Treasurer Curtis Loftis reminds Future Scholar 529 participants of need to reinvest recent college refunds
April 13, 2020
New IRS Guidance Provides Extended Relief due to COVID-19 State Treasurer Curtis Loftis announced that participants in Future Scholar, South Carolina’s 529 College Savings Plan, now have until July 15,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: banking-and-finance, education, on-the-move
Application deadline extended for the SC Financial Literacy Master Teacher program
April 13, 2020
May 31 is new deadline for the second cohort of Master Teachers The deadline to submit applications for the second cohort of educators interested in participating in the South Carolina…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, government, on-the-move
McNair Institute announces COVID-19 solution challenge
April 10, 2020Announcing the UofSC COVID-19 Challenge: Online Student Ideas Competition UofSC is hosting a student ideas competition to empower YOU to develop innovative solutions – and take action – on the…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, hi-tech-information-tech, on-the-move
Lander alumna Molly Spearman leads S.C. schools through pandemic
April 9, 2020
It was Sunday, March 15 and South Carolinians anxiously awaited a televised news conference by S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster concerning the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, which had recently…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Sherman becomes first Chiropractic College to install CBCT imaging
April 9, 2020True to its commitment to leading chiropractic education and improving patient care, Sherman College in Spartanburg, SC, has become the first chiropractic college to introduce cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Barbara Martin joins TCMU as VP of Development
April 9, 2020
One of the region’s most respected fundraising professionals has joined the staff of The Children’s Museum of the Upstate. Barbara Martin will serve as the Vice President of Development and…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, non-profit, on-the-move
Clemson’s Sullivan Center launches free non-COVID-19 virtual clinic visits for University employees, alumni, families
April 8, 2020
To help alleviate financial and social distancing concerns about securing non-COVID-19 medical care, Clemson University’s Joseph F. Sullivan Center will provide virtual clinic visits at no cost to University employees, alumni and families.…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Clemson research focuses on bringing relief to celiac disease sufferers
April 8, 2020
About 3 million people in the United States suffer from celiac disease, but a study by a Clemson University researcher and others may soon bring relief. Sachin Rustgi, an assistant professor…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Biological sciences professor receives prestigious NSF CAREER award
April 8, 2020
Clemson University College of Science faculty member Kara Powder has received a $1.17 million National Science Foundation CAREER award grant to investigate gene regulatory elements that determine craniofacial development and…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Clemson School of Architecture selects James Stevens as new director
April 7, 2020
James Stevens, AIA, has been appointed director of the School of Architecture at Clemson University. He is scheduled to begin his new leadership role on June 1, 2020. Stevens comes…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: architecture, education, headlines, on-the-move
Greenville Technical College health programs donate supplies to Prisma for Coronavirus effort
April 6, 2020
Greenville Technical College assisted Prisma Health with Coronavirus supplies by donating a number of items used in the School of Health Sciences and the Economic Development and Corporate Training Division.…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Sylvan Learning Centers in the Upstate shift to E-Learning
April 3, 2020
Students and parents in Anderson, Spartanburg and Greenville counties struggling with no physical schools have a new support system. The Sylvan Learning Centers in the Upstate are now offering all…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
GTC’s Department of Visual Arts announces Upstate High School Art Exhibit winners, virtual exhibition
April 1, 2020
Greenville Technical College’s Department of Visual Arts 30th Annual Upstate High School Art Exhibit (AUHSAE) is now available to view virtually. The exhibit includes 162 artworks from 19 Upstate high…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Logistical nightmare: when the supply chain breaks
April 1, 2020
Our world is more interconnected than ever, allowing people, goods and services to move easily around the globe. It also allows diseases like the novel coronavirus to spread more easily,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Mechanical engineer uses wall in his home as a whiteboard to teach online class
April 1, 2020
Two mornings a week, Fadi Abdeljawad of Clemson University goes into a nook just off his kitchen, stands in front of his open laptop and teaches a mechanical engineering course…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, engineering, on-the-move
Greenville Technical College student named New Century Workforce Pathway Scholar
March 30, 2020
Lisa Cherry, a student at Greenville Technical College (GTC), has been named a 2020 New Century Workforce Pathway Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship. This scholarship is the first…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
ACT is Providing Free Digital Learning Resources for Students and the Workforce Impacted by COVID-19
March 26, 2020
ACT capabilities assist students across the learning lifecycle and workers facing workplace disruptions during unprecedented times ACT, a trusted nonprofit partner serving schools and workplaces around the world, announced today…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
South Carolina’s School of Medicine Greenville to help with COVID-19 ventilator shortage
March 26, 2020
A collaborative effort involving the University of South Carolina and Prisma Health has resulted in emergency-use authorization from the FDA for a ventilator expansion device to support multiple patients affected by the…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, health-care, on-the-move
Introducing The Citadel360: Feel like you’re on campus, even when you can’t be
March 25, 2020
Normally each spring, The Citadel campus is bustling with high school students enjoying cadet-led tours, information sessions with their parents or staying overnight in the barracks for a Pre-Knob cadet…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
South Carolina ETV utilizes TVU Grid service to streamline emergency communications for S.C. broadcasters
March 25, 2020
New Service will help expedite the dissemination of vital information to South Carolinians South Carolina ETV (SCETV) today announced that, in addition to its existing live stream, the network will…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, marketing-and-communications, non-profit, on-the-move, telecommunications
Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy donates supplies to DHEC
March 25, 2020
Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy responded quickly when the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) issued an urgent request to academic institutions for personal protective equipment on…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, health-care, on-the-move
Greenville Technical College named a 2020 Promising Place to Work in Community Colleges
March 25, 2020
Greenville Technical College (GTC) has been selected as a 2020 Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges award winner. The selection was made by the National Institute for Staff and…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
U.S. Department of Education approves South Carolina assessment suspension waiver
March 23, 2020
State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman and the S.C. Department of Education (SCDE) have received notice that the U.S. Department of Education has approved the agency’s assessment and accountability suspension…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, government, on-the-move
UofSC announces extension of remote learning for all campuses through spring semester; postponement of May commencement ceremonies
March 20, 2020
The University of South Carolina will extend remote learning for students through the remainder of the spring semester. Students will begin online instruction as previously scheduled, and it will continue…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, headlines, on-the-move
Sylvan Learning Center announces March’s Teacher of the Month
March 19, 2020
Bonnie Walker has been named the Sylvan Learning Center of Greenville Teacher of the Month. A graduate of Lake Erie College, Walker began working at the Sylvan Learning Center in…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
GSSM Accepting Applications for its iTEAMS Xtreme: Next Generation Summer Camp
March 18, 2020
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for its newest summer camp program, iTEAMS Xtreme: Next Generation. Online applications are available at www.scgssm.org/iteams. iTEAMS Xtreme:…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
The Preiss Company breaks ground on 433-bed signature Hartwell Village
March 18, 2020
Student Housing Complex Targets Fall 2021 Completion Date CLEMSON, SC & RALEIGH, NC – Officials at The Preiss Company (TPCO), one of the nation’s largest, privately-held, student housing owner-operators, broke…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: construction, education, on-the-move
South Carolina ETV reimagines mission-driven partnership with S.C. Department of Education in response to COVID-19
March 17, 2020
Network to modify programming three days each week beginning March 24 South Carolina ETV (SCETV) today announced a plan in partnership with the S.C. Department of Education (SCDE) to broadcast…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, government, health-care, marketing-and-communications, on-the-move, technology, the-arts
GSSM accepting applications for its GoSciTech residential summer camp
March 17, 2020
The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) is now accepting applications for GoSciTech, its week-long residential STEM summer camp for rising 8th – 10th graders on GSSM’s…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Tri-County student Michael Crouch is first in SC to receive Martha Maxwell Scholarship for Students in Student Success Programs
March 16, 2020
 Michael Crouch admits he has struggled both personally and academically over the past years with challenges that sidelined his academic and professional journey. Today, substance-free since 2013, he proudly talks…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina Foundation assists Greenville Technical College’s dental clinic
March 16, 2020
Greenville Technical College has received a grant from the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, for upgrading of the…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
TCTC moves online
March 16, 2020
In accordance with Governor’s McMaster’s order, Tri-County Technical College will be closed from March 16 through March 31, 2020. The College is determining whether courses may be delivered in an…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Clemson extends online classes through April 5 and suspends all University events
March 16, 2020
Clemson University has announced the online instruction period has been extended through Sunday, April 5. All University events statewide have also been suspended through April 5. Events scheduled for April…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Wofford College closing immediately for spring break
March 15, 2020
Based on constantly evolving information regarding the spread of COVID-19, Wofford College is accelerating its timeline and will close for spring break beginning immediately. To give students time to make…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Greenville Tech Honors student earns prestigious internship
March 13, 2020Zoe Kane, a Greenville Technical College (GTC) Honors Program student, is headed to Princeton University this summer. She will participate in the Department of Energy’s Community College Internships (CCI) program…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
iMAGINE Upstate STEAM Festival to postpone event until September
March 12, 2020
iMAGINE Upstate STEAM Festival fueled by ScanSource will postpone its event from April 4, 2020 to September 12, 2020. The decision was made in response to the growing number of…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, headlines, on-the-move
Tri-County Technical College students take top awards at 2020 SCSTA College Festival event
March 12, 2020
Tri-County Technical College’s speech team members brought home top awards at the 2020 South Carolina Speech and Theater Association’s Annual College Festival Competition. Three Tri-County university transfer students competed, along…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
“Leadership Reimagined at Greenville Technical College” brings together future workers and business leaders
March 12, 2020Greenville Technical College will focus on the future of its students, and of South Carolina, by hosting a Leadership Reimagined breakfast on its Northwest Campus on Friday, April 3 from…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
SEC events canceled through March 30
March 12, 2020
Based on the latest developments and the continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Southeastern Conference announced the suspension of regular-season competition for teams in all sports on SEC campuses,…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move, sports
Greenville Technical College students present outstanding work at Student Scholar Showcase
March 12, 2020
One group of Greenville Technical College students is designing and building a tiny house, using hemp as an insulation method. Another group is comprised of current production associates at BMW…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Upstate Girl Scout receives prestigious Medal of Honor
March 12, 2020
Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands will recognize Maggie Majors, Pendleton, during its annual Women of Distinction Awards dinner on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at the Columbia…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, non-profit, on-the-move
South Carolina State University President Clark elected board chair of S.C. Sea Grant Consortium
March 11, 2020
South Carolina State University (SCSU) President James E. Clark has been elected chair of S.C. Sea Grant Consortium’s Board of Directors. Clark began his one-year term on January 1, 2020.…
Read MorePosted in: lowcountrybizsc, midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, government, on-the-move
Lassiter gift will enhance tools at Greenville Technical College’s Simulation Technologies and Training Center
March 11, 2020
While completing her nursing degree years ago, Dr. Barbara Lassiter was exposed to many health situations in the hospital that enhanced her skills and prepared her for similar encounters with…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, health-care, on-the-move
SC peanut crop acreage dependent on state’s cotton plantings
March 9, 2020
This year could be a good year for South Carolina peanut growers, or not, depending on how much cotton is planted in the state. Clemson experts expect the 2020 South…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Advanced optical imaging technique may lead to structure-guided drug design
March 9, 2020
A Clemson University College of Science researcher, together with a team of researchers primarily at Heinrich Heine University in Germany, developed and demonstrated new optical imaging methods to monitor a…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
College of Education faculty member earns coveted early career award to study experiences of Latino youth in math
March 9, 2020
Carlos Nicolas Gomez, assistant professor in Clemson’s College of Education, recently received the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program grant, often referred to as the NSF CAREER award.…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Clemson Extension workshops take aim at destructive invasive species
March 9, 2020
With invasive plant species wreaking havoc on American agriculture and natural resources to an estimated tune of $40 billion each year, a pair of workshops offered by Clemson Cooperative Extension…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Wheelchair tennis introduced as Clemson’s first adaptive sports team
March 9, 2020
If the typical, everyday wheelchair is built for comfort, those designed for adaptive sports athletes are built for speed. They’re less bulky and the wheels slant inward. They have a…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Sophomore Sam Ybarra wins first venture pitch competition at Furman
March 9, 2020An intense process that started in November with 80 students vying for a chance to compete in Furman University’s first annual Paladin Pitch competition culminated Saturday, Feb. 22, with a…
Read MorePosted in: midlandsbiz, upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
Hasan leads School of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology and Center for Manufacturing Innovation at Greenville Technical College
March 9, 2020
Dr. Abul Hasan has been selected as dean for the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Technology and director of the Center for Manufacturing Innovation at Greenville Technical College. Hasan…
Read MorePosted in: upstatebizsc Category: education, on-the-move
