Lexington One Promotes Taylor
May 5, 2014LEXINGTON, SC – May 5, 2014 – At a special board meeting/board budget workshop of the Lexington County School District One Board of Trustees held on April 29, 2014, the…
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Haworth Inc. pledges $3 million to Clemson, partners with Watt Family Innovation Center
May 5, 2014CLEMSON, SC – May 5, 2014 – An innovative international company in furniture and organic workspace design and products is partnering with Clemson University’s Watt Family Innovation Center, now under construction…
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Haworth Inc. pledges $3 million to Clemson, partners with Watt Family Innovation Center
May 5, 2014CLEMSON, SC – May 5, 2014 – An innovative international company in furniture and organic workspace design and products is partnering with Clemson University’s Watt Family Innovation Center, now under construction…
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District Five Students Earn Top Prizes in “Art of Healing” Student Art Competition
May 4, 2014IRMO, SC – May 4, 2014 – Several Lexington-Richland School District Five students will have their artwork displayed at the Columbia Museum of Art, after winning seven out of nine…
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District Five School Launches Anonymous Alerts Reporting Service
May 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 4, 2014 – Irmo High School has added a new communications tool called Anonymous Alerts®, allowing students and other individuals to quickly and anonymously report urgent…
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Irmo High School Athletic Director, Football Coach Bob Hanna Resigns
May 4, 2014IRMO, SC – May 4, 2014 – The trophies and awards prominently displayed in Bob Hanna’s office are telling of his long, decorated career as athletic director and head football…
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GHS Vice President wins SCPRSA Executive Excellence Award
May 4, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 4, 2014 – Howell Clyborne, vice president of community and governmental affairs at Greenville Health System, recently received the Executive Excellence Award from the South Carolina…
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Finding the elusive decision maker. Then what?
May 4, 2014Jeffrey, I speak with many people in organizations that want you to think they are the decision maker when in fact they are not. I have wasted too many emails…
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Furman VP Merkt Named President of Southern Association of College and University Business Officers
May 4, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 4, 2014 – Furman University Vice President of Finance and Administration Mary Lou Merkt has been named President of the Southern Association of College and University…
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Two Richland One Students Named Gates Millennium Scholars
May 4, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 4, 2014 – Two Richland One students have been named 2014 Gates Millennium Scholars, a highly prestigious award that will pay the entire cost of their college…
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Two South Carolina School Leaders Receive Top Honors
May 3, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – May 3, 2014 – Spartanburg School District 7 Superintendent, Dr. Russell Booker, has been named the 2015 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year, and Laurens School District…
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Greenville Tech’s Joy Finch Honored
May 3, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – May 3, 2014 – Joy Finch, Environmental Health and Occupational Safety department head and instructor in the Corporate & Career Development Division at Greenville Technical College, received the…
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Sandlapper Elementary Teacher Named Conservation Teacher of the Year
May 3, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 3, 2014 – Brooke Scott, a fourth-grade teacher at Sandlapper Elementary School, has been named Richland County’s Conservation Teacher of the Year for 2014 by the…
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Dr. Johnnie Cordell Breed to Keynote Columbia College Commencement
May 2, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – May 2, 2014—Columbia College is proud to announce Dr. Johnnie Cordell Breed as the 2014 undergraduate commencement speaker. Dr. Breed is an entrepreneur whose expertise in transportation…
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Gov. Nikki Haley Announces 2014 Governor’s Award For Excellence In Science
May 1, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley was joined today by the South Carolina Academy of Science in presenting the 2014 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Science. Founded in 1924, the South Carolina…
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IT-oLogy and STEM Premier announce partnership
May 1, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – IT-oLogy and Charleston based STEM Premier announce their partnership to launch the new STEM Premier platform for high school and college students who are engaged in science,…
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SMC Evening Paralegal Certificate Program offering Financial Documents and Accounting Course for Legal Professionals
May 1, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – May 1, 2014 – All persons involved in law or business are acutely aware of the necessity of having a decent working knowledge of accounting and financial documents.…
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GoogleFest
April 21, 2014BERKELEY COUNTY, SC – April 22, 2014 – Teachers, small business owners, non-profit employees, veterans and emergency preparedness officials from across South Carolina will arrive in the Lowcountry for the…
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Jill Johnson Joins Newberry as Director of Marketing
April 9, 2014NEWBERRY, SC – Jill Johnson has joined Newberry College as director of Marketing effective April 1, 2014. She will be responsible for developing, implementing and measuring a comprehensive marketing and communications strategy…
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Greenville Students Know How to “Be Freshwater Friendly”
March 24, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – March 24, 2014 – Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) partnered with Greenville Renewable Energy Education (GREEN) Charter School to hold a Be Freshwater Friendly essay contest for fifth…
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Questions about autism to be answered by a panel of experts at the Lowcountry Autism Consortium townhall meeting
March 21, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – April 1, 2014 – The Lowcountry Autism Consortium is hosting a free autism town hall style meeting on Tuesday, April 1st from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.…
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Winners Announced for Storm The Citadel! 2014
February 24, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – February 24, 2014 – Congratulations to the winners from the 2014 Storm the Citadel! Trebuchet Competition. The STEM Center of Excellence at The Citadel hosted the 4th…
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The Citadel Extends Registration For Businesses
December 17, 2013Build a trebuchet and boost your bottom line in 2014 CHARLESTON, SC – December 17, 2013 – Just in time for New Years resolutions, registration is extended for businesses wishing…
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Kershaw County Students Benefit from FAC's School Arts Program
November 20, 2013CAMDEN, SC – November 20, 2013 – The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) brings another exciting School Arts Program to students in the Kershaw County School District. Camden…
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Public Education Partners Announces Fluor as 2013 Partner of the Year
November 19, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – November 19, 2013 – Each year Public Education Partners Greenville County (PEP) gathers with school representatives, donors and business partners to celebrate a year of hard work…
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Fine Arts Center's Outreach Program Touches Lives of Over 270 Children
November 7, 2013CAMDEN, SC – November 7, 2013 – Now in its fourth year, the Outreach Committee of the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) continues its initiative to bring a…
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USC Senior Pedro De Abreu Stars in WLTX News 19 Segment
October 11, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – October 11, 2013 – Darla Moore School of Business senior Pedro De Abreu recently became the host of the television segment The Motivational Minute on WLTX-Columbia News…
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$25 Million Grant Will Fund Midlands Technical College and Partner Colleges To Fast-track Displaced Workers Towards Healthcare Careers
October 9, 2013The largest grant in the college’s history will help workers displaced by offshoring receive certification within one year COLUMBIA, SC – October 9, 2013 – Thousands of displaced workers and…
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Dick and Tunky Riley Education Award Winner announced Oct 16
October 7, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – October 7, 2013 – The Riley Institute at Furman and South Carolina Future Minds will announce the winner of the 2013 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSCsm Award for…
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Girl Rising at Furman University
October 3, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – October 3, 2013 – The Upstate community is invited to attend a screening of Girl Rising on Thursday, October 10th at 7 p.m. at Burgiss Theater, in…
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Central Carolina Community Foundation Awards $133,150 in Scholarships to South Carolina Students
October 3, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – October 3, 2013 – Central Carolina Community Foundation has awarded 53 scholarships totaling $133,150 to some of South Carolina’s best and brightest students. The Community Foundation manages…
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Above Grade Level to sponsor free proctored SAT for area high school students
September 30, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – September 30, 2013 – As the nation’s most widely used college admission test, the SAT is the first step toward higher education for students of all backgrounds.…
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Rotary Club of Greenville honors Greenville Teacher of the Year
September 25, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – September 25, 2013 – The Rotary Club of Greenville named Anne Kelsey-Zibert its Teacher of the Year during the group’s teacher recognition event Tuesday. Kelsey-Zibert is a…
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Rotary Club of Greenville to honor local teachers
September 20, 2013What: Greenville Rotary, along with Greenville County Superintendent Burke Royster, will recognize the district’s top teachers. When: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at noon. Where: Westin Poinsett Hotel, 120 S. Main…
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Lower Richland High School to kick off year of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programming on October 4, 2013
September 18, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – September 17, 2013 – Richland County Council Chairman Kelvin Washington will join local community leaders, members of the press, and the faculty, staff, parents and students of…
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Legacy Charter School Announces Golf Tournament and Gala Fundraiser
August 18, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – August 22, 2013 – Legacy Charter School announces the first annual Legacy Lions Golf Classic, September 30th at the Green Valley Country Club in Greenville. The tournament…
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Announcing John Fulmer and Dr. Susan Thomas: New Senior Leadership Team for Glenforest School
August 6, 2013WEST COLUMBIA, SC – August, 2013- Glenforest School and Governing Board have announced exiting changes in senior leadership for the new school year. It is with great excitement that Glenforest…
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Accent Connections Helps Individuals Find Their Professional Voice
July 16, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – July 16, 2013 – How does your accent or dialect affect your communication in the work place? Whether you speak English as a second language or have…
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Above Grade Level’s In-Home Tutoring Expands to South Carolina
July 8, 2013National franchise grows to empower students for life, address U.S. education crisis COLUMBIA, SC – July 8, 2013 – Throughout South Carolina, teacher layoffs and cutbacks in education are causing…
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The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County Now Accepting Registrations for Summer Camps
June 24, 2013CAMDEN, SC – June 24, 2013 – The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County announced summer camps and dance classes. Classes and camps focusing on the arts (dance, visual art…
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Clemson MBAe students compete for $40,000 in funding at EnterPrize Awards Roadshow presented by CertusBank
May 14, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – May 14, 2013 – Clemson University this week kicks off the inaugural EnterPrize Awards presented by CertusBank, a three-city, three-week roadshow and competition that showcases MBAe student…
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Blair Ballard Massey named S.C. Bar Law Related Education Lawyer of the Year
May 13, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 13, 2013 – Blair Ballard Massey of Aiken has been named the 2013 Lawyer of the Year by the S.C. Bar Law Related Education (LRE) Division.…
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Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County Closes Out 32nd Year of School Arts Program
April 24, 2013CAMDEN, SC – April 24, 2013 – For over 30 years, the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) has collaborated with regional artists and the Kershaw County School District…
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Heritage Tea Winners Announced
March 6, 2013CAMDEN, SC – March 6, 2013 – During the month of February, the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County (FAC) presented awards to Kershaw County students who participated in the…
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Infant and toddler program develops child care mentors
February 26, 2013Child care in South Carolina is getting a boost from a new program to spread expertise through a network of well-seasoned caregivers. COLUMBIA, SC – February 26, 2013 – The…
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Former Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Visits PC
February 13, 2013CLINTON, SC – February 13, 2013 – Dr. Carlos J. Emanuel, a past presidential candidate from Ecuador and Presbyterian College alumnus, is scheduled to visit PC’s campus tomorrow, February 14th.…
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Smith Named VP at Presbyterian College
December 17, 2012CLINTON, SC – December 17, 2012 – Presbyterian College (PC) announcesthat Dr. Joy Smith, associate vice president for student affairs anddean of students at Clemson University, will be joining PC…
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New Dean for Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy
December 17, 2012CLINTON, SC – December 18, 2012 – The dean of the Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy (PCSP), Dr. Richard Stull, announced on Friday, December 14th that he is stepping down…
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Center salutes childcare champion Jerry Odom
December 10, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – December 10, 2012 – Dozens of tiny hands were extended to Dr. Jerry Odom to thank him for being an advocate for their child care center. Young…
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PC Names New Provost
November 20, 2012Dr. Donald R. Raber II has been named Presbyterian College’s third provost, effective in January 2013. Dr. Raber has served PC as Associate Professor of Political Science and most recently…
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