CLEMSON, SC – May 26, 2011 –  Clemson University Trustee Emeritus Les McCraw of Greenville, 75, died Wednesday, May 25, at his home after a lengthy battle with cancer. McCraw…

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CLEMSON,SC – May 24, 2011 – Federal forecasters say the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season couldproduce an above-average number of storms, including as many as sixmajor hurricanes. Clemson University experts can…

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CLEMSON, SC – June 3, 2011 – Ping Zhang, minister counselor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United States, will present The Sino-U.S. Relations Before…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – May 24, 2011 – Spartanburg Community College(SCC) will host a Job Fair to recruit qualified part-time facultymembers and provide an opportunity for interested individuals to meetwith SCC’s…

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CLEMSON, SC – May 17, 2011 – Ten sophomores in Clemson University’s College of Business and Behavioral Science (CBBS) have been selected as Thomas F. Chapman Leadership Scholars. The Chapman…

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GREENVILLE, SC – May 18, 2011 – Machine Tool Technology students at Greenville Tech participated in state level competition for SkillsUSA and won in the categories of Precision Machining, CNC…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – May 16, 2011 – After eleven years at the helm of Spartanburg Day School, headmaster Chris Dorrance announced this morning that he will be stepping down at…

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CLEMSON, SC – May 15, 2011 – Clemson University’s largest graduating class ever received degreesin Spring Commencement ceremonies at Littlejohn Coliseum on Friday. The tally of degrees being awarded was…

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CLEMSON, SC – May 12, 2011 –  A group of students from Clemson University is starting the summer with a trip to Birmingham, Ala., to help with disaster relief efforts…

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By Teresa C. HopkinsMedia Relations CLEMSON, SC – May 11, 2011 – Of the more than 120,000 Clemson alumni across the country, 10 are from the same family. The blood…

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PENDLETON, SC – May 11, 2011 – Christee Williams, a licensed veterinary technician and instructor in Tri-County Technical College’s Veterinary Technology program since 1989, was honored with the highest award…

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PENDLETON, SC – May 11, 2011 – Hugh Burgess has always been a great ambassador for Tri-County Technical College. The 1977 Engineering Technology graduate recognizes that education is a lifelong…

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Students gave winning presentation to Heineken USA executives in New York City May 3 GREENVILLE, SC – May 10, 2011 – A group of Furman University students has won a…

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CLEMSON, SC – May 10, 2011 –  Cindy Pury, a professor of psychology at Clemson University, has determined that Americans weren’t as angry as most might think following the terrorist…

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CLEMSON, SC – May 10, 2011 – Clemson University’s Institute of Applied Ecology received EPA funding to develop a design-feasibility study to build a vertical farm in downtown Charleston. The…

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PENDLETON, SC – May 6, 2011 –  Betty Morgan, a Registered Dental Hygienist who teaches in Tri-County Technical College’s Expanded Duty Dental Assisting program, received the College’s 2011 Adjunct Faculty…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – May 3, 2011 – The University of South Carolina Upstate recently achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification on its Health Education Complex, a…

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GREENVILLE, SC – May 2, 2011 – For the second consecutive year,Furman University has been recognized as one of the nation’s mostenvironmentally responsible colleges with its inclusion in the 2011edition…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – May 4, 2011 – Orthopaedic Associates (OA) announced today that the recipient of its Annual W. Howard Tiller, Jr. Memorial Scholarship is Jeffrey (AJ) Booker, a 2011…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – May 4, 2011 – Dr. Thomas F. Moore, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Winthrop University, has been named chancellor of the…

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CLEMSON, SC – May 3, 2011 – Two interim deans at Clemson University have had the “interim” removed from their titles, Provost Doris Helms announced Tuesday. Richard E. “Rick” Goodstein,…

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CLEMSON, SC – May 4, 2011 –  U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities at commencement exercises at Clemson University Friday, May 13, in Littlejohn…

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GREENVILLE, SC – May 4, 2011 – Chirinjev Peterson, director of international education at Greenville Technical College, was recognized at the Seventh Annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Award Dinner on May…

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Graduating senior Elizabeth Trenary will serve as speaker GREENVILLE, SC – May 3, 2011 – Furman University will award approximately 615 undergraduate and graduate degrees when the school holds its…

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CLEMSON, SC – May 3, 2011 – Clemson University has named a new team to spearhead its economic development efforts under the leadership of Vice President John Kelly. The move…

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CLEMSON, SC – May 3, 2011 – Greg Pickett has been appointed associate dean of Clemson at the Falls and the Greenville initiative for the College of Business and Behavioral…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – April 28, 2011 – Connecting service to learning has become a hallmark of 19-year teaching veteran Ann McCall Salway’s career in the classroom.   Gov. Nikki Haley presented…

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SPARTANBURB, SC – April 27, 2011 – History was recently made at Spartanburg Community College (SCC) with the induction of 150 students into the College’s new Beta Sigma Psi (BSP)…

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CLEMSON, SC – April 26, 2011 –  Multitasking may be a useful skill in the office, but don’t try it behind the wheel of a vehicle, a Clemson University researcher…

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GREENVILLE, SC – April 25, 2011 – Furman University political science professor Akan Malici has co-authored a new book about foreign policy and international relations. Rethinking Foreign Policy Analysis: States,…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – April 25, 2011 – The University of South Carolina Upstate inducted 23 students and 12 faculty members in the prestigious Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society on…

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PENDLETON, SC – April 25, 2011 – The presidents of Tri-County Technical College and the University of South Carolina Upstate signed a joint resolution Friday morning, solidifying a partnership that…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – April 20, 2011 – The Upstate Region of the American Red Cross will present Jennifer Calloway with its highest award, the Certificate of Merit, on Thursday, April…

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CLEMSON, SC – April 15, 2011 – Clemson University trustees approved a 10-year strategic plan to invest in faculty, staff, students, facilities and technology, with most of the funding to…

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GREENVILLE, SC – April 18, 2011 – Alexis Wong, a Furman University junior from Knoxville, Tenn., has been awarded a Goldwater Scholarship for the 2011-12 academic year. Wong was one…

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GREENVILLE, SSC – April 18, 2011 – During its annual spring meeting Saturday, the Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and/or tenure for 16 faculty members and recognized the…

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University of Central Florida simulation and training partnership to evolve teacher training GREENVILLE, SC – April 12, 2011 – The University Center of Greenville(UCG) proudly announces the TeachMe™ simulator, the…

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GREENVILLE, SC – April 11, 2011 – Stewart Spinks and his familyhave established a permanent endowed scholarship at Greenville Technical College with a $100,000 gift. The gift will create five…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – April 11, 2011 –  AlthoughSpartanburg Community College (SCC) has the lowest tuition in the region, manystudents still need assistance to help pay for college. Four students in…

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GREENVILLE, SC – April 11, 2011 – Greenville Technical College students captured honors in the SkillsUSA South Carolina competition held March 31-April 2, 2011, at the Carolina FirstCenter and Greenville…

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Applications for high school students now open GREENVILLE, SC – April 11, 2011 – The Asian Studies Department at Furman University has received a grant from the Office of the…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 31, 2011 – The undergraduate business program at Clemson University is ranked 29th among public colleges in the country, according to Bloomberg Businessweek magazine’s 2011 ranking…

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GREENVILLE,SC – March 31, 2011 – The South Carolina Senate today confirmed Gov. Nikki Haley’s appointment of Furman University President Rod Smolla to serve a four-year term on the South…

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GREENVILLE, SC  March 30, 2011 – Furman University president Rod Smolla has written a new book that examines the constitutional principles and ideas that have shaped American higher education.   The…

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SPARTANBURG, SC – March 30, 2011 – The University of South Carolina Upstate Chancellor Search Committee has announced five finalists for the position to replace Chancellor John Stockwell. Dr. Richard…

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By Max Sewesky CLEMSON, SC –  March 28, 2011 – Fig, pomegranate and blueberry plants have been planted outside Clemson University’s Fernow Street Café as a part of Campus Edible…

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PENDLETON, SC – March 28, 2011 – Tri-County Technical College’s Commission, its governing board, elected officers for 2011 at its February meeting.  Their three-year terms are effective April 1. W.H.…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 24, 2011 – Biomechanics researchers Timothy Highamof Clemson University and Andrew Clark of the College of Charlestonconclude that moving quickly in a forward, firm-footed stance across…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 23, 2011 – German Days are coming to the Clemson University campus with a series of events highlighted by a visit by the ambassador of Germany…

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