Legal Staff Professionals of SC Recognize SMC’s Candice Logan
April 21, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The Legal Staff Professionals of South Carolina recently awarded the 2014-2015 Norma F. George, PLS Scholarship Award to Candice Logan of Boiling Springs, SC. The Legal Staff…
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Summer Faculty Innovation Grants Awarded at USC Upstate
April 21, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – Ten faculty members at the University of South Carolina Upstate have been awarded Summer Faculty Innovation Grants thanks to a new initiative funded by the USC Upstate…
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Furman University Trustees Elect New Members to Board
April 21, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Robert Hill, chair of the Furman University Board of Trustees, announced today that seven new trustees and one trustee emeritus have been elected to the board. The…
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Center Announces 2014-2015 Letters About Literature Winners
April 21, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Center for the Book is pleased to announce the nine winners in this year’s Letters About Literature contest. These outstanding students will be honored at…
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Sylvan Learning’s Upstate Centers Participating in National STEM Event
April 21, 2015
Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, SC – Sylvan Learning Center is celebrating the launch of Sylvan EDGE, a series of highly engaging, hands-on classes that empower parents to incorporate STEM into…
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Lower Richland HS and EngenuitySC Host 2nd Dress for Success Showcase April 24
April 21, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Fresh from earning the first AdvancED STEM Certification in Richland County School District 1, Lower Richland High School will collaborate again with lead project coordinator, EngenuitySC, on…
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HUGO team at CCU releases hurricane outlook for 2015
April 20, 2015
CONWAY, S.C. – The Hurricane Genesis & Outlook (HUGO) Project at Coastal Carolina University anticipates a “below normal” hurricane season for 2015, according to its extended range forecast for the…
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Lower Richland HS and EngenuitySC Host 2nd Dress for Success Showcase April 24
April 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Fresh from earning the first AdvancED STEM Certification in Richland County School District 1, Lower Richland High School will collaborate again with lead project coordinator, EngenuitySC, on…
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8-year-old District Five student getting statewide, national spotlight for her barrette business
April 20, 2015IRMO, SC – While most eight-year-old girls probably have their share of favorite hair accessories. Harbison West Elementary School second grader Gabrielle Goodwin can attest to having thousands. “GaBBY Bows…
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Logan named new head football coach at C.A. Johnson
April 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – After a search by the school’s administrative team and athletics advisory committee, Demond Logan has been named the new head football coach at C.A. Johnson High School.…
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Richland One Teacher Honored as a National LifeChanger of the Year
April 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Pendergrass Fairwold School teacher Athena Davis is the kind of teacher every student hopes to get: smart, caring and willing to go the extra mile to make…
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A.C. Flora High School to Celebrate 50 Years of Soccer
April 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The history of soccer in Columbia — and at A.C. Flora High School — began with an unlikely trio: Dr. Warner Montgomery, A.C. Flora High School’s first…
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Researcher hired as SmartState Endowed Chair in Sustainable Development
April 20, 2015
CLEMSON, SC — A nationally respected researcher who has accepted a job with Clemson University said that too often “sustainability” is a buzzword and that her approach involves science, metrics…
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Berkeley County Schools’ Top Three Rookie Teachers of the Year
April 20, 2015MONCKS CORNER, SC – Berkeley County School District’s Rookie Teacher of the Year Committee has narrowed the list of candidates to just three. Mackenzie Cruce, English teacher at Goose Creek…
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Berkeley County School Board Member Resigns After Decades of Service
April 20, 2015MONCKS CORNER, SC – Beloved Berkeley County School Board Member, Mrs. Wilhelmina Jager Moore, has resigned from the Berkeley County School Board due to medical reasons. Chairman of the Berkeley…
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Furman Music Professor Hicken Wins SCICU Teaching Award
April 20, 2015GREENVILLE, S.C.—Leslie W. Hicken, Professor of Music at Furman University, has been awarded a 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (SCICU) organization. SCICU…
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Furman University Listen in Newest Edition of “Green Colleges” Guide
April 20, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University is listed in the new 2015 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 353 Green Colleges, a guidebook providing information about the most environmentally responsible…
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Professor, author Singleton to be inducted into Fellowship of Southern Writers
April 20, 2015George Singleton has penned short stories, novels SPARTANBURG, SC – Wofford College professor and acclaimed author George W. Singleton III will be inducted into the Fellowship of Southern Writers today…
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Three Wofford students receive SCICU research grants
April 20, 2015Project results to be presented in February 2016 SPARTANBURG, SC – Three Wofford College students have received funding through the Student/Faculty Research Program of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities…
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Furman Education Professor Paul Thomas Writes New Book
April 20, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University education professor Paul Thomas has published Beware the Roadbuilders: Literature as Resistance (Garn Press). Garn Press offers this description: The central image and warning…
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NBC’s Craig Melvin ’01 to be Commencement speaker
April 20, 2015May 17 graduation to feature presentation of two honorary degrees SPARTANBURG, SC – Craig Melvin, a national correspondent for NBC’s “TODAY” show, occasional host of the network’s “Weekend TODAY” and…
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USC Upstate Host Site for 2015 Relay For Life of Spartanburg
April 20, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The University of South Carolina Upstate is pleased to announce that the American Cancer Society (ACS) will hold the 2015 Relay For Life of Spartanburg event on its…
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Seventy-Five Students Invited to Participate in GSSM’s Accelerate Engineering Program
April 20, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) has welcomed its third and largest class of 75 students from across the state to Accelerate, the…
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Richland Library Main Unveils $15 Million Design Changes
April 20, 2015Customers to get a sneak peek of the future of Richland Library COLUMBIA, SC – The community will get a sneak peek of the future of Richland Library Main onApril 24 from…
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Sylvan Learning’s Midlands Centers Participating in National STEM Event
April 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Sylvan Learning Center is celebrating the launch of Sylvan EDGE, a series of highly engaging, hands-on classes that empower parents to incorporate STEM into their children’s after-school…
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Tri-County Tech awards VSF Scholarship
April 17, 2015ANDERSON, SC – Sgt. Anna Grant always thought she would have to win the lottery to pursue er lifelong goal of owning and operating her own restaurant. A scholarship from…
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Tri-County Tech awards VSF Scholarship
April 17, 2015ANDERSON, SC – Sgt. Anna Grant always thought she would have to win the lottery to pursue er lifelong goal of owning and operating her own restaurant. A scholarship from…
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Clemson University Entrance Opens at Bon Secours Wellness Arena
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Bon Secours Wellness Arena and Clemson University officially opened the new Clemson University Entrance with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 16. The Arena will be home…
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LTC students receive national DECA award
April 16, 2015LEXINGTON, SC — The national DECA organization gave 2014–2015 Lexington Technology Center DECA Co-Presidents Lindsay Clamp and Jensen Taylor the Emerging Leader Honor Award. LTC Director Bryan Hearn presented the…
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Superintendent Debbie Hamm to Attend National Meeting of Innovative School Leaders
April 16, 2015Hamm will participate in the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools meeting in Vancouver, Wash. COLUMBIA, SC – Richland Two Superintendent Debbie Hamm will join a select group of national…
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New band director setting the tone, raising the bar at Dutch Fork High School
April 16, 2015IRMO, SC – When it comes to top high school bands, Midlands schools have walked away with their share of state championships, regional awards and national recognitions. Paul Clayton is…
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Charleston Southern professor Dr. Celeste McMaster recognized for Excellence in Teaching
April 16, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Faculty from 20 private colleges were recognized this week at an awards dinner for their dedication to teaching by South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities. Dr. Celeste…
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Foster Grandparent Celebrates 21 years of Service to Richland One School
April 16, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Richland One is fortunate to have many long-serving and dedicated volunteers including 91-year old Mary L. Wynn, a Foster Grandparent at Lewis Greenview Elementary School. Mrs. Wynn…
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Lawmakers’ Hard Work Will Help Youthful Offenders Reach Their Full Potential
April 16, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Education Association (The SCEA) commends Sens. Marlon E. Kimpson, Tom Davis, Karl Allen, Paul Thurmond, and Tom Corbin for their hard work in advancing…
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Furman University Graduate Dr. Jerry Thomas Receives Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
April 16, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Dr. Jerry R. Thomas, a 1963 Furman University graduate who serves as Professor and Dean of the College of Education at the University of North Texas, has…
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Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School Recognized as Green Globe Certified School
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School, which opened this past August, has been awarded a rating of three Green Globes through the Green Building Initiative’s internationally recognized…
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Citadel School of Business honors top leaders at Hall of Fame event
April 16, 2015CHARLESTON, SC — Four distinguished business leaders are the newest members of The Citadel School of Business Hall of Fame. The school hosted its 12th annual induction ceremony on April…
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Kelly Services Sponsors Berkeley County Schools’ 2014 Teacher of the Year
April 16, 2015MONCKS CORNER, SC – Berkeley County School District’s 2014 Teacher of the Year, Lauren Reeder, a second grade teacher at Marrington Elementary School, has been sponsored by Kelly Temporary Services…
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Introducing Children to STEM in Elementary School is the Key to 21st Century Success
April 15, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Young children are naturally curious, and the earlier they can have hands-on learning experiences with STEM, the better you can set them up for success later on…
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STOA To Host National Speech and Debate Tournament at BJU
April 15, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Stoa, a national speech and debate organization for Christian homeschooling families, will host a National Invitational Tournament of Champions (NITOC) at Bob Jones University May 16-23. During the week-long…
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Berkeley Schools’ Value to the County
April 15, 2015MONCKS CORNER, SC – Berkeley County School District continues to provide quality educations to students in one of the fastest growing counties in South Carolina despite budget shortfalls. The South Carolina…
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Greenville Technical College’s Honor Society Wins 13 regional awards
April 15, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Technical College’s Alpha Zeta Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society received 13 awards and recognitions during the Carolinas Regional Convention over the weekend…
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Clemson breaks ground for Advanced Powertrain Testing Laboratory
April 15, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC — Clemson broke ground for the Advanced Powertrain Testing Laboratory, a two-story 3,000-square-foot addition to the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center at Clemson University’s International Center…
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Staff, students roll up their sleeves for first annual Irmo Community Pride Day
April 15, 2015IRMO, SC – Staff and students at Irmo High School showed their school spirit on April 11 as part of a Saturday beautification and community outreach project at the Lexington-Richland…
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Introducing Children to STEM in Elementary School is the Key to 21st Century Success
April 15, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Young children are naturally curious, and the earlier they can have hands-on learning experiences with STEM, the better you can set them up for success later on…
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Introducing Children to STEM in Elementary School is the Key to 21st Century Success
April 15, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Young children are naturally curious, and the earlier they can have hands-on learning experiences with STEM, the better you can set them up for success later on…
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Moeller receives S.C. Independent Colleges teaching award
April 14, 2015Associate professor of biology honored at Columbia meeting SPARTANBURG, SC – Dr. John F. Moeller, associate professor of biology at Wofford College, is among 20 college professors from across the…
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Wofford offers Chinese summer program for middle, high school students
April 14, 2015College receives federal grant for third STARTALK program SPARTANBURG, SC – The campus of Wofford College teems with music, art, food and sports during the summer, and if you listen…
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USC Housing Project in Downtown Columbia with JEDA Bonds
April 14, 2015Creates 75 New Jobs COLUMBIA, SC – Richland County The University of South Carolina Development Foundation is using $88.1 million and $4.6 million in tax-exempt and taxable revenue bonds, respectively,…
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Boeing announces grant for Allen University
April 14, 2015$250,000 investment will help restore historic Chappelle Auditorium COLUMBIA, S.C., April 14, 2015 – Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today a $250,000 grant for Allen University to support the restoration…
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