The NEA Foundation and the National Education Association name Columbia educator to receive prestigious national award
August 8, 2016
Stephanie Johnson to be recognized at SC State Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, August 9 at 12:30 pm at The Rutledge Conference Center at 1429 Senate Street “By implementing customized…
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Greenville Technical College receives ACCT awards
August 8, 2016
The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) will present two regional awards to Greenville Technical College at ACCTs annual meeting in New Orleans in October. The first is he 2016 Southern Regional…
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New charter school starters launching efforts across the state
August 8, 2016
South Carolina Department of Education to host new school development training August 9th in Columbia. Educators, parents and community leaders considering starting new public charter schools as an option to address students’…
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Five SC students receive college scholarships from workers’ compensation insurer
August 7, 2016SCHB Self Insurers Fund announce the recipients of their 2016 Scholarship Program. Five $1,000 scholarships were awarded to five 2016 high school graduates. An independent panel of judges who evaluated each…
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Five SC students receive college scholarships from workers’ compensation insurer
August 7, 2016SCHB Self Insurers Fund announce the recipients of their 2016 Scholarship Program. Five $1,000 scholarships were awarded to five 2016 high school graduates. An independent panel of judges who evaluated each…
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Board approves Held as new graphic designer
August 4, 2016During the June 26, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the hiring of a new graphic designer for the…
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Washburn named executive director of Lexington District One Educational Foundation
August 4, 2016During the July 19, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the hiring of a new executive director for the…
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Board approves Held as new graphic designer
August 4, 2016
During the June 26, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the hiring of a new graphic designer for the…
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Washburn named executive director of Lexington District One Educational Foundation
August 4, 2016
During the July 19, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the hiring of a new executive director for the…
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Jones to join music faculty at BJU
August 3, 2016
Todd Jones will join the Bob Jones University faculty this fall as a professor in the Division of Music in the School of Fine Arts and Communication. Jones previously served…
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Dara Harrop named Principal of Marrington Middle School of the Arts
August 2, 2016
Dara Harrop has been named the new principal of Marrington Middle School of the Arts in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The Berkeley County School Board approved the appointment at their…
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Kori Brown named Principal of Daniel Island School
August 2, 2016
Kori Brown has been named the new principal of Daniel Island School located in Daniel Island, South Carolina. The Berkeley County School Board approved the appointment at their meeting on…
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Mason Zandi using District Five roots to lead Gamecocks in senior season
August 2, 2016
Mason Zandi has always stood out amongst the crowd. At 6-9, 315 it makes perfect sense. You can’t miss him. The Chapin High School alum and fifth-year senior is preparing…
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Richland One hiring workers for four departments
August 2, 2016
Richland One is hiring workers to fill positions in Custodial Services, Maintenance Services, Student Nutrition Services and Student Transportation Services for the 2016-2017 school year. Interviews for those positions will be held…
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Trident Technical College receives additional funding for Workforce Pathways Scholarship program
August 2, 2016
Trident Technical College’s Division of Continuing Education and Economic Development is offering a new installment of the Workforce Pathways Scholarship that pays for course fees and books for approved STEM and career…
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3M Greenville supports center for manufacturing innovation
August 2, 2016
A $25,000 gift from 3M Greenville’s Community Vibrancy Fund will support the Mechatronics program at Greenville Technical College’s Center for Manufacturing Innovation, opening August 22 adjacent to CU-ICAR. The money will be…
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Love named interim Dean for School of Education at USC Upstate
August 1, 2016
Dr. Charles Love has been named interim dean of the School of Education at the University of South Carolina Upstate and began his duties on July 1. Love previously served in this…
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SCE&G reminds customers of easy online back-to- school tools and features
August 1, 2016
Key documents for K-12 registration, connection tools for college students just a few clicks away The start of another school year is just around the corner, and SCE&G wants to…
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Bosch Rexroth supports Greenville Technical College’s Center for manufacturing innovation with scholarship funds
August 1, 2016
A $70,000 gift by the Bosch Community Fund will create scholarships for students who are part of the Manufacturing Honors College at Greenville Technical College’s Center for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI). Bosch Rexroth…
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2016 Lucy Hampton Bostick Award winner named
August 1, 2016
Richland Library friends honor literary innovator After receiving an overwhelming response of nominations for the Lucy Hampton Bostick Award, the Richland Library Friends are proud to announce the 2016…
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South State Bank made a $5,000 donation to Tri-County Technical College’s Connect to College program
July 27, 2016
South State Bank made a $5,000 donation to support Tri-County Technical College’s Connect to College (C2C) program, which provides academically capable youth between the ages of 17 and 20 the…
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Clemson names Brian Voss interim chief information officer
July 27, 2016
Clemson University has named Brian D. Voss of Naples, Florida, interim chief information officer (CIO). He succeeds Jim Bottum, who will serve as a research professor and director of Clemson’s…
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Columbia College receives $100,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to strengthen liberal arts
July 27, 2016
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Columbia College a prestigious $100,000 grant to revise and strengthen the centrality of liberal arts education in the college’s undergraduate programs. The grant…
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Columbia College receives $100,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
July 27, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Columbia College a prestigious $100,000 grant to revise and strengthen the centrality of liberal arts education in the college’s undergraduate…
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Clemson University Foundation elects new board members; announces officers
July 27, 2016The Clemson University Foundation board of directors elected five new board members and appointed a new chair and vice chair. The new chair of the Foundation board is E. Mitchell…
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Clemson researchers say trees could help strengthen auto parts
July 27, 2016
Trees that are removed during forest restoration projects could find their way into car bumpers and fenders as part of a study led by Srikanth Pilla of Clemson University. Pilla…
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University of South Carolina awarded grant to explore safer ways to store nuclear waste
July 27, 2016
The University of South Carolina was awarded an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore new, sustainable ways to store hazardous nuclear waste. With the award,…
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Richland One hiring additional bus drivers for school year
July 26, 2016
Richland One is hiring additional school bus drivers and bus monitors for the 2016-2017 school year. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma and…
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Board promotes Clamp to assistant principal of Lake Murray Elementary
July 26, 2016LEXINGTON, SC — During the July 19, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the promotion of Leisa F. Clamp…
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Carpenter named assistant administrator at Carolina Springs Middle
July 26, 2016LEXINGTON, SC — During the July 19, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the promotion of Ryan W. Carpenter…
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Peterson named assistant principal at Lexington Middle
July 26, 2016LEXINGTON, SC — During the July 19, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved a new assistant principal for Lexington…
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Board names Aldridge assistant principal of Midway Elementary
July 26, 2016LEXINGTON, SC — During the July 19, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the hiring of LaQuana P. Aldridge…
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Carpenter named assistant administrator at Carolina Springs Middle
July 26, 2016
LEXINGTON, SC — During the July 19, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the promotion of Ryan W. Carpenter…
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Board names Aldridge assistant principal of Midway Elementary
July 26, 2016
LEXINGTON, SC — During the July 19, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the hiring of LaQuana P. Aldridge…
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Board promotes Clamp to assistant principal of Lake Murray Elementary
July 26, 2016
LEXINGTON, SC — During the July 19, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved the promotion of Leisa F. Clamp…
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Peterson named assistant principal at Lexington Middle
July 26, 2016
LEXINGTON, SC — During the July 19, 2016 regular monthly meeting of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees, the board approved a new assistant principal for Lexington…
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Archaeologists find elusive 16th-century Spanish fort on Parris Island
July 25, 2016
Nearly 40 years after finding the remains of the 16th-century town of Santa Elena on present-day Parris Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, archaeologists have discovered San Marcos, one of…
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Richland Two selects superintendent elect
July 25, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – At a Special Called Board Meeting on July 25, 2016, the Richland Two Board of Trustees voted to authorize Board Chairman James Manning to execute two contracts…
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Central Carolina Technical College unveils new logo
July 25, 2016
SUMTER, SC – Central Carolina Technical College launched a new logo, marking the first change in its visual identity since 1992. CCTC’s new brand is a reflection of the college’s commitment…
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Converse College begins construction of new junior suites
July 25, 2016
SPARTANBURG, SC – Over the coming months, new suite-style junior housing will begin to rise on the east corridor of Converse College’s back campus quad. The 120-student-bed facility will open…
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Clemson finance official receives national award
July 22, 2016
Charles Tegen, Clemson University’s associate vice president for finance, was awarded the 2016 Professional Development Award for his notable and extensive contributions to the National Association of College and University…
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A Conversation with Kalen Anderson, USC Gamecocks Golf Coach
July 22, 2016
Mike Dojc talks with Gamecocks Golf Coach, Kalen Anderson, about the University of South Carolina’s new practice facility, the ascension of the Gamecocks golf program and plenty more.
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District Five student wins National Merit Scholarship
July 20, 2016
Eli Horner of Chapin High School has been selected as the recipient of the National Merit Wofford College Scholarship announced on Monday by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. There were…
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Richland One to continue free meals to all students in fall
July 20, 2016
During the 2016-2017 school year, Richland One will continue to offer meals at no cost to all students, regardless of family income. The average district family could save more than…
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College professor unveils the hidden keys to college success
July 20, 2016
The new college school year is just around the corner. College-bound students are anxiously awaiting the college experience, and their parents desperately want them to succeed. In his new book,…
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Clemson names new director of financial aid
July 20, 2016
Clemson University has named Richard Ritzman of Memphis director of financial aid. He will begin work Aug. 8, succeeding Chuck Knepfle, who served as director since 2010 and now is…
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NHC donation
July 19, 2016
Brad Moorhouse, administrator of NHC HealthCare in Anderson, second from left, presented Grayson Kelly, executive director of Tri-County Technical College’s Foundation, third from left, with a $15,000 check from its…
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Central Carolina Technical College’s Health Sciences Center receives check from The Foundation for Geriatric Education
July 19, 2016
SUMTER, SC — On Monday, July 18, The Foundation for Geriatric Education (TFGE), Murfreesboro, TN, awarded $13,500 to Central Carolina Technical College’s Health Sciences Center for the purchase of four…
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Charleston Southern University president Dr. Jairy C. Hunter honored as 2016 Distinguished Business Officer
July 19, 2016
CSU president recognized by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Charleston Southern University president Dr. Jairy C. Hunter Jr. has been recognized as the 2016 Distinguished…
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Cross High School announces Senfronia Smith as principal
July 19, 2016
MONCKS CORNER, SC – Senfronia Smith has been named the new principal of Cross High School located in Cross, South Carolina. The Berkeley County School Board approved the appointment at…
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