Six Wofford seniors choose to teach in low-income communities through Teach For America
April 29, 2015Six of Wofford’s best, brightest choose to teach in low-income communities SPARTANBURG, SC – Kirsten Frost, a senior at Wofford College, was working with an AmeriCorps program designed to help prevent…
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Wofford President Samhat honored by Northwestern
April 29, 2015
Alumni association recognizes president for accomplishments SPARTANBURG, SC – Wofford College President Nayef Samhat was honored Saturday, April 25, in Chicago by the Northwestern University Alumni Association (NAA) with one of…
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USC Upstate To Honor Henry Giles At May Commencement
April 27, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The University of South Carolina Upstate will present an honorary degree to Henry C. Giles, Jr., president of Spartanburg Community College, at its May Commencement on Tuesday,…
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Flynn Appointed Interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at USC Upstate
April 27, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – Dr. Clif Flynn has been appointed to serve as interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina Upstate. His appointment is effective…
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Faculty Give Moore Vote Of No Confidence
April 27, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – After three months of working to meet faculty demands and regain their trust and confidence in his ability to lead the University of South Carolina Upstate, Chancellor…
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Workforce Opportunity Summit to Bring Together IT Professionals and Education Partners
April 27, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – In an effort to continue dialogue with Greenville County businesses about future information technology skills needs, Greenville Technical College, in cooperation with Apprenticeship Carolina, will host a…
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Workforce Opportunity Summit to Bring Together IT Professionals and Education Partners
April 27, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – In an effort to continue dialogue with Greenville County businesses about future information technology skills needs, Greenville Technical College, in cooperation with Apprenticeship Carolina, will host a…
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Wofford student-athletes partner with Carolina Miracle League
April 22, 2015College ‘buddies’ enjoy opportunity to share love of sports with special needs children SPARTANBURG, SC – Micah Randall loves playing baseball, but she loves her Wofford buddy even more. Standing…
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iT2Pi to host Expo this May
April 22, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – iT2Pi’s Annual Expo is a free event that will take place at Furman’s Timmons Arena Sunday, May 17. The Expo will have a wide variety of activities…
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YMCA funds for mission will serve more than 8,200 local youth and families
April 22, 2015Available financial aid funds double since 2010 GREENVILLE, SC — The YMCA of Greenville’s mission is to improve the lives of people in Greenville County by focusing its efforts on youth…
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iT2Pi to host Expo this May
April 22, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – iT2Pi’s Annual Expo is a free event that will take place at Furman’s Timmons Arena Sunday, May 17. The Expo will have a wide variety of activities…
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The Design and Entrepreneurship Network recognized as ‘major campus initiative’ by the College of Engineering and Science
April 21, 2015
CLEMSON, SC – As you read this, the next world-changing breakthrough could be brewing in a Clemson University lab. The next Fortune 500 company could be taking shape in a…
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Spartanburg Business and Professional Women’s Club Recognizes SMC’s Jennifer Hutcherson
April 21, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The Breakfast of Spartanburg Business and Professional Women’s Club recently awarded the 2014-2015 Vergene Colloms Scholarship to Jennifer Hutcherson of Campobello, SC. The annual scholarship is provided…
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Legal Staff Professionals of SC Recognize SMC’s Candice Logan
April 21, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The Legal Staff Professionals of South Carolina recently awarded the 2014-2015 Norma F. George, PLS Scholarship Award to Candice Logan of Boiling Springs, SC. The Legal Staff…
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Summer Faculty Innovation Grants Awarded at USC Upstate
April 21, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – Ten faculty members at the University of South Carolina Upstate have been awarded Summer Faculty Innovation Grants thanks to a new initiative funded by the USC Upstate…
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Furman University Trustees Elect New Members to Board
April 21, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Robert Hill, chair of the Furman University Board of Trustees, announced today that seven new trustees and one trustee emeritus have been elected to the board. The…
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Sylvan Learning’s Upstate Centers Participating in National STEM Event
April 21, 2015
Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson, SC – Sylvan Learning Center is celebrating the launch of Sylvan EDGE, a series of highly engaging, hands-on classes that empower parents to incorporate STEM into…
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Researcher hired as SmartState Endowed Chair in Sustainable Development
April 20, 2015
CLEMSON, SC — A nationally respected researcher who has accepted a job with Clemson University said that too often “sustainability” is a buzzword and that her approach involves science, metrics…
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Furman Music Professor Hicken Wins SCICU Teaching Award
April 20, 2015GREENVILLE, S.C.—Leslie W. Hicken, Professor of Music at Furman University, has been awarded a 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award from the South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (SCICU) organization. SCICU…
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Furman University Listen in Newest Edition of “Green Colleges” Guide
April 20, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University is listed in the new 2015 edition of The Princeton Review Guide to 353 Green Colleges, a guidebook providing information about the most environmentally responsible…
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Professor, author Singleton to be inducted into Fellowship of Southern Writers
April 20, 2015George Singleton has penned short stories, novels SPARTANBURG, SC – Wofford College professor and acclaimed author George W. Singleton III will be inducted into the Fellowship of Southern Writers today…
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Three Wofford students receive SCICU research grants
April 20, 2015Project results to be presented in February 2016 SPARTANBURG, SC – Three Wofford College students have received funding through the Student/Faculty Research Program of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities…
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Furman Education Professor Paul Thomas Writes New Book
April 20, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University education professor Paul Thomas has published Beware the Roadbuilders: Literature as Resistance (Garn Press). Garn Press offers this description: The central image and warning…
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NBC’s Craig Melvin ’01 to be Commencement speaker
April 20, 2015May 17 graduation to feature presentation of two honorary degrees SPARTANBURG, SC – Craig Melvin, a national correspondent for NBC’s “TODAY” show, occasional host of the network’s “Weekend TODAY” and…
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USC Upstate Host Site for 2015 Relay For Life of Spartanburg
April 20, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The University of South Carolina Upstate is pleased to announce that the American Cancer Society (ACS) will hold the 2015 Relay For Life of Spartanburg event on its…
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Tri-County Tech awards VSF Scholarship
April 17, 2015ANDERSON, SC – Sgt. Anna Grant always thought she would have to win the lottery to pursue er lifelong goal of owning and operating her own restaurant. A scholarship from…
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Tri-County Tech awards VSF Scholarship
April 17, 2015ANDERSON, SC – Sgt. Anna Grant always thought she would have to win the lottery to pursue er lifelong goal of owning and operating her own restaurant. A scholarship from…
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Clemson University Entrance Opens at Bon Secours Wellness Arena
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The Bon Secours Wellness Arena and Clemson University officially opened the new Clemson University Entrance with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 16. The Arena will be home…
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Furman University Graduate Dr. Jerry Thomas Receives Honorary Doctor of Science Degree
April 16, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Dr. Jerry R. Thomas, a 1963 Furman University graduate who serves as Professor and Dean of the College of Education at the University of North Texas, has…
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Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School Recognized as Green Globe Certified School
April 16, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Dr. Phinnize J. Fisher Middle School, which opened this past August, has been awarded a rating of three Green Globes through the Green Building Initiative’s internationally recognized…
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STOA To Host National Speech and Debate Tournament at BJU
April 15, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Stoa, a national speech and debate organization for Christian homeschooling families, will host a National Invitational Tournament of Champions (NITOC) at Bob Jones University May 16-23. During the week-long…
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Greenville Technical College’s Honor Society Wins 13 regional awards
April 15, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Technical College’s Alpha Zeta Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society received 13 awards and recognitions during the Carolinas Regional Convention over the weekend…
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Clemson breaks ground for Advanced Powertrain Testing Laboratory
April 15, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC — Clemson broke ground for the Advanced Powertrain Testing Laboratory, a two-story 3,000-square-foot addition to the Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center at Clemson University’s International Center…
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Introducing Children to STEM in Elementary School is the Key to 21st Century Success
April 15, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Young children are naturally curious, and the earlier they can have hands-on learning experiences with STEM, the better you can set them up for success later on…
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Introducing Children to STEM in Elementary School is the Key to 21st Century Success
April 15, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Young children are naturally curious, and the earlier they can have hands-on learning experiences with STEM, the better you can set them up for success later on…
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Moeller receives S.C. Independent Colleges teaching award
April 14, 2015Associate professor of biology honored at Columbia meeting SPARTANBURG, SC – Dr. John F. Moeller, associate professor of biology at Wofford College, is among 20 college professors from across the…
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Wofford offers Chinese summer program for middle, high school students
April 14, 2015College receives federal grant for third STARTALK program SPARTANBURG, SC – The campus of Wofford College teems with music, art, food and sports during the summer, and if you listen…
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SMC Dedicates The Write Place in Ellis Hall
April 14, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – The Dr. Edgar H. Ellis, Jr. Hall, situated on the campus of Spartanburg Methodist College, was “the right place” to be at 11 am on Friday, April…
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Riley Institute Names New Staff, Center For Education Policy And Leadership
April 13, 2015GREENVILLE, SC — The Riley Institute at Furman University has named new staff members for its Center for Education Policy and Leadership. Dr. Tracy Waters has joined the institute as…
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Furman University To Hold Panel Discussion On “Athletics And Desegregation” April 15
April 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC — Furman University will sponsor a panel discussion, “Athletics and Desegregation,” Wednesday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall as part of the university’s yearlong commemoration…
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Riley Institute Adds Mark Quinn as Senior Associate, Promotes Jacki Martin to Director, Institute Operations
April 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC — The Riley Institute at Furman has recruited Mark Quinn, Director of Public and Member Relations at the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, as Senior Associate at the…
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Clemson trustees approve pre-concept plan for new campus building
April 10, 2015
CLEMSON – Clemson trustees have given pre-concept approval for university officials to move forward in evaluating plans to design a building to replace programming in Sirrine Hall on campus. Sirrine,…
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Charleston’s growing economy serves as backdrop for engineers’ gathering
April 10, 2015
Top leaders to hear from Anita Zucker, tour Boeing’s assembly plant CHARLESTON, SC – Some of the nation’s top engineering experts will gather near Charleston this week, as new manufacturing…
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Tri-County Technical College selected to participate as a partner in Country Music Television’s Empowering Education campaign
April 9, 2015
Tri-County Technical College is one of 14 community colleges nationwide selected to participate as a partner in Country Music Television’s Empowering Education campaign. The comprehensive campaign provides an online resource,…
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Caroline France of Greenville Technical College Receives Top Community College Honors
April 8, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Caroline France, a student at Greenville Technical College, was selected from 1,700 applicants as one of only 15 recipients nationwide to be a 2015 Phi Theta Kappa…
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SunTrust Bank Makes Grant to Arts Education in Spartanburg
April 8, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – SunTrust Bank of Spartanburg made celebrating Youth Art Month (March) at Chapman Cultural Center a huge success by donating $3,500 towards the Center’s “Advantage: Arts Education” program.…
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The Humanities Council SC Awards Grant for Black Lives Matter Speaker Series at USC Upstate
April 7, 2015
SPARTANBURG, SC – An $8,000 grant from The Humanities Council SC is assisting The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of South Carolina Upstate to host a…
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Clemson University student team launches crowd-funding effort
April 7, 2015
CLEMSON, SC – Clemson University students said they have developed an incubator blanket that could help save infant lives in a country where improper warming methods are prevalent and lead…
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Top Ten Finalists for 2015-16 GCS Teacher of the Year
April 6, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Ten finalists have been selected in the 2015-16 Greenville County Schools Teacher of the Year program. They are, in alphabetical order: Alice Bradley, Seventh Grade Language Arts,…
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Clemson to unveil its concept vehicle at GM world headquarters
April 6, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC — It is not every day that a university can unveil its product at the world headquarters of a company ranked seventh on Fortune 500 2014, but Clemson…
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