talented in the Columbia area. This year’s…
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Bookstaver Named Vice-Chair at S.C. College of Pharmacy
August 23, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – August 23. 2012 – Brandon Bookstaver, a nationally-acclaimed clinical practitioner and University of South Carolina (USC) graduate, has been named vice-chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy…
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AAF of the Midlands and AAF District 3 Award Scholarships to Diversity Internship Program Recipient
August 20, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – August 20, 2012 – The American Advertising Federation (AAF) of the Midlands selected Taliyah Wolff to complete the 2012 AAF of the Midlands Diversity Internship Program. Douglas…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation Awards $110,900 in Scholarships to South Carolina Students
August 13, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – August 13, 2012 – Central Carolina Community Foundation has awarded 44 scholarships totaling $110,900 to some of South Carolina’s best and brightest students. The Community Foundation manages…
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Jennifer L. Bloom Joins Natioal Association for Campus Activities Board of Directors
August 2, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – August 2, 2012 – The National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) recently appointed Jennifer L. Bloom, EdD as guest to the NACA® Board of Directors. Bloom is…
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CofC Fellow Speaks at Harvard Conference on S.C. Education Gains
July 25, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – July 25, 2012 – College of Charleston senior education fellow Terry Peterson will represent South Carolina as one of the six most improved school systems at a…
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Lattimore Honored for Exemplary Contributions to School
May 4, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – May 3, 2012 – Upstate businessman Ray Lattimore, President and CEO of Marketplace Staffing, has been named an inaugural recipient of Greenville Tech Charter High School’s Charter…
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Greenville Tech Commencement Exercises to be Held May 8
May 2, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – May 2, 2012 – Greenville Tech’s commencement exercises are scheduled for May 8, 2012 at 6 p.m. at the Bi-Lo Center in Greenville. Students participating will number…
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District AP Participation Increases, Scores Remain Low
February 12, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina saw more students take advantage of AP course offerings but the number of students scoring a 3, 4, or 5 (proficient) on exams remained low…
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The Education Foundation Receives $181,000 Boeing Grant for STEM Education
November 8, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – November 8, 2011 – The Education Foundation received a $181,000 grant from The Boeing Company which was announced today at the Business Education Summit, to extend a…
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South Carolina Schools Receive $74,500 in Funding from the Verizon Foundation
September 20, 2011COLUMBIA, SC – September 20, 2011 – The Verizon Foundation has awarded South Carolina schools $74,500 in grants to raise teachers’ awareness of the free educational resources available from Thinkfinity.org…
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Tri-County’s Practical Nursing Program Moves to Easley Campus
June 10, 2011This Fall, Industrial Electronics Classes Added to Program Offerings EASLEY, SC – June 9, 2011 – This fall, Tri-County Technical College’sPractical Nursing program will move to the Easley Campus andfirst-semester…
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South Carolina Schools Have Opportunity to Earn $50,000 in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education Grants
April 14, 2011CHARLESTON, SC – April 14, 2011 – Amid an increased focus onstudent achievement in South Carolina, public schools in the state areinvited to apply for $50,000 in grants for programs…
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Sudan minister to visit Erskine
September 26, 2010DUE WEST, SC – September 29, 2010 – The Rev. Orozu Lokine Daky, a minister in the Presbyterian Church of Sudan (PCOS), will speak at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept.…
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International expert to join Clemson University economic development team
June 27, 2010CLEMSON, SC – June 22, 2010 – An international trade and economic development leader will join Clemson University in August as an adviser and guest lecturer on global economic development…
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National Wireless Safety Week is a Perfect Time to Put the Brakes on Irresponsible Driving
May 27, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – May 27,2010 – National Wireless Safety Week is June 14-18 and a great time forVerizon Wireless to remind cell phone users thatsafety should be the top priority…
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The Citadel enters partnership with Barnes and Noble
May 4, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – May 4, 2010 – Barnes and Noble College Booksellers will take over textbook sales and operations at The Citadel Gift Shop under a new partnership that takes…
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Clemson breaks ground on $31 million building project
April 25, 2010CLEMSON, SC – April 23, 2010 – Clemson University broke groundFriday on a $31 million project to expand and renovate Rudolph E. LeeHall, home of the university’s design, build and…
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Top 10 education stories for 2009
January 1, 2010COLUMBIA – The struggles of local school districts to absorb hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts leads the South Carolina Department of Education’s list of top education stories…
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Fourth Annual Young Professionals Holiday Party and Winter Warmth Drive
December 7, 2009Midlands Young Professionals AllianceFourth Annual Young Professionals Holiday Party and Winter Warmth Drive12.09.096 – 10 p.m.Liberty Tap Room | 828 Gervais Street @ Lincoln Street18 Young Professionals Organizations = 1…
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City Announces Call for Nominations for Service Scholarships
September 17, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – September 17, 2009 – Nominations are being accepted for the 2010 E. W. Cromartie Dream Keeper Scholarship Awards in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King.…
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Presbyterian College Welcomes Leading Economist as Part of New BB&T Program for the Study of Capitalism
September 15, 2009CLINTON, SC – Septmber 15, 2009 – Economist and historian Robert Higgs will speak at Presbyterian College this month as part of the college’s new BB&T Program on the Study of…
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Curriculum Project Making Connections Between High School and Higher Education Coursework
August 3, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – August 3, 2009 – Fifteen high school and college faculty members from across South Carolina are at the forefront of a statewide, ground-breaking initiative that is increasing…
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Sen. Peeler to Receive Honorary Degree at Clemson Graduation
August 3, 2009CLEMSON, SC – August 3, 2009 – Sen. Harvey Smith Peeler Jr., Republican senator for South Carolina District 14, will receive an honorary Doctorate of Humanities on Saturday, Aug. 8,…
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Rex Joins Announcement of New Round of Training to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
August 3, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – August 3, 2009 – South Carolina Superintendent of Education Jim Rex joined with local education leaders and other public officials today to announce a new round of…
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Education Department Employee Wins Fellowship to Travel, Study in Japan
August 3, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – August 3, 2009 – The South Carolina Department of Education’s social studies coordinator recently returned from a trip to Japan made possible when he won a 2009…
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Dillon County Student's Plea about School Heard
August 3, 2009DILLON, SC – August 3, 2009 – Education officials launched an effort Tuesday to rebuild an South Carolina middle school that has became a symbol of the nation’s education inequities…
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Two S.C. Teachers of the Year Featured in New Books
July 31, 2009ROCK HILL, SC – July 31, 2009 – Former South Carolina Teachers of the Year Jason Fulmer and Ann Marie Taylor have been featured in a pair of new books…
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University of South Carolina School of Law Librarian Honored for Service
July 29, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – July 29, 2009 – Terrye Conroy, librarian for references and public services at the University of South Carolina School of Law’s Coleman Karesh Library, recently received the…
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Clemson Names Interim Dean of Agriculture College
July 29, 2009CLEMSON, SC – July 29, 2009 – Thomas R. Scott, a professor in the animal and veterinary sciences department at Clemson University, has been named interim dean of the College…
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Provost Academy South Carolina Reaches 1,000 Student Milestone
July 28, 2009Enrollment Increased to Include Openings for 500 More Students to Sign Up for State’s New Online Public High School COLUMBIA, SC – July 28, 2009 – With six weeks to…
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Midlands Technical College Commission Elects New Board Chair
July 28, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – July 28, 2009 – Robert F. Dozier, Jr., has been elected Chair of the Midlands Technical College Commission. He previously served as Commission Chair from July 2005…
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Clemson Management Students Named First SCOR Scholars
July 28, 2009CLEMSON, SC – July 28, 2009 – Nearly two dozen undergraduate students at Clemson University have become the first in the world to earn the SCOR Scholar designation. The 22…
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Provost Academy South Carolina Reaches 1,000 Student Milestone
July 28, 2009Enrollment Increased to Include Openings for 500 More Students to Sign Up for State’s New Online Public High School COLUMBIA, SC – July 28, 2009 – With six weeks to…
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Chinese Economic Expert to Address Upstate Business Representatives
July 23, 2009CLEMSON, SC – July 21, 2009 – Experts will dissect the economy of China during a Clemson Renaissance Center lunch meeting at noon Friday, July 31, at High Cotton in…
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Clemson raises $78.7 million in private gifts, pledges
July 23, 2009CLEMSON, SC – July 22, 2009 – Private gifts to Clemson University totaled $78.7 million for the 2008-2009 fiscal year that ended June 30. The total includes $43.1 million given…
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Ozen Engineering Inc. Donates Human Body-Modeling Software to Clemson
July 23, 2009CLEMSON, SC – July 23, 2009 – A gift from California-based Ozen Engineering Inc. to Clemson University is enabling researchers to create detailed computer models of the human body, which…
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Pediatricians Endorse Clemson University Bullying-Prevention Program
July 21, 2009CLEMSON, SC – July 21, 2009 – A bullying-prevention program based in Clemson University’s Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life has been endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics as…
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Furman University Ranks No. 1 Among South Carolina Colleges in State University.com Evaluation
July 21, 2009University is ranked No. 33 nationally GREENVILLE, SC – July 21, 2009 – Furman University has been named the top post-secondary institution in South Carolina by the website www.StateUniversity.com in…
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Richland 2 School Board to Vote on Charter School
July 20, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – July 20, 2009 – The Richland 2 school board will have the final say on a charter school giving Northeast Richland parents the option of year-round schooling.…
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Former Speaker, Ambassador Wilkins Named Clemson University Board Chairman
July 20, 2009CLEMSON, SC – July 20, 2009 – Longtime South Carolina legislator and former U.S. Ambassador to Canada David H. Wilkins was unanimously elected chairman of the Clemson University board of…
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Clemson University Trustees Approve Budget and Fees, Architecture Building Expansion, New Golf Team Facility
July 20, 2009CLEMSON, SC – July 20, 2009 – Clemson University trustees approved the school’s 2009-10 budget of $755,123,000 at their summer quarterly meeting on campus. Chief Financial Officer Brett Dalton said…
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Character Education Conference Planned
July 17, 2009ORANGEBURG, SC – July 17, 2009 – A one-day conference that will focus on helping people learn to incorporate character in their lives will be held at Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College…
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Psycho-Educational Services Opens in Columbia, SC
July 16, 2009Local business hopes effort will offer more expansive testing services for school kids COLUMBIA, SC – July 15, 2009 – Psycho-Educational Services, specializing in testing children ages 3 to 16 for…
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MUSC Earns $20 Million Award From National Institutes of Health
July 16, 2009Clinical Translational Science Award means better care, research and training CHARLESTON, SC – July 15, 2009 – One of the most challenging aspects of today’s health care system is the…
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Richland 2 Charter School gets Approval
July 16, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – July 16, 2009 – A charter school giving Northeast Richland parents the option of year-round schooling has received the blessing of a key committee of the S.C.…
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National Merit Scholarship Program Announces Additional Awards to SC Grads
July 16, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – July 16, 2009 – Twenty-seven graduates from 19 South Carolina public high schools are among an additional 2,000 award winners announced today by the National Merit Scholarship…
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New Curriculum Guides Making State Debut this Week at Research to Practice Forum
July 15, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – July 15, 2009 – New curriculum guides to help in teaching South Carolina’s academic standards are making their debut this week at the state’s sixth annual research…
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Clemson 'Stimulus Plan' Creates Jobs for Students
July 14, 2009CLEMSON, SC – July 14, 2009 – Clemson University is creating its own version of an economic stimulus plan for students, targeting those most impacted by the current economic recession…
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EdVenture Advocates Science Education for the Elementary Years
July 10, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – July 10, 2009 – In late June, 55 South Carolina public elementary school teachers converged on Columbia at EdVenture Children’s Museum to learn how to best integrate…
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