Kennedy Named Director of OLLI Program at Furman University
May 23, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Nancy Kennedy has been named Director of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Furman University. She began her new duties on May 1. Kennedy has spent…
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Orthopaedic Associates Awards Scholarship to Dorman High Graduate Samantha Boniface
May 22, 2014SPARTANBURG, SC – Orthopaedic Associates, PA (OA) announced today that the recipient of its Annual W. Howard Tiller, Jr. Memorial Scholarship is Samantha Boniface, a 2014 graduate of Dorman High School.…
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Furman University Professor Receives $2.6 Million NIH Grant to Study Diabetes
May 21, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University Health Sciences professor Natalie The has been selected to receive a $2.6 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to advance research in…
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School Of Nursing Earns National Accreditation
May 21, 2014ANDERSON, SC – As it begins its third year of classes, the Anderson University School of Nursing has earned accreditation from the Board of Commissioners of the Commission on Collegiate…
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Clemson University cited as national leader in economic development
May 21, 2014New book calls university ‘enlightening example’ CLEMSON — Clemson University is among 12 universities nationwide that have been cited for helping drive economic growth at a time when more states…
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Phil Bradley elected chairman of Board of Visitors
May 21, 2014CLEMSON, SC – W. Phil Bradley of Charleston has been elected chairman of the Clemson University Board of Visitors for 2014-15. Photo at right: Phil and Mary Bradley Bradley was…
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Clemson graduate returns to lead industrial engineering department
May 20, 2014CLEMSON, SC – A Clemson University graduate is returning to his alma mater to lead the industrial engineering department in the midst of an enrollment boom and a $10-million expansion of its…
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Furman Chemistry Professor Paul Wagenknecht Receives NSF Grant to Study Solar Energy
May 19, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Paul Wagenknecht, Furman University Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support investigations into cheaper ways to convert solar…
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Five Hundred and Eighty Graduate at Tri-County’s Spring Commencement
May 19, 2014ANDERSON, SC – When Michelin announced in 2012 it would build a new Earthmover tire plant in Anderson County, Michelin Chairman and President Pete Selleck challenged his team to hire…
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Career Change Brings Multiple Jobs Offers for Mechatronics Graduate
May 19, 2014ANDERSON, SC – Licensed homebuilder Steve Sutton spent the better part of 2012 looking for a job. The housing market crash of 2007 initially didn’t affect the successful owner of…
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Wofford College confers degrees to 360 graduates
May 19, 2014Three honorary degrees, awards to be presented at 160th Commencement ceremony SPARTANBURG, SC – Dr. Nayef H. Samhat delivered his first Commencement address since becoming Wofford College’s president at the…
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Universidad Central de Bayamón, Sherman College Sign Transfer Agreement
May 19, 2014
SPARTANBURG, SC – Sherman College of Chiropractic and Universidad Central de Bayamón (UCB) in Puerto Rico recently signed a transfer agreement to simplify student admission into the doctor of chiropractic…
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Greenville Technical College Hosts Georgia Tech’s OSHA Training Institute
May 15, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Greenville Technical College’s Corporate and Career Development division will host the Georgia Tech OSHA Training Institute in June with two classes offered. “Occupational Safety and Health Standards…
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Greenville Technical College Offers Healthy Homes Training
May 15, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May is Asthma Awareness Month, recognizing a disease that affects 25.5 million Americans. Healthy homes training, offered through the Corporate and Career Development division at Greenville Technical…
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Bank of America Makes Donation Tri-County Technical College’s Connect to College (C2C) program
May 15, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – Bank of America Charitable Foundation made a $3,000 donation to Tri-County Technical College’s Connect to College (C2C) program. The funds are designated for textbooks for students in…
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Stormie Moore Reflects on Journey from High School Dropout to Honor Grad
May 15, 2014PENDLETON, SC – The last day of final exams for Tri-County Technical College associate degree nursing graduate Stormie Moore was tough. She wasn’t struggling with academics and last-minute projects, but…
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Bruce Yandle named Honorary Alumnus of Clemson University
May 14, 2014
CLEMSON, SC – Bruce Yandle, dean emeritus of the College of Business and Behavioral Science and Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of economics, has been named an Honorary Alumnus of Clemson University by theClemson…
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Students choose accounting lecturer as 2014 Alumni Master Teacher
May 14, 2014CLEMSON – Clemson University students chose accounting senior lecturer J. Russell Madray as this year’s Alumni Master Teacher for outstanding undergraduate classroom instruction. The annual award is presented to a…
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Communities In Schools of South Carolina Announces Continued Improvement in Graduation Rates in New Report Released Today
May 14, 2014TV Ads by Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Highlight Leading Reasons Why Kids Drop Out, Including Hunger, Homelessness, Lack of Medical Care COLUMBIA, SC – As kids around the country are graduating, Communities In…
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Communities In Schools of South Carolina Announces Continued Improvement in Graduation Rates in New Report Released Today
May 14, 2014TV Ads by Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Highlight Leading Reasons Why Kids Drop Out, Including Hunger, Homelessness, Lack of Medical Care COLUMBIA, SC – As kids around the country are graduating, Communities In…
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Joan Kalley Receives Tri-County Technical College’s Presidential Medallion for Instructional Excellence
May 12, 2014PENDLETON, SC – Joan Kalley, English instructor at Tri-County Technical College, was honored May 8 with the highest award presented to the faculty. She received the Presidential Medallion for Instructional…
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Doug Wilson Receives 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award
May 12, 2014ANDERSON, SC – Doug Wilson is energized by investing in others’ lives, whether it’s building race cars with his teenage nephew on weekends, mentoring and teaching young associates through his…
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Clemson University to bring together art and technology at Artisphere 2014
May 12, 2014Highlights include concept car and hands-on activities CLEMSON, SC – May 12, 2014 – One of Artisphere 2014’s largest exhibits will show how Clemson University is bringing together technology and…
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Clemson summit to address youth success in South Carolina
May 10, 2014
CLEMSON, SC – May 10, 2014 – Education, government and nonprofit officials from across South Carolina will gather at Clemson University Monday and Tuesday to address this critical question: How…
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Steve Pettit Elected Fifth President of Bob Jones University
May 9, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 8, 2014 – Larry Jackson, chairman of the Bob Jones University Board of Trustees, announced today the election of Steve Pettit as the fifth president of…
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Three to receive honorary degrees from Wofford
May 8, 2014Coffey, Henry-Crowe, Kuh to be honored at Commencement May 18 SPARTANBURG, SC – May 8, 2014 – Wofford College will confer three honorary degrees during the 2014 Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 18,…
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Furman University Philosophy Professor Appointed to Position at USC School of Medecine
May 7, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 7, 2014 – Furman University philosophy professor Carmela Epright has been invited to join the Department of Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina School of…
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2014 Yearbook, The Vintage, Dedicated to Dr. Bruce McAllister
May 6, 2014GREENVILLE, SC – May 6, 2014 – The Bob Jones University (BJU) Vintage staff announced today the 2014 yearbook has been dedicated to Dr. Bruce McAllister for his lifelong commitment to advancing…
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Innovative State Fair Program Promotes Understanding and Appreciation of Agriculture and Sustainability
June 13, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – June 12, 2012 – The South Carolina State Fair hasintroduced a wide-ranging program called “From Field to Fair®” designedto educate, entertain and motivate consumers about the wonders…
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South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Kicks Off Greenville iTEAMS 2012
June 13, 2012Technology-based summer camp for SC middle schoolers GREENVILLE, SC – June 13, 2012 – The Governor’s School for Science and Math (GSSM) will kick off its distinguished Innovation, Technology &…
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Anderson University has joined the University Center of Greenville
June 13, 2012New Member Institution to Expand MBA Program to Greenville Market GREENVILLE, SC – June 12, 2012 – The Board of Trustees of the University Center of Greenville, Inc. (UCG) announces the…
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Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Receives Funding from Verizon to Expand iTEAMS Summer Camp
June 7, 2012Verizon Foundation’s $10,000 Grant Will Support Mobile App Development ProjectHARTSVILLE, SC – June 7, 2012 – The Verizon Foundation awarded the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science andMathematics (GSSM) $10,000…
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Spartanburg Community College to Host Open House on June 19
June 7, 2012SPARTANBURG, SC – June 7, 2012 – Spartanburg Community College (SCC) will host a free open house event on Tuesday, June 19 from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Dan Lee Terhune…
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South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Math Kicks Off GoSciTech
June 6, 2012Three weeks of science and technology summer camp for SC middle schoolers COLUMBIA, SC – June 6, 2012 – The Governor’s School for Science andMathematics (GSSM) will kick off GoSciTech, the…
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Ignoring poverty in America: Furman Professor Thomas writes book on public education
June 4, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – June 1, 2012 – Furman University education professor Paul Thomas has published his 13th book, Ignoring Poverty in the U.S. — The Corporate Takeover of Public Education…
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