MTC graduates 1,700+, including first class to earn paramedic certificates
December 16, 2020
Virtual ceremonies safely recognized student perseverance during pandemic Midlands Technical College graduated more than 1,700 students the week of December 7th in Columbia during two ceremonies. The Midlands Technical College…
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Team Richland One raises nearly $19,000 to fight breast cancer
December 15, 2020
Team Richland One raised $18,832 to fight breast cancer through the district’s participation in Prisma Health’s annual Walk for Life and Famously Hot Pink Half Marathon fundraiser. This year district…
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A partnership for the future: Clemson, U.S. Army to develop next generation of autonomous vehicle tools, prototyping
December 15, 2020Automotive autonomy technology is changing economies and global industries – and is also a driving force behind military modernization. Bringing these self-driving vehicles to life on- and off-road requires new…
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Sayers to stay on as Newberry College CFO
December 15, 2020
David Sayers to drop ‘interim’ designation as he continues in the role Newberry College has announced that David Sayers will continue serving as vice president for administrative services and chief…
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Early Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Added to SC WINS Eligible Scholarships
December 15, 2020
The South Carolina Technical College System (SCTCS), which oversees the South Carolina Workforce Industry Needs Scholarship (SC WINS), recently added three public services programs to the list of those areas…
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City of Laurens and District 55 Partner to Attract and Retain Good Teachers
December 14, 2020
Laurens County School District 55 has partnered with the City of Laurens to attract and retain good teachers through quality housing. The School District was able to obtain a Rural…
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Laurens County School District 56 Goes to E-Learning for End of this Week
December 14, 2020
District 56 announced that they will move to e-learning for Thursday and Friday, December 17 and 18. All assignments will be downloaded into Google classroom. They plan to resume on…
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Two Lexington District One school counselors publish book on student anxiety
December 14, 2020
Two Lexington County School District One counselors recently co-authored a book about helping students manage anxiety, a disorder facing nearly one-third of teenagers in America. Lexington High School’s Anna R.…
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EdVenture to offer child care options for families facing challenges with virtual learning
December 14, 2020
In response to Richland One’s announcement of full-time virtual learning after winter break, EdVenture is pleased to offer Eddie’s Study Studio, a distance learning program for families facing challenges in a constantly…
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South Carolina Department of Education to support school re-opening with additional $84 million in funding
December 14, 2020
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) announced that it will provide $84,264,890 in additional federal Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) funding to all public schools districts and special schools to…
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Lander researcher earns national award for study on ‘Intentional Communities’
December 14, 2020
A study on Intentional Communities (ICs), led by a Lander University scholar Dr. Zach Rubin, has received the 2020 Outstanding Publication-Article award from the Communal Studies Association. Photo: Dr. Zach…
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Lander University, College of Charleston publish results of COVID-19 restaurant survey in top tier academic journal
December 14, 2020
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year, many of our state’s scientists, government officials and businesses came together to search for answers to how day-to-day life should…
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Greenville Technical College collaborates with the Strategic Data Project, an initiative of the Center for Education Policy at Harvard University
December 10, 2020Kevin McMindes and Elizabeth Varga of Greenville Technical College (GTC) will participate as fellows in the Strategic Data Project for Postsecondary Career and Technical Education (SDP-CTE), sponsored by the ECMC…
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Synovus presents YMCA of Greenville with $5,000
December 10, 2020
Synovus Financial Corporation presented two checks totaling $5,000 to the YMCA of Greenville on Wednesday, December 9 – $2,500 for the Y’s COVID relief emergency food program, and $2,500 for…
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Lander receives grant for Race and Identity Dialogue series
December 9, 2020
Lander University will present a Race and Identity Dialogue series of virtual presentations and discussions beginning in January. The series is supported by funds from the National Endowment for the…
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Sherman College recognizes employee anniversary milestones
December 9, 2020
Each year, Sherman College recognizes employees who have reached milestone anniversary dates. The college is fortunate to have very loyal employees, including many who have dedicated large portions of their…
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Lander recognizes staff members for excellence in service
December 9, 2020
Five Lander University employees were honored for their work during the annual Staff Excellence Awards breakfast held on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The Staff Excellence Awards are presented annually to staff…
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“Create Opportunity Columbia” workforce development initiative launches with Midlands Technical College
December 9, 2020
Create Opportunity Columbia believes that talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not. This initiative was developed to create opportunity for individuals of all backgrounds to become professional software engineers…
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Veteran Presbyterian College Business Professor to Retire
December 8, 2020
Norman Scarborough, the William Henry Scott III Professor of Entrepreneurship at Presbyterian College, has been a professor in the economics and business administration department for 41 years. After graduating from…
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Religious Studies students uncover College of Charleston’s complex religious history
December 8, 2020
As a university in a town referred to as the Holy City, it’s not surprising that six of the first seven presidents of the College of Charleston were ordained clergy.…
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Governor McMaster holds bill signing ceremony, creating Governor’s School for Agriculture
December 8, 2020
S.613 Creates the Governor’s School for Agriculture at John De La Howe in McCormick, S.C. Governor Henry McMaster today held a ceremonial bill signing for S. 613, which creates the…
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Wando’s yearbook earns national recognition
December 8, 2020
Students who work on Legend, Wando High School’s yearbook, have established a tradition of excellence. That tradition continued today as the Warriors learned that the 2020 edition of Legend received…
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Sumter Girl Scout receives prestigious Medal of Honor
December 8, 2020
Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands announced the Medal of Honor has been awarded to Ivey Elizabeth Edwards of Sumter, South Carolina. Ivey’s mother, Jennifer, is especially…
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Lander receives grant for Race and Identity Dialogue series
December 8, 2020
Lander University will present a Race and Identity Dialogue series of virtual presentations and discussions beginning in January. The series is supported by funds from the National Endowment for the…
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Nephron Pharmaceuticals gift to Lexington One Educational Foundation supports pharmacology students
December 8, 2020
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation and CEO Lou Kennedy continue to provide generous financial support to Lexington School District One students via donations to the Lexington One Educational Foundation. Kennedy recently gave…
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Educational guide aims to spread importance of pollinators to students
December 7, 2020A new educational tool from the Richland Soil and Water Conservation District (RSWCD) features lessons aimed at the next generation of conservationists in Richland County and beyond. The RSWCD recently…
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Presbyterian College Mourns Loss of Legendary Chemistry Professor
December 7, 2020
Dr. K. Nolon Carter, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Presbyterian College, died on Saturday, Dec. 5. He was 95. Dr. Carter joined the PC faculty in 1951…
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Richland Two Superintendent Dr. Baron R. Davis wins national humanitarian award
December 7, 2020
AASA, The School Superintendents Association, has announced that Richland Two Superintendent Dr. Baron R. Davis is a recipient of the organization’s 2021 Dr. Effie H. Jones Humanitarian Award. This award is…
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Lander University presents 2019-20 faculty awards
December 7, 2020
Lander University presents faculty with 2019/20 faculty awards. Normally awarded during Lander’s annual Academic Awards Ceremony, which was cancelled this year due to COVID-19, award winners gathered together on the…
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Lander University faculty, students prove arts flourish even in pandemics
December 6, 2020
Throughout history, artists have found ways to continue their work during plagues and pandemics. Norwegian expressionist artist Edvard Munch, famous for “The Scream” painting, survived the Spanish flu. The illness…
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LeFever elected to Presbyterian College Alumni board
December 5, 2020
Grant Burnette LeFever, an attorney with Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, has been elected to the Presbyterian College Alumni Board of Directors. The board works to promote relationships among alumni and…
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Clemson students learn about their ‘superpower’ from a Silicon Valley cancer survivor
December 3, 2020
Bill Paseman figures he has about two years. That’s two years to find therapies for the rare, untreatable kidney cancer that first showed up in his body as a kidney…
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CCSD now has two methods to test for COVID-19
December 3, 2020
Charleston County School District will have the availability of two methods to test for COVID-19 at every school as soon as next week. A saliva test has been made possible…
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Hampton Park senior makes finals for Heisman Scholar program
December 3, 2020
Kathryn Lyons was recently named South Carolina winner and one of 12 national finalists for the Heisman High School Scholarship program – an annual award that goes to senior scholar-athletes…
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College of Charleston Arts Dean Valerie Morris exits the stage
December 3, 2020
For 22 years Valerie Morris, dean of the College of Charleston School of the Arts, has sat in the audience at music and dance performances, theater productions and art lectures and presentations. She has served…
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‘Skill Up’ Platform Aims to Connect Individuals with Career Pathways
December 2, 2020
Upstate SC Alliance launches regional gateway to technical training programs Although the coronavirus pandemic has slowed some areas of the economy, within many sectors, businesses continue to grow. A new…
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Nova Technologies honors stalwart Citadel engineering professor with scholarship in his name
December 2, 2020Dr. Johnston “John” Peeples, ’70, illuminates the way for aspiring electrical and computer engineers After decades of innovating, leading and teaching, John Peeples, Ph.D., Citadel Class of 1970, still comes…
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UofSC economic forecast for 2021: Palmetto State’s economy largely rebounded, but significant gaps still remain
December 2, 2020
With a current unemployment rate of 4.2 percent — less than two percentage points away from its pre-pandemic low of 2.5 percent — South Carolina’s economy has largely recovered from…
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East Cooper CAS teacher-librarian earns grant from Toshiba America Foundation
December 2, 2020
Staff members at East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies are committed to providing students with life-changing educational and career opportunities. Thanks to a grant the East Cooper CAS teacher-librarian Melissa…
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Impact entrepreneurship: College of Charleston students making a profit and a difference
December 2, 2020
A new form of entrepreneurship has taken root at the College of Charleston in recent years — impact entrepreneurship. This is the concept of making a profit while making a…
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Upstate school leader named SC Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year
December 2, 2020
The South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) has named Steven Sokohl the 2021 South Carolina Middle Level Assistant Principal of the Year. Steven Sokohl is an assistant principal at…
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Sherman College names Faculty, Staff Member of the Year
December 2, 2020
Sherman College of Chiropractic recently honored Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences Princess Porter-Fowler, D.C., ’01, and Help Desk Technician Andrew Cook, A.A.S., in appreciation of their contributions, time and commitment…
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New Richland One culinary arts wing wins prestigious design award
December 1, 2020The new culinary arts wing recently added to Heyward Career and Technology Center was selected for a design award from the Columbia chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).…
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Presbyterian College pharmacy students, professor administer flu shots as flu season looms
December 1, 2020
“It’s always important to get your flu shot, but there is an emphasis on that importance this year during the pandemic,” said Dr. Tiffaney Threatt, associate professor at the Presbyterian…
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UofSC, Siemens expand partnership to include product demonstrations, new research projects, workforce development
December 1, 2020
Siemens Digital Industries Software and the University of South Carolina are expanding their partnership by adding new software, collaborating on research for innovative manufacturing solutions, and by adding Siemens’ product…
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Presbyterian College pharmacy students, professor administer flu shots as flu season looms
December 1, 2020
“It’s always important to get your flu shot, but there is an emphasis on that importance this year during the pandemic,” said Dr. Tiffaney Threatt, associate professor at the Presbyterian…
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The 21st annual Christmas at PC to Air on Facebook this Weekend
November 30, 2020
Christmas at PC, the Presbyterian College Department of Music’s annual Christmas program, will appear online this year. “Home for Christmas” will take place on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7:30…
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Presbyterian College Celebrates First-generation Students during Weeklong Festival
November 30, 2020
“In the past, many first-generation students were looked down upon,” said Stephanie Keene, associate director of Academic Success and PresbyFirst+ coordinator at Presbyterian College. “Many had feelings of imposter syndrome,…
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2021 Palmetto State Teachers Association legislative agenda
November 30, 2020
Over the past eight months, South Carolina’s students have faced unprecedented educational challenges and hardships related to the impact of COVID-19 on our state. However, in most cases, the adversities…
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State Treasurer Curtis Loftis recognizes Rick Weir of Mullins High School as Educator of the Month
November 27, 2020South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has recognized Mullins High School’s Rick Weir as the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program’s Educator of the Month for November. “By taking an active role…
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