S.C. Students recognized by advanced manufacturing industry for their commitment to STEM education
April 18, 201892 South Carolina high school seniors were recognized by The Boeing Company, BMW Manufacturing Co. and the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance at the 2018 Annual S.C. STEM Signing…
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S.C. Students recognized by advanced manufacturing industry for their commitment to STEM education
April 18, 201892 South Carolina high school seniors were recognized by The Boeing Company, BMW Manufacturing Co. and the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance at the 2018 Annual S.C. STEM Signing…
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Dubno wins Governor’s Award for Excellence in Science
April 16, 2018
On April 11, Gov. Henry D. McMaster presented Judy R. Dubno, Ph.D., the state’s highest honor: the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Science. Dubno is considered one of the premier…
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Citadel Cadet awarded Truman Scholarship
April 16, 2018
Cadet Matthew Miller was one of 59 students selected from 756 candidates across the country for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Miller, a junior cadet, from Kalamazoo, Michigan, who serves as an honor…
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Former educator joins TCCC staff
April 16, 2018
Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative has hired LaTisha Vaughn-Brandon as Director of Networks and Community Engagement. Vaughn-Brandon will take responsibility for TCCC’s Kindergarten Readiness Network and will lead TCCC’s efforts…
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Citadel Board of Visitors announces selection of college’s 20th president
April 12, 2018
The Citadel’s 20th president will be Gen. Glenn M. Walters, USMC, who is currently serving as the 34th Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, the Corp’s second highest ranking officer. The…
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Annual Week of the Young Child celebration begins Monday
April 12, 2018The Week of the Young Child™ is an annual celebration hosted by the National Association for the Education of Young Children to celebrate early learning, young children, their teachers and families. This year’s…
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Laing Middle receives awards for STEM education excellence
April 10, 2018Laing Middle School of Science and Technology continues to establish itself as one of the leading STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) middle schools in the nation. The International Technology…
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College of Charleston supports teaching students amid a challenging climate
April 10, 2018The profession of K-12 education has been making a lot of headlines lately with teachers striking for better pay and school funding in West Virginia, Kentucky and Oklahoma. And the…
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SC students can win $2,000 for college
April 6, 2018
What’s “Your Big Idea” about the First Amendment? One high-schooler will win a $2,000 scholarship by sharing their ideas about free speech in an Instagram video. The SC Bar Young…
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SC students can win $2,000 for college
April 6, 2018
What’s “Your Big Idea” about the First Amendment? One high-schooler will win a $2,000 scholarship by sharing their ideas about free speech in an Instagram video. The SC Bar Young…
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TCCC releases fourth annual Regional Education Report
April 5, 2018
“Constructive Disruption” report designed to provoke change Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative released its Regional Education Report: Chapter 4 during the organization’s Community Leadership Council breakfast at Charleston Southern University. This report,…
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CofC’s Charleston Miracle Raises Over $115K for Children’s Hospital
April 2, 2018Charleston Miracle (previously known as Dance Marathon) raised over $115,000 for the campaign for the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital at its inaugural CougarThon event earlier…
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Piccolo to lead Trident Technical College Foundation, serve as development VP
April 2, 2018Trident Technical College has named Lisa Piccolo vice president for development and executive director of the Trident Technical College Foundation. Piccolo oversees the college’s development office, which is responsible for…
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Piccolo to lead Trident Technical College Foundation, serve as development VP
April 2, 2018
Trident Technical College has named Lisa Piccolo vice president for development and executive director of the Trident Technical College Foundation. Piccolo oversees the college’s development office, which is responsible for…
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CCSD educators receive generous support from Stephen Colbert and Ripple for DonorsChoose.org projects
March 28, 2018Charleston County School District (CCSD) is excited to announce that over 80 educators received full funding for their DonorsChoose.org (a nonprofit website) projects thanks to the generosity of Ripple, a…
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Zorn to make history as Citadel’s first woman regimental commander
March 21, 2018
Cadet Sarah J. Zorn will be first woman to lead the South Carolina Corps of Cadets as regimental commander in the history of the 175-year-old military college. Regimental commander is…
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Citadel Graduate College announces Class of 2018 commencement speaker
March 20, 2018
Stacy L. Pearsall is an award-winning photographer and decorated combat veteran whose images have helped many appreciate the heroism of wounded veterans. Most recently, her work was featured in the Smithsonian…
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2nd Annual Corks for Kids Fundraiser To Benefit Camp Happy Days
March 20, 2018
On April 12, 2018 from 6-10pm, Camp Happy Days will host their 2nd Annual Corks for Kids fundraiser presented by APECS Aerospace at the Citadel Beach House on Isle of Palms. Corks for Kids will…
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Mayor Tecklenburg announces AWCCC Kids Camp, makes call for literacy volunteers
March 20, 2018
Mayor John Tecklenburg, alongside representatives from the city of Charleston Recreation Department, Mayor’s Office for Children, Youth, and Families, and Reading Partners, announced this year’s Arthur W. Christopher Community Center Kids…
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SC Works Trident partners with Trident Technical College on incarcerated veteran re-entry program
March 20, 2018
Program’s first graduates released and employed An incarcerated veteran’s transition back into society is often long and arduous. A new re-entry program at MacDougall Correctional Institution, led by SC Works…
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Get a step ahead in software and IT with new graduate certificates
March 20, 2018
The Citadel and the College of Charleston are collaborating to offer two new graduate certificates for students wanting to add to their credentials in the software and IT industries. The…
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Citadel Board of Visitors announces finalists in presidential search
March 14, 2018Four highly decorated military leaders have been named finalists in The Citadel’s search for its 20th president. The Citadel Board of Visitors released the names of the three- and four-star…
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Who’s Who of Historians taking part in College of Charleston’s Reconstruction Conference
March 14, 2018The Civil War might have ended in 1865, but the fighting didn’t end there. The 12-year period of Reconstruction and the decades that followed were fraught with all kinds of…
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Charleston student repeats as state Poetry Out Loud champ
March 14, 2018This past weekend, Janae Claxton of Charleston became the first back-to-back champion of the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition organized by the South Carolina Arts Commission. A senior at First…
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Charleston student repeats as state Poetry Out Loud champ
March 14, 2018This past weekend, Janae Claxton of Charleston became the first back-to-back champion of the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition organized by the South Carolina Arts Commission. A senior at First…
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SC Works Trident program helps dislocated worker Kurtis Matthews start from scratch
March 8, 2018
Dislocated worker quickly rebounds via training program Summerville resident Kurtis Matthews worked hard to secure permanent employment with a local manufacturer — only for the company to leave the area weeks…
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Commemorating 175 years of leadership and service week March 20 – 24
March 8, 2018The Citadel will recognize the college’s 175th Anniversary with the traditional military pageantry and devotion to leadership development for which it is celebrated. The activities begin March 20, 2018, with…
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Lockheed Martin to host Code Quest competition
March 6, 2018
High Schools invited to register to compete by March 30 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will host its annual Code Quest competition on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at various sites worldwide, including its Greenville,…
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Lockheed Martin to host Code Quest competition
March 6, 2018
High Schools invited to register to compete by March 30 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will host its annual Code Quest competition on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at various sites worldwide, including its Greenville,…
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Cario named distinguished school for STEM and Career Learning Program
March 5, 2018Thomas C. Cario Middle School (CMS) continues to build on its well-rounded tradition of academic excellence, accomplishments in the arts, and career readiness. This week, Cario Middle was recognized as…
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CCSD surprises top 5 finalists for Teacher of the Year
March 2, 2018Becoming a Teacher of the Year at a school is a significant honor. So, to be named a Charleston County School District (CCSD) Teacher of the Year finalist is a…
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SC School Boards Association recognizes eight board members for earning top recognition in training
March 1, 2018The South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) honors eight South Carolina school board members with the highest recognition in the SCSBA Boardmanship Institute. The SCSBA Boardmanship Institute, established in 1982,…
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove to kick off Governor’s School for the Arts’ new guest artist series
March 1, 2018
GREENVILLE, S.C.—The South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities has announced a new program that will bring world-renowned artists to Greenville for free public events and educational opportunities.…
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SC School Boards Association recognizes eight board members for earning top recognition in training
March 1, 2018
The South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA) honors eight South Carolina school board members with the highest recognition in the SCSBA Boardmanship Institute. The SCSBA Boardmanship Institute, established in 1982,…
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11th Annual Principled Leadership Symposium
February 28, 201811th Annual Principled Leadership Symposium Thursday, March 22 – Friday, March 23 The Citadel campus Presentations are free and open to the public The Citadel Principled Leadership Symposium is a nationally-lauded,…
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Bulldog Business Bowl finalists present business ideas at local pitch event
February 28, 2018Teams of future entrepreneurs from The Citadel are making adjustments to their business plans and elevator pitches after attending Charleston’s fourth PitchBreakfast at the Harbor Entrepreneur Center. On February 15,…
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Bulldog Business Bowl finalists present business ideas at local pitch event
February 27, 2018Teams of future entrepreneurs from The Citadel are making adjustments to their business plans and elevator pitches after attending Charleston’s fourth PitchBreakfast at the Harbor Entrepreneur Center. On February 15,…
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College of Charleston announces new Director of Jewish Studies Program
February 27, 2018
The College of Charleston and its School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs announced the appointment of professor Ezra Cappell as the director of the Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program, effective July 1, 2018. A…
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Mike Brenan, Co-chair, TransformSC
February 27, 2018
On March 1 & 2, business and education leaders from around South Carolina will gather for the fifth annual TransformSC conference – the 2018 TransformSC Spring Conference: Transformation Through Data.…
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Mike Brenan, Co-chair, TransformSC
February 27, 2018
On March 1 & 2, business and education leaders from around South Carolina will gather for the fifth annual TransformSC conference – the 2018 TransformSC Spring Conference: Transformation Through Data.…
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The OnePalmetto Scholarship and College Fair welcomed over 1700 attendees at Sumter High School
February 26, 2018
On behalf of Pace Scholarship Academy, the OnePalmetto Scholarship and College Fair was hosted at Sumter High School on Saturday, February 24, 2018. There were 41 scholarship and community service…
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Kapasi to become College of Health Professions dean
February 26, 2018Zoher F. Kapasi, PT, Ph.D., MBA, will be the new dean of the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Health Professions (CHP) effective May 1. The announcement was made by…
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S.C. BlueCross Foundation invests in WISE Schools with new grant opportunity
February 26, 2018
It is well established that healthier children tend to have better grades, are more attentive in class and have fewer absences. To better support South Carolina schools in creating…
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S.C. BlueCross Foundation invests in WISE Schools with new grant opportunity
February 26, 2018
It is well established that healthier children tend to have better grades, are more attentive in class and have fewer absences. To better support South Carolina schools in creating…
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Three Schools in South Carolina will be gifted a $100,000 Don’t Quit! Fitness Center from the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils
February 26, 2018Governor Henry McMaster will be joined by South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman to announce that fitness icon Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils…
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Three Schools in South Carolina will be gifted a $100,000 Don’t Quit! Fitness Center from the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils
February 26, 2018Governor Henry McMaster will be joined by South Carolina Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman to announce that fitness icon Jake Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils…
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College of Charleston’s African American Studies Director takes a deeper look at Black History Month
February 20, 2018
History is a collection of past events relative to a particular subject, place, time or culture. And Black History Month is an opportunity to reflect on both the significant history…
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Charleston Museum Curator awarded College’s Simons Medal
February 14, 2018
Martha Zierden, curator of historical archaeology at The Charleston Museum and a longtime collaborator with the anthropology program at the College of Charleston, is the recipient of the College’s 2018 Albert…
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Clemson University honors former Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. with 2018 Ethics in Action Award
February 14, 2018CHARLESTON, S.C. – Clemson University’s Rutland Institute of Ethics honored former Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. with the 2018 Ethics in Action Award Feb. 10. Attendees joined friends and…
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