School Of Nursing Earns National Accreditation
May 21, 2014ANDERSON, SC – As it begins its third year of classes, the Anderson University School of Nursing has earned accreditation from the Board of Commissioners of the Commission on Collegiate…
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Announcing the Summer Business Academy at Coker College
May 21, 2014HARTSVILLE, SC – May 20, 2014 – Coker College is hosting a Summer Business Academy for rising high school juniors and seniors June 16-20. Sponsored by Wells Fargo and Coker Enactus,…
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Columbia College Senior to be on Katie Couric Show
May 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC—Columbia College senior Emelin Garcia has been named a national finalist for the Scholarship America Dream Award. The winner of the scholarship will be announced on Katie (with Katie…
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Traffic, parking alerts for Midlands high school graduations
May 21, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Twenty-three area high schools will hold graduation ceremonies in the Carolina Coliseum in the coming weeks. The graduation ceremonies will be held May 28 – June 1…
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District Five administrator takes new role as principal of Seven Oaks Elementary School
May 21, 2014IRMO, SC – Veteran Lexington-Richland School District Five administrator Harriet Wilson will take on a new role at the start of the 2014-2015 school year as principal of Seven Oaks…
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Dancing with the Stars Lexington raises funds for public education
May 21, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – The Lexington County School District One Educational Foundation raised more than $90,000 during its annual Dancing with the Stars Lexington fundraiser on Thursday, May 1, at the…
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Clemson University cited as national leader in economic development
May 21, 2014New book calls university ‘enlightening example’ CLEMSON — Clemson University is among 12 universities nationwide that have been cited for helping drive economic growth at a time when more states…
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Phil Bradley elected chairman of Board of Visitors
May 21, 2014CLEMSON, SC – W. Phil Bradley of Charleston has been elected chairman of the Clemson University Board of Visitors for 2014-15. Photo at right: Phil and Mary Bradley Bradley was…
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RBHS teacher accepted into Supreme Court Summer Institute
May 20, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – River Bluff High Law and Global Policy Lead Teacher Meg Huggins will travel to Washington, D.C. this summer to attend the Supreme Court Summer Institute conducted by…
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Sawyer and Graham Receive Alumni Association Awards
May 20, 2014HARTSVILLE, SC – May 20, 2014 – Director emeritus of Kalmia Gardens of Coker College George P. Sawyer, Jr. and Coker College alumnus Tommy Graham, Jr. received Coker College Alumni Awards…
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Clemson graduate returns to lead industrial engineering department
May 20, 2014CLEMSON, SC – A Clemson University graduate is returning to his alma mater to lead the industrial engineering department in the midst of an enrollment boom and a $10-million expansion of its…
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The Citadel to Begin Search for New Director of Athletics
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC − The Citadel will be seeking a replacement for Director of Athletics Larry Leckonby who has resigned to become director of athletics at Catawba College, in Salisbury, N.C. Leckonby…
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Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative Announces New CEO
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON , SC – The Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative (TCCC) announces the appointment of John C. Read as Chief Executive Officer. “I am thrilled to announce that John Read…
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District Five Board Approves Kennedy as Irmo High School Football Coach
May 20, 2014IRMO, SC – The Lexington-Richland School District Five Board of Trustees has approved the hiring of Reggie Kennedy as head football coach and athletic director for Irmo High School. He replaces…
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Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell is 22nd President of College of Charleston
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The College of Charleston Board of Trustees announced today that it has finalized South Carolina Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell’s contract to become the 22nd president of the…
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Co-Founder and CEO of Main Street Genome and Priceline.com Awarded Honorary Degree
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – At The Citadel Graduate College commencement exercises Saturday, May 10, 2014, in McAlister Field House, more than 250 degrees were conferred and awards were presented. Entrepreneur and…
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Honorary Degrees Awarded at Corps of Cadets Commencement 2014
May 20, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Citadel Board of Visitors presented honorary degrees to three people—Gen. Ann Elizabeth Dunwoody, the honorable Deborah Lee James, and Lt. Gen. Ellie Givan “Buck” Shuler Jr.—during…
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Furman Chemistry Professor Paul Wagenknecht Receives NSF Grant to Study Solar Energy
May 19, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Paul Wagenknecht, Furman University Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support investigations into cheaper ways to convert solar…
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Five Hundred and Eighty Graduate at Tri-County’s Spring Commencement
May 19, 2014ANDERSON, SC – When Michelin announced in 2012 it would build a new Earthmover tire plant in Anderson County, Michelin Chairman and President Pete Selleck challenged his team to hire…
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Career Change Brings Multiple Jobs Offers for Mechatronics Graduate
May 19, 2014ANDERSON, SC – Licensed homebuilder Steve Sutton spent the better part of 2012 looking for a job. The housing market crash of 2007 initially didn’t affect the successful owner of…
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Wofford College confers degrees to 360 graduates
May 19, 2014Three honorary degrees, awards to be presented at 160th Commencement ceremony SPARTANBURG, SC – Dr. Nayef H. Samhat delivered his first Commencement address since becoming Wofford College’s president at the…
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Providence Hospitals Announces 2014 Preston Jones Scholarship Recipient
May 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Providence Hospitals announced its 2014 Dr. Preston A. Jones Memorial Scholarship Award at a ceremony last evening. Recipient Meredith Calcina, a fourth year medical student at the…
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University of South Carolina home to Pat Conroy’s archive
May 19, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Pat Conroy’s archive, which includes handwritten manuscripts of his 11 books, family scrapbooks and personal diaries packed with story ideas, poems and musings, now belongs to the University…
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Universidad Central de Bayamón, Sherman College Sign Transfer Agreement
May 19, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – Sherman College of Chiropractic and Universidad Central de Bayamón (UCB) in Puerto Rico recently signed a transfer agreement to simplify student admission into the doctor of chiropractic…
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College of Charleston Graduates to Make an Impact in Healthcare
May 16, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – This fall, more than 112 College of Charleston graduates will enroll in medical, dental, veterinary, pharmacy and nursing schools. Students have been offered positions at the following…
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Now is the Time for Companies to Post Summer Internships
May 16, 2014In 2013: 630 internships posted, 39% of companies posted multiple positions, one-third of internships posted were paid positions The spring scramble is on as college students work to secure summer…
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District Five principal receives Outstanding Educator Award
May 15, 2014IRMO, SC – A Lexington-Richland School District Five administrator has received this year’s Columbia College Wil Lou Gray Outstanding Educator Award. Chapin Middle School Principal Anna Miller was presented with…
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Coakley joins Lexington One
May 15, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – At a special board meeting/board budget workshop of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees held on April 29, 2014, the board approved the hire…
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Greenville Technical College Hosts Georgia Tech’s OSHA Training Institute
May 15, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Technical College’s Corporate and Career Development division will host the Georgia Tech OSHA Training Institute in June with two classes offered. “Occupational Safety and Health Standards…
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Greenville Technical College Offers Healthy Homes Training
May 15, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May is Asthma Awareness Month, recognizing a disease that affects 25.5 million Americans. Healthy homes training, offered through the Corporate and Career Development division at Greenville Technical…
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Bank of America Makes Donation Tri-County Technical College’s Connect to College (C2C) program
May 15, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Bank of America Charitable Foundation made a $3,000 donation to Tri-County Technical College’s Connect to College (C2C) program. The funds are designated for textbooks for students in…
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Stormie Moore Reflects on Journey from High School Dropout to Honor Grad
May 15, 2014PENDLETON, SC – The last day of final exams for Tri-County Technical College associate degree nursing graduate Stormie Moore was tough. She wasn’t struggling with academics and last-minute projects, but…
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Richland One Superintendent Dr. Percy Mack Announces Plans To Retire June 30
May 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – After leading the district for six years, Richland One Superintendent Dr. Percy Mack has announced his plans to retire effective June 30, 2014. The Richland One Board of…
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Dent Middle School Celebrates Two Law Related Education Awards
May 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Dent Middle School is receiving two awards from the South Carolina Bar Law Related Education (LRE) Division. Dent was named the 2014 LRE Middle School of the…
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Bruce Yandle named Honorary Alumnus of Clemson University
May 14, 2014CLEMSON, SC – Bruce Yandle, dean emeritus of the College of Business and Behavioral Science and Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of economics, has been named an Honorary Alumnus of Clemson University by theClemson…
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Students choose accounting lecturer as 2014 Alumni Master Teacher
May 14, 2014CLEMSON – Clemson University students chose accounting senior lecturer J. Russell Madray as this year’s Alumni Master Teacher for outstanding undergraduate classroom instruction. The annual award is presented to a…
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Veteran business journalist named to fellowship at UofSC
May 14, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Mark W. Tatge, a journalist who has spent more than 30 years working for the nation’s leading business reporting outlets, is the first recipient of the Baldwin Business…
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Communities In Schools of South Carolina Announces Continued Improvement in Graduation Rates in New Report Released Today
May 14, 2014TV Ads by Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Highlight Leading Reasons Why Kids Drop Out, Including Hunger, Homelessness, Lack of Medical Care COLUMBIA, SC – As kids around the country are graduating, Communities In…
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Communities In Schools of South Carolina Announces Continued Improvement in Graduation Rates in New Report Released Today
May 14, 2014TV Ads by Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Highlight Leading Reasons Why Kids Drop Out, Including Hunger, Homelessness, Lack of Medical Care COLUMBIA, SC – As kids around the country are graduating, Communities In…
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SCCP executive dean moves on, campus deans take reins
May 13, 2014Dr. Joseph DiPiro assumes dean position at Virginia Commonwealth University CHARLESTON, SC – After nine years of service to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and the University of…
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MUSC Commencement set for Friday, May 16 at 9 a.m.
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Approximately 870 graduates will receive degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina’s six colleges during commencement exercises scheduled for Friday, May 16, at 9 a.m. at…
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Charleston School of Law graduates 162 in eighth class
May 13, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Incoming American Bar Association president William C. Hubbard of Columbia encouraged the 162 May graduates of the Charleston School of Law to stand up for the law…
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Richland One Announces 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year
May 12, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Richland One honored some of the district’s most dynamic and dedicated employees on May 8 during Celebration 2014, the district’s annual employee recognition banquet. Daniel Oddo, a mathematics…
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Joan Kalley Receives Tri-County Technical College’s Presidential Medallion for Instructional Excellence
May 12, 2014PENDLETON, SC – Joan Kalley, English instructor at Tri-County Technical College, was honored May 8 with the highest award presented to the faculty. She received the Presidential Medallion for Instructional…
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Doug Wilson Receives 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award
May 12, 2014ANDERSON, SC – Doug Wilson is energized by investing in others’ lives, whether it’s building race cars with his teenage nephew on weekends, mentoring and teaching young associates through his…
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Computer Science Club Attracts 1200+ Students
May 12, 2014BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – May 12, 2014 – Google is celebrating an education milestone in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, CS First created after-school clubs…
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Computer Science Club Attracts 1200+ Students
May 12, 2014BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – May 12, 2014 – Google is celebrating an education milestone in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. At the start of the 2013-2014 school year, CS First created after-school clubs…
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#FightForCofC speaks out against State Senator Mike Fair
May 12, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – May 12, 2014 – #FightforCofC, in solidarity with SpeakUpstate, and all the students and faculty of South Carolina’s institutions of higher learning, stands in opposition to the punitive,…
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Clemson University to bring together art and technology at Artisphere 2014
May 12, 2014Highlights include concept car and hands-on activities CLEMSON, SC – May 12, 2014 – One of Artisphere 2014’s largest exhibits will show how Clemson University is bringing together technology and…
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Midlands Technical College graduates more than 2300 students
May 12, 2014Students prepared to enter the workforce or transfer to four-year colleges COLUMBIA, SC – May 12, 2014 – Midlands Technical College (MTC) graduated more than 2300 students at its annual…
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