Presbyterian College president announces retirement at conclusion of 2011-12 academic year
November 7, 2011CLINTON, SC – November 7, 2011 – Presbyterian College president JohnV. Griffith announced today that he will retire at the conclusion of the2011-12 academic year. The 63 -year-old Griffith, who…
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Bob Jones Academy Middle School to collect food, supplies for Miracle Hill Children's Home
November 7, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – November 7, 2011 – Beginning Monday, Nov. 7 through Friday, Nov. 11, 149 seventh and eighth graders will collect food, cleaning supplies and paper products to donate to…
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USC Upstate Welcomes World-Class Mathematician and Israeli College President Dr. Zvi Arad
November 3, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – November 2, 2011 – Zvi Arad, Ph.D., founder and president of Netanya Academic College in Israel and founder of internationally known Gelbart Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences,…
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Darla Moore School of Business announces international business leadership changes
November 2, 2011COLUMBIA, SC – November 1, 2011 – Darla Moore School of Business announces international business leadership changes The Darla Moore School of Business has made several leadership changes to enhance…
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Wofford first in S.C. as ‘best value’ by Kiplinger’s
November 2, 2011Ranked 39th among national private liberal arts colleges SPARTANBURG, SC – November 1, 2011 – Wofford College ranks 39th in the nation and first in South Carolina in the…
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Furman Mock Trial Takes First Place at Tournament
November 2, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – November 2, 2011 – The Furman University mock trial team won first place in the Robert E. Sanders Mock Trial Invitational tournament held this past weekend in…
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Clemson plant pest experts seek public's help finding new stinkbug
November 2, 2011CLEMSON, SC – November 2, 2011 – South Carolina residents are being askedto help track down a new stinkbug that has Clemson University plant-pestexperts concerned. The public is encouraged to…
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South Carolina Receives Mixed Results on Nation’s Report Card
November 2, 2011COLUMBIA, SC – November 1, 2011 – While South Carolina eighth gradersimproved their scores in reading and mathematics, fourth graders’performance in reading slightly declined and slightly improved inmathematics on the…
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Family establishes scholarship in memory of Clemson engineering alumnus
November 1, 2011CLEMSON, SC – November 1, 2011 – A $100,000 gift from his family will provide for a scholarship inhonor of a Clemson University alumnus who died last year. The Robert…
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Former Michelin leader to speak on managing your career at Leadership Seminar
November 1, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – November 1, 2011 – Former Michelin North America chairman and president JimMicali will speak at the Nov. 4 First Friday Series Leadership Seminarat Clemson at the Falls,…
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Furman Board of Trustees Approves Strategic Plan
November 1, 2011Five new trustees attend fall meetingGREENVILLE, SC – November 1, 2011 – The Furman University Board of Trustees unanimously approved a wide-ranging strategic plan to guide the university for the…
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University Center Board of Visitors Host MDC President
October 27, 2011David Dodson speaks on closing the educational opportunity gap GREENVILLE, SC – October 27, 2011 – David Dodson, President of MDC, an organization that helps institutions and communities close the gaps…
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Spartanburg Day School has hired Mrs. Caroline Hobson to work in their VISTAS program
October 27, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – October 27, 2011 – Spartanburg Day School has hired Mrs. Caroline Hobson to workin their VISTAS program. Mrs.Hobson received her BA in Elementary Education from Stetson University…
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Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands SC to Co-Sponsor
October 27, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – October 27, 2011 – Goodwill Industries ofUpstate/Midlands South Carolina (GIUMSC) announced thatit will co-sponsor Train the Trainer Boot Camp withThe Bob Pike Group, November 17 – 18,…
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Clemson institute receives breast cancer-research grant
October 26, 2011CLEMSON – October 25, 2011 – The Avon Foundation for Women has awarded the Clemson University Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering (IBIOE) a second grant for medical research related…
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Greenwood Genetic Center’s Dr. David Everman Appointed to USC School of Medicine Faculty
October 26, 2011Everman to serve as Medical Director for Genetic Counseling Program GREENVILLE, SC – October 25, 2011 – David Everman, MD, Associate Clinical Geneticist in the Greenville office of the Greenwood Genetic…
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Clemson, technical colleges partner to create statewide workforce development center
October 26, 2011CLEMSON, SC – October 26, 2011 – Clemson University and its partners will drive a statewide initiative to create a skilled workforce for South Carolina’s leading aviation and automotive industries.…
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South Carolina Campus Compact Welcomes USC Upstate as New Member
October 26, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – October 26, 2011 – The University of South Carolina Upstate’s Chancellor Thomas F. Moore has become the newest member of the Presidents’ Council for South Carolina Campus…
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Clemson trustees approve plans for new facilities, academic programs
October 24, 2011CLEMSON, SC – October 21, 2011 – At its quarterly meeting, Clemson University’s board of trustees approved program plans for building a permanent home for the university’s architecture center in…
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Mrs. Kleo Stathakis Honored with Tri-County’s Order of Merit
October 21, 2011PENDLETON, SC – October 21, 2011 – Tri-County Technical College honored former Foundation Board member and Anderson resident Kleo Stathakis with the highest award given by the College’s nine-member Commission. …
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Welding program expands at Greenville Tech
October 20, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – October 17, 2011 – Greenville Tech’sCorporate and Career Development division has added welding classes withopen entry and exit opportunities in addition to courses with set startand stop…
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Wofford Alumni Association to honor two alumni, distinguished attorney
October 20, 2011Awards program set for Oct. 29 as part of Homecoming Weekend SPARTANBURG, SC – October 11, 2011 – The Wofford National AlumniAssociation will honor two alumni and a distinguished South…
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Clemson’s Intelligent River to monitor Savannah River water quality
October 20, 2011CLEMSON, SC – October 20, 2011 – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $3 million to Clemson University to design, develop and deploy a basinwide network of computerized sensors…
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Conference to highlight Clemson’s city and regional planning program
October 19, 2011By Mary Catalonotto CLEMSON, SC – October 19, 2011 – The South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association will focus on Clemson University at its 2011 fall conference in…
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Clemson selects Harry Johnson as 2012 MLK keynote speaker
October 17, 2011CLEMSON, SC – October 14, 2011 – Clemson University has selected Harry E. Johnson Sr., president and CEO of the Martin Luther King Memorial Foundation, as the keynote speaker for…
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Plans unveiled for Tiger Band Plaza
October 12, 2011CLEMSON, SC – October 12, 2011 – Clemson University Tiger Band Association (CUTBA) has unveiled plans for a Tiger Band Plaza to be built on the band practice field on…
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Clemson CIO testifies before U.S. House subcommittee on cybersecurity
October 11, 2011WASHINGTON, DC – October 6, 2011 – Clemson University Chief Information Officer James Bottum told a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee Thursday that cloud computing is efficient and economical and…
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$1.5 million gift from Clemson alumnus to endow chair in dad's name
October 11, 2011CLEMSON, SC – October 6, 2011 – When a teenaged Mitch Norville pondered what he should study at Clemson University, it was his dad’s advice that tipped the scales in…
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Wells Fargo Funds Scholarship Program for First-Generation Students at Converse College
October 10, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – October 10, 2011 – A $100,000 gift from Wells Fargo has established a new scholarship to advance accessibility and affordability for first generation college students at Converse…
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Lund Clemson legacy lives on with $1.25 million endowed chair in agricultural science
October 10, 2011CLEMSON — October 10, 2011 – A new $1.25 million Carl McHenry Lund Endowed Chair in Agricultural Science at Clemson University continues a legacy for excellence in agricultural innovation that…
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Clemson president leads NCAA rules working group
October 5, 2011CLEMSON, SC – October 5, 2011 – Clemson University President James F. Barker has been appointed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to serve as chairman of one of…
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Furman University Receives $5 Million Commitment
October 5, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – Furman University’s $400 million Because Furman Matters fundraising campaign received a significant boost today when an alumnus pledged $5 million to the school, the largest outright commitment…
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Wofford hosts talk on 'Gaudi and His Contemporaries'
October 3, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – October 5, 2011 – A professor with an international study abroad program will lecture Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Wofford College on Gaudi and His Contemporaries: Art and…
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Clemson baseball locker room named for McCabes
September 29, 2011CLEMSON, SC – September 28, 2011 – The Clemson University baseball team will name its new locker room for Jim and Barbara McCabe of Clemson, who have supported the construction…
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Scientists at Clemson, Lehigh discover possible key to a mysterious metal failure
September 29, 2011CLEMSON, SC – September 28, 2011 – Studying images of the very boundaries where atoms meet, a team of Clemson University and Lehigh University researchers has gained an atomic-level understanding…
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Offshoring can endanger pharmaceutical quality, Clemson researcher says
September 29, 2011CLEMSON, SC – September 29, 2011 – The over-the-counter or prescription medication provided in the United States may not be as safe as consumers are led to believe, according to…
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Dowell To Retire As Senior Vice Chancellor At USC Upstate
September 23, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – September 23, 2011 – Dr. Marsha Dowell plans to retire from her position as senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina Upstate…
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Alumnus gives $5 million to advance civil engineering at Clemson
September 22, 2011CLEMSON, SC – September 22, 2011 – A $5 million gift from a civilengineering alumnus and his wife will help Clemson University addressone of the largest problems the nation faces…
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Clemson students to present winning 'connected vehicle' plan at conference
September 21, 2011CLEMSON, September 21, 2011 – A Clemson University vision of howAmerican cars and roads might interact in the future has been named apublic favorite in a competition sponsored by the…
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Cindy Youssef Honored by Greenville Business Magazine as Best & Brightest 2011
September 21, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – September, 2011 – Cindy Youssef, Manager, Diversity Leadership Initiative, Riley Institute at Furman University, has been named to the 2011 class of Greenville First’s Best & Brightest…
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Spartanburg Day School 2011 SAT Scores Above Average
September 21, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – September 21, 2011 – Spartanburg Day School’s SAT scores were released and are above the national, state, and local averages. In 2011, 46 Spartanburg Day School junior…
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Furman Bookstore under Barnes & Noble Management to Hold Grand Opening
September 21, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – Saturday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. – Furman University will hold a grand opening ceremony for its new bookstore under Barnes & Noble management Saturday, Sept. 24…
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South Carolina Schools Receive $74,500 in Funding from the Verizon Foundation
September 20, 2011COLUMBIA, SC – September 20, 2011 – The Verizon Foundation has awarded South Carolina schools $74,500 in grants to raise teachers’ awareness of the free educational resources available from Thinkfinity.org…
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Welcome Elementary School Receives $8,250 from the Verizon Foundation
September 20, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – September 20, 2011 – The Verizon Foundation today awarded to Welcome Elementary School an $8,250 grant for its “I Love Math Now!” program, utilizing Thinkfinity.org, an award-winning…
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Young Elected Chairman Of Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education
September 15, 2011SPARTANBURG, SC – September 15, 2011 – Thomas R. Young, III was recently elected to serve as chair of the Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education. His term as chair…
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Clemson researchers using interactive vision tool for driving studies
September 14, 2011CLEMSON, SC – September 14, 2011 – Researchers at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) and the psychology department have partnered with Perceptual Testing Inc. of San…
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Clemson University peach specialist unveils CaroTiger, something to roar about
September 13, 2011Desmond Layne holds a box of the new CaroTiger peach cultivars CLEMSON, SC – September 12, 2011 – Celebrating the end to a successful peachseason, Clemson University peach specialist…
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Clemson named a top 25 public university, cited for commitment to students
September 13, 2011CLEMSON, SC – September 13, 2011 – Clemson University ranks 25th among public institutions in the nation, according to U.S.News & World Report’s annual guide to “America’s Best Colleges.” The…
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Bob Jones University student to be honored in Philadelphia as national winner of Constituting America’s ‘We the People 9*17’ contest
September 8, 2011PHILADELPHIA & GREENVILLE, SC – September 8, 2011 – A college junior from Greenville, South Carolina will be honored in Philadelphia Sep. 17 as a national winner of Constituting America’s…
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Hilliard Family creates $1M professorship for sustainable environment
September 6, 2011CLEMSON, SC – September 6, 2011 – It seems fitting that a man honored by having a waterfall named for him would endow his alma mater with a professorship in…
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