WREN celebrates passage of Paid Leave for Educators in South Carolina
May 10, 2023
Today, the Paid Leave for Educators (H 3908) passed the House unanimously. This bill is off to the Governor’s desk for signature. Soon, more than 55,000 educators in South Carolina…
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Statement from Palmetto State Teachers Association on passage of parental leave benefits bill
May 10, 2023
Palmetto State Teachers Association applauds today’s unanimous vote in the South Carolina House to concur with Senate amendments to H. 3908, a bill that will make educators in South Carolina…
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Mia Tensley awarded TCTC Presidential Medallion for Instructional Excellence
May 9, 2023
Mia Tensley’s dedication to Tri-County Technical College (TCTC), her students, and her craft earned her the highest award presented to faculty. Tensley, Reading and College Skills instructor in the Academic…
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Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy graduates 41 at 10th annual hooding ceremony
May 9, 2023
The Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy held its 10th hooding ceremony Friday, sending 41 new doctors of pharmacy into the first stage of their professional careers. One word seemed to…
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Converse providing educators with critical skills to benefit students with autism
May 8, 2023
Aiming to better equip highly skilled educators for success and to support districts in their ability to retain top teaching talent, Converse University has launched South Carolina’s first Master of…
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Greenville Technical College celebrates graduates at commencement
May 5, 2023
Commencement for Greenville Technical College graduates was held at the Greenville Convention Center on Friday, May 5. Included were 364 registered participants (additional students graduated but did not participate), 11…
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2023 Vintage Dedicated to Betty Solomon
May 4, 2023
The Bob Jones University yearbook staff dedicated the 2023 Vintage to Betty Solomon, a devoted faculty member for over forty-four years in the School of Fine Arts and Communication. Currently, she serves…
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Eaton Corporation donates $20,000 to PTC Foundation
May 4, 2023
Officials from Eaton Corporation recently visited the Greenwood campus of Piedmont Technical College (PTC) to present a check for $20,000 to the PTC Foundation specifically to support the college’s engineering…
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PTC Horticulture students shine at national competition
May 2, 2023
Six Piedmont Technical College (PTC) students in the Horticulture Program traveled to Mississippi State University in Starkville last month to compete in the 47th Annual National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC). After all the soil settled, they returned to Greenwood…
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Clemson University, Prisma Health NIH Accelerator Program helps researchers get prestigious funding
May 2, 2023
Confidence. Experience. Career-long advice. These are just some of the things that post-doctoral fellow Amy Schuster has gained while in the Clemson University/Prisma Health National Institutes of Health (NIH) Accelerator…
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Upcountry Fiber to offer free digital literacy classes in Easley
May 2, 2023
Upcountry Fiber, the internet service provider created by utility cooperatives Blue Ridge Electric Co-op (BREC) and WCFIBER, a subsidiary of West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative (WCTEL), has partnered with Tri-County…
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South Carolina Foundation for Educational Leadership hosts gala celebrating public education
April 27, 2023
The South Carolina Foundation for Educational Leadership, South Carolina Association of School Administrators’ (SCASA) non-profit arm, is hosting its sixth annual gala on Friday, April 28, 2023, to celebrate this…
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Anna Romano of Greenville Technical College receives $4,000 Calhoun Scholarship
April 27, 2023
Anna Romano, a Human Services major at Greenville Technical College (GTC), has been named a 2023 Christopher A. Calhoun Scholar and will receive a $4,000 scholarship from the Phi Theta…
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Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative donates to Greenville Tech Foundation in honor of Kenneth Southerlin
April 27, 2023Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative has donated $50,000 to the Greenville Tech Foundation to name a classroom at the Prisma Health Center for Health & Life Sciences on Greenville Technical College’s…
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First two students enter “Expressway to Tiger Town”
April 27, 2023
Two Mauldin High School graduating seniors – Caroline Wilson and Hunter Wilson — have become the first students to enter the “Expressway to Tiger Town” and were recognized during a…
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Renee Atkinson of Aynor High School named 2024 South Carolina Teacher of the Year
April 26, 2023State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver announced at the annual South Carolina Teacher of the Year event that Renee Atkinson, an English teacher at Aynor High School from Horry County…
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Converse University installs Boone J. Hopkins, Ph.D. as twelfth president
April 26, 2023On Friday, April 21, 2023, Converse University celebrated the investiture of its twelfth president, Boone J. Hopkins, on campus in Zimmerli Performance Center’s Twichell Auditorium. The inauguration ceremony, held on…
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USC Upstate receives $50K from Power:Ed to support student research opportunities
April 25, 2023
The University of South Carolina Upstate has received a $50,000 award from Power:Ed to prepare state students for careers in the life sciences. Funds will support the summer research program…
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High School Seniors honored at the 7th Annual SC STEM Signing Day
April 19, 2023
On Tuesday, April 18th, 68 South Carolina high school seniors were honored at the 7th annual South Carolina STEM Signing Day. Similar to college signing days for athletes, the students…
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Build Carolina awarded $40,000 from Power:Ed to support rural expansion of SC Codes
April 18, 2023
Build Carolina, headquartered in Greenville, has been awarded $40,000 from Power:Ed, a philanthropy of SC Student Loan Corporation, for the rural partnership expansion of its existing SC Codes programs in…
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Outstanding educators from Piedmont Technical College honored
April 18, 2023Three Piedmont Technical College (PTC) employees were honored recently as Outstanding Educators for the 2022-2023 academic year by the South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) at its annual conference in…
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Clearly Furman campaign launches with goal of $426 million by 2026
April 17, 2023
Furman University announced today its largest campaign ever. Clearly Furman, the Campaign for our Third Century aims to raise $426 million by 2026, the start of the university’s next 100…
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Converse University receives $10K Collegiate Recycling Grant from DHEC
April 13, 2023
Converse University recently received a $10,000 Collegiate Recycling Grant from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to expand upon its existing recycling and sustainability programs. The…
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Countybank Foundation awards scholarship to PTC student
April 13, 2023
The Countybank Foundation, established in 1971 representing Countybank and Greenwood Capital, recently awarded a scholarship to Piedmont Technical College (PTC) student Iliana Uzoh, who is currently studying computer technology. “We…
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BJU Division of Music receives $1 million gift to create endowment
April 12, 2023
The Bob Jones University Division of Music announced a $1 million gift to begin and fund the Robert O. Jones and Mary B. Jones Scholarship Fund. This endowed fund will…
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Tri-County Technical College freezes in-county tuition for fourth year
April 10, 2023
The Tri-County Technical College Commission voted unanimously on April 10 to freeze in-county tuition for a fourth consecutive year. The in-county tuition freeze applies to the 2023-2024 academic year. Tri-County’s…
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Leadership Series – Dr. Gene Fant, North Greenville University
April 6, 2023
The Who’s on the Move Leadership Series highlights people leading extraordinary change in South Carolina. We will be focusing on the journeys of 12 top leaders per year from across the state…
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The Donnan/COBE Project at North Greenville University
April 6, 2023
North Greenville University is renovating the Donnan Administration Building into their new College of Business and Entrepreneurship. It is a $9.7 million project that will provide five contemporary classrooms; student…
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Converse University and Hub City Writers Project to host author Charles Frazier
April 5, 2023
Hub City Writers Project and Converse University will host bestselling author and National Book Award Winner Charles Frazier on April 26 on the Converse campus. “An Evening with Charles Frazier…
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Greenville Technical College Student selected as 2023 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar
March 31, 2023
Anna Romano, a Greenville Technical College (GTC) student, has been named a 2023 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the…
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Former Newberry College standout Zack Kelly makes Red Sox’ Opening Day roster
March 30, 2023
Today marks the beginning of the Major League Baseball season, and former Newberry College standout Zack Kelly has earned his spot on the Red Sox’ Opening Day roster. Thursday is…
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Leadership Series – Boone Hopkins, Converse University
March 30, 2023
The Who’s on the Move Leadership Series highlights people leading extraordinary change in South Carolina. We will be focusing on the journeys of 12 top leaders per year from across the state…
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Paladins’ win shines spotlight on Furman
March 28, 2023
When the Furman Paladins downed Virginia for the first upset of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, they raised the university’s profile to stratospheric heights, and suddenly everybody was talking about Furman.…
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Newberry College’s Brayden Phillips to compete on ‘American Idol’
March 28, 2023
Newberry College junior Brayden Phillips is one of eight South Carolinians headed to Hollywood to compete on “American Idol.” Hollywood Week starts Sunday night, April 2, on ABC. The exercise science major and…
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Just Say Something hosts 35th Annual Red Ribbon Classic Golf Tournament
March 26, 2023
Just Say Something will be hosting their 35th Annual Red Ribbon Classic Golf Tournament on Monday, March 27th at the Thornblade Club, 1275 Thornblade Blvd, Greer, SC 29650-4515. Located in…
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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis recognizes Susan Nunamaker of R.C. Edwards Middle School as Educator of the Month
March 23, 2023
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has recognized The School District of Pickens County’s Dr. Susan Nunamaker of R.C. Edwards Middle School as the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program’s…
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J. Drew Lanham to speak at Converse University’s Undergraduate Commencement on May 20
March 23, 2023
Ornithologist, naturalist, and writer J. Drew Lanham will be the Undergraduate Commencement speaker at Converse University on Saturday, May 20, 2023. A native of Edgefield, South Carolina, Lanham was recently…
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Around the World in 80 Hats at Upcountry History Museum
March 22, 2023Though not in a hot air balloon with Phileas Fogg, visitors will have an opportunity to go around the world on an 80 hat and headdress journey as the Upcountry…
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Greenville Technical College selected for Gates Foundation initiative
March 22, 2023Greenville Technical College (GTC) is one of 250 institutions selected to be part of the Intermediaries for Scale (IFS) initiative, a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded effort aimed at helping…
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Furman elevates talent development, launches Center for Innovative Leadership
March 21, 2023
Furman University has launched the Center for Innovative Leadership (CIL), a talent development initiative aimed at supporting mature and growing businesses in Greenville and the greater Upstate region. The CIL…
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Kevin McMindes honored by Southern Association for Institutional Research
March 21, 2023
Kevin McMindes, Greenville Technical College’s research and planning administrator, was recently recognized by the Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR) with the Best Paper Award. The award is based on…
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Five schools named Palmetto’s Finest
March 16, 2023
Five schools have been named 2023 Palmetto’s Finest Schools. They are: Lake Murray Elementary School, Lexington School District 1 Lake Murray Elementary School, Lexington-Richland School District 5 John W. Moore Middle…
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Two upstate schools named Palmetto’s Finest
March 15, 2023
Five schools have been named 2023 Palmetto’s Finest Schools. They are: Lake Murray Elementary School, Lexington School District 1 Lake Murray Elementary School, Lexington-Richland School District 5 John W. Moore…
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PTC selected for Gates Foundation higher education initiative
March 14, 2023
Piedmont Technical College (PTC) has been selected to participate in the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Intermediaries for Scale” (IFS) initiative, a $100 million investment over five years to forge…
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GirlUp GVL receives a $50,000 grant from Power:Ed to ensure high school girls from under-resourced community have the support they need to succeed
March 14, 2023Local nonprofit, GirlUp GVL, has been awarded $50,000 from Power:Ed, a philanthropy of SC Student Loan Corporation, to ensure 70 area high school girls have the resources they need to…
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Tri-County Technical College and North Greenville University announce first-of-its-kind partnership
March 9, 2023
Tri-County Technical College and North Greenville University (NGU) officials signed a first-of-its kind articulation agreement today (March 6) that enables the transfer of Tri-County students to NGU’s Educational Studies online bachelor’s degree program.…
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Converse University receives $592K grant from National Science Foundation
March 9, 2023
Converse University received a $592,000 award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand upon its existing STEM outreach program, Science, Technology, Arts, and Research Scholars (STARS). The grant was…
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Rayshawn Trapp, school counselor and Lander alumna, pens book
March 8, 2023
Rayshawn Trapp always dreamed of becoming an author. Uncertain about what type of book she should write, Trapp prayed for guidance. In the intervening years, Trapp honed her skills as…
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South Carolina State Fair announces 67% increase in scholarship funds
March 7, 2023
The South Carolina State Fair, a self-supporting 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, announces a 67 percent increase in awards for its 2023 annual Ride of Your Life Scholarship program. For the first…
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Greenville Technical College employees recognized as educators of the year
March 7, 2023The South Carolina Technical Education Association (SCTEA) has recognized three employees from Greenville Technical College (GTC) as Educators of the Year in recognition of their outstanding service and achievement. Chris…
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