New partnerships announced today could lead to biotech startups, researchers say
August 29, 2018
Clemson University researchers said a new partnership with one of India’s top engineering universities will lead to new medical devices, sensors and startup companies, while helping educate leaders and entrepreneurs…
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USC celebrates fourth consecutive year of record-setting research activity
August 29, 2018
For the fourth year running, the University of South Carolina has set a new record for research activity and sponsored award funding, garnering $258.1 million in fiscal year 2018 (July…
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GSSM Foundation announces new Executive Director
August 29, 2018
The Board of Directors of the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Dinndorf as their new Executive Director. Ms.…
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Infinity partners with Horry-Georgetown to promote educational opportunities
August 29, 2018Infinity Marketing welcomes the addition of Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC), an institution that serves South Carolina’s northeastern area with three separate campuses; Conway, Georgetown, and Grand Strand in Myrtle Beach.…
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Infinity partners with Horry-Georgetown to promote educational opportunities
August 29, 2018
Infinity Marketing welcomes the addition of Horry-Georgetown Technical College (HGTC), an institution that serves South Carolina’s northeastern area with three separate campuses; Conway, Georgetown, and Grand Strand in Myrtle Beach.…
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Clemson’s Erwin Center students helping drive McLaren brand expansion
August 27, 2018
United Kingdom-based McLaren Automotive is tapping Clemson University students this semester to help the high-performance sports car manufacturer reach a new set of consumers. The Erwin Center for Brand Communications students…
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Furman University students named United Nations Millennium Fellows
August 27, 2018
Eighteen Furman University students have been named United Nations Millennium Fellows through the United Nations Academic Impact and the Millennium Campus Network. The Millennium Fellowship convenes, challenges and celebrates student…
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Donald White honored with Tri-County’s Presidential Staff Medallion
August 27, 2018
A willingness to go above and beyond expectations, a role model attitude and a genuine investment in student success are just a few of the attributes that earned Donald White…
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College, community celebrate dedication of new Oconee campus
August 24, 2018A standing-room-only crowd broke into applause as representatives from Oconee County’s government and school district and Tri-County Technical College cut the ceremonial ribbon and dedicated the long-awaited Oconee Campus…
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Governor signs bill allowing Greenville Technical College to offer new baccalaureate degree program
August 24, 2018Governor Henry McMaster participated in a ceremonial signing today of legislation permitting Greenville Technical College and the state’s other technical colleges to offer an applied baccalaureate degree in advanced…
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Valida Foster Walker joins institutional advancement office at Sherman College
August 24, 2018
Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, SC, recently named Valida Foster Walker as senior director of institutional advancement and public relations. With more than 13 years of experience creating and…
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Valida Foster Walker joins institutional advancement office at Sherman College
August 23, 2018Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, SC, recently named Valida Foster Walker as senior director of institutional advancement and public relations. With more than 13 years of experience creating and…
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Valida Foster Walker joins institutional advancement office at Sherman College
August 23, 2018
Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, SC, recently named Valida Foster Walker as senior director of institutional advancement and public relations. With more than 13 years of experience creating and…
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AnMed Health partners with technical college for an additional hiring path
August 22, 2018AnMed Health and Tri-County Technical College have teamed-up for an initiative aimed at improving the recruiting and retention of assistive nursing personnel. AnMed Health has launched a patient care technician (PCT) program…
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SC BlueCross, SC BlueChoice® focusing on ‘fearless’ schoolteachers
August 21, 2018
BlueCross® BlueShield® of South Carolina and BlueChoice® HealthPlan of South Carolina are once again seeking South Carolina schoolteachers who want to Live Fearless. The companies are asking South Carolina teachers to submit ideas…
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Furman awarded National Science Foundation grant to acquire bioimaging system
August 20, 2018Furman University has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant for the acquisition of a biomolecular fluorescence visualization tool, which will aid the departments of…
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A Collaborative effort with regional educators results in new online master’s degree at USC Upstate
August 16, 2018
The University of South Carolina Upstate is offering a new online master’s degree to help teachers advance in their careers and meet the changing needs of increasingly diverse classrooms, which…
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Travelers Rest High social studies teacher named GCS Teacher of the Year
August 15, 2018
Greenville County Schools Superintendent Dr. Burke Royster announced the selection of Shelley Smith, a social studies teacher at Travelers Rest High, the 2018-19 Greenville County Teacher of the Year. Also…
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Bank of America grants $7,500 to Spartanburg Community College Foundation for Operation Workforce Training in Cherokee County
August 13, 2018
Cherokee County will receive an economic boost courtesy of a $7,500 Bank of America Foundation grant to the Spartanburg Community College Foundation that will address the area’s regional workforce shortage. Grant…
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Wofford touted by The Princeton Review
August 13, 2018
Calling Wofford College “a fantastic option for students seeking a ‘rigorous’ liberal arts experience,” The Princeton Review again has included the college in its 2019 edition of its flagship college…
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Furman Chemistry Professor Springsteen receives Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
August 13, 2018
Furman Associate Professor of Chemistry Greg Springsteen has been granted a 2018 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. The awards program supports the research…
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Furman names inaugural recipients of Osher Reentry Scholarships
August 13, 2018
Furman University has named the first recipients of its Osher Reentry Scholarships. The scholarships are made possible through a $50,000 grant Furman received earlier this summer from the Bernard Osher…
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Field Guide to the Southern Piedmont and Southern Piedmont Wildlife Coloring Book raise science awareness and interest in region’s natural habitats
August 9, 2018
The Piedmont region of South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia is comprised of ecologically diverse ecosystems, providing abundant habitat for numerous plant and animals species. Two cross-disciplinary projects at the…
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Dr. Jermaine Whirl is one of 40 Under 40 recognized this year by Georgia Southern University
August 9, 2018
Dr. Jermaine Whirl, vice president for learning and workforce development at Greenville Technical College (GTC), has been selected to the 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 by Georgia Southern University’s…
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Clemson Alumni Association selects five new board members
August 8, 2018
The Clemson Alumni Association has selected five new members to serve on its board of directors for three-year terms that began July 1. The new board members are: Roy Abercrombie…
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Clemson’s School of Architecture director recognized with ‘18 Educator Honor Award
August 8, 2018Katherine Schwennsen, FAIA, professor and director of Clemson University’s School of Architecture, has been named an American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) 2018 Educator Honor Award winner. Katherine Schwennsen …
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Research leads to potential treatment for rare disease
August 5, 2018
By Alyssa Yancey Research from University of South Carolina School of Medicine investigators Mitzi Nagarkatti and Prakash Nagarkatti has led to Food and Drug Administration approval of cannabidiol (CBD), a…
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Clemson tees up Turfgrass Research and Education Field Day – Aug. 14
August 1, 2018It’s time to tee up for the 2018 Clemson University Turfgrass Research and Education Field Day. The 2018 Clemson University Turfgrass Research and Education Field Day is scheduled for…
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Clemson, MUSC host best practices forum to leverage diversity as a competitive advantage – Aug. 9
August 1, 2018Clemson University and the Medical University of South Carolina are teaming up to help educators, business leaders, medical professionals and others who want to learn ways to bring more diversity…
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Riley Institute at Furman announces afterschool and expanded learning policy fellows
July 30, 2018
The Riley Institute at Furman University has selected 16 leaders in the field of afterschool and expanded learning to participate in the White-Riley-Peterson (WRP) Policy Fellowship. A partnership with the…
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Students are open for business opportunities
July 23, 2018Beginning Saturday, July 22, approximately 120 high school students will spend a week at Presbyterian College during the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s 35th Annual Business Week. The annual event…
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Carolina Panthers Training Camp Kickoff Party welcomes team to Wofford
July 23, 2018July 26 celebration includes first practice; Play 60 Day set for July 27 The Carolina Panthers 2018 Summer Training Camp opens Thursday, July 26, at Wofford College’s Gibbs Stadium with the annual Training…
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Teacher of the Year finalists announced for the Charter Institute at Erskine
July 23, 2018Eight teachers from schools across the Palmetto state have been announced as finalists for the Charter Institute at Erskine’s Teacher of the Year award. The winner will be crowned…
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Rohleder resigns from GCS Board of Trustees
July 20, 2018
Danna Rohleder, longtime District 21 representative to the Greenville County Schools Board of Trustees, has announced her resignation, effective August 8, 2018. According to a letter submitted to school board chairman…
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Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Night coming to Fluor Field – July 30
July 18, 2018
The Greenville Drive, BMW, Hubbell Lighting, and Greenville Technical College will host Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Night at Fluor Field on Monday, July 30. The goal of the event is…
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Greenville Tech Foundation Honors Bosch-Rexroth, Greenville Health System, and Michelin North America
July 18, 2018
2018 Workforce Development Salute highlights honorees and raises awareness The Greenville Tech Foundation will host the 2018 Workforce Development Salute on October 9, 2018 with a new format and venue. The 2018 Workforce…
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Clemson University Foundation names six new board members; elects chair, vice chair
July 17, 2018
Six new members have joined the Clemson University Foundation board of directors for four-year terms beginning July 1. They are: Marion “Bill” Beason of Shelby, North Carolina, who graduated from Clemson in…
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Spartanburg Community College receives $526,225 grant from Appalachian Regional Commission for curriculum expansion
July 16, 2018
Spartanburg Community College recently received a $526,225 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), an allocation from Southern Appalachian Automotive Workforce, that will be used for curriculum expansion at the…
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USC Upstate’s Child Protection Training Center benefits from more than $500,000 in new grants
July 16, 2018
The Child Protection Training Center at the University of South Carolina Upstate will enhance training opportunities for child protection professionals in the Upstate region thanks to a series of new…
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Katie Hildebrand to lead Erwin Center for Brand Communications
July 13, 2018
Clemson University’s Erwin Center for Brand Communications has named advertising and digital marketing professional Katie Hildebrand as its new executive director. Hildebrand brings a wealth of agency advertising and marketing…
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Katie Hildebrand to lead Erwin Center for Brand Communications
July 13, 2018
Clemson University’s Erwin Center for Brand Communications has named advertising and digital marketing professional Katie Hildebrand as its new executive director. Hildebrand brings a wealth of agency advertising and marketing…
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Furman University awarded grants to support biomedical research
July 11, 2018
Undergraduate researchers and faculty mentors to benefit from SC INBRE grants Three Furman University Department of Biology faculty have each received research grants of $72,000 from the South Carolina IDeA…
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UofSC approves budget; tuition growth slowest in two decades
July 11, 2018
The University of South Carolina’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a system-wide budget for 2018-19 that will slow tuition growth to 2.9 percent or less on most campuses—the lowest increase since…
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Clemson’s Sonoco Institute announces fall seminar and workshop lineup
July 11, 2018
Professional courses available in flexography, paperboard and corrugated packaging, process color management, and a new proofing and prototyping course CLEMSON – The Sonoco Institute of Packaging Design and Graphics at Clemson University…
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Another McNulty winner from Liberty Fellowship
July 10, 2018
The McNulty Foundation has named Liberty Fellow Adela Mendoza (Class of 2016) as one of the inaugural recipients of the McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund for her visionary Liberty Fellowship project, Student DREAMers…
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$50,000 in scholarships from Osher Foundation to benefit adult reentry students at Furman
July 3, 2018
Furman University Undergraduate Evening Studies (UES) has received a $50,000 grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation. The grant supports UES Osher Reentry Scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year, enabling nontraditional…
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Marci Leake hired as assistant vice president for human resources
July 2, 2018
Marci Leake has joined Tri-County Technical College as its new assistant vice president for human resources. Leake has extensive experience in all aspects of human resources and talent management, including…
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Furman English professor Melinda Menzer named to board of South Carolina Council on the Holocaust
June 26, 2018
Furman University English professor Melinda Menzer has been appointed to the board of the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust. The South Carolina Council on the Holocaust was established by…
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Thomas F. Chapman Distinguished Professorship goes to Mary Anne Raymond
June 25, 2018
Mary Anne Raymond has been named the Thomas F. Chapman ’65 Distinguished Professor in Leadership in the Clemson University College of Business. The endowed professorship was created by long-time Clemson benefactors…
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Former S.C. Governor, U.S. Secretary of Education Dick Riley to be honored with downtown Greenville sculpture
June 19, 2018The Greenville community will memorialize the work of Greenville native and Furman University graduate Richard W. “Dick” Riley through a sculpture representing his extraordinary public leadership and commitment to quality…
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