The Washington Center Honors Furman as Private University of the Year
September 26, 2010GREENVILLE, SC.- September, 26, 2010- The Washington Center, an organization that provides college students with the opportunity to work and learn in the nation’s capital, has named Furman University as…
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South Carolina getting $47 million in federal Teacher Incentive Fund grants program
September 26, 2010DORCHESTER, BAMBERG, BEAUFORT COUNTY, SC – September 23, 2010 – For the third time in four years, South Carolina’spublic schools are receiving millions of dollars in federal funds tohelp train,…
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First car designed and built by students to be unveiled Thursday
September 22, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – September 21, 2010 – The veil will be lifted from Deep Orange, the first concept car created by graduate students at the Clemson University International Center for…
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Education, ministry meld at university’s Greenville location
September 22, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – September 22, 2010 – It’s part education, part ministry for Terry Blackwell, regional director of the Greenville, S.C., location of Southern Wesleyan University. “Our job is a…
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Sewanee’s Mark Kelly Named VP for Marketing and Public Relations at Furman University
September 20, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – September 20, 2010 – Mark Kelly, executive director of Marketing and Communications at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., has been named vice president for…
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Biochemist studies DNA repair with more than $780,000 in grants
September 20, 2010CLEMSON, SC – September 20, 2010 – A Clemson biochemist has received grants totaling more than $780,000 to study how cells repair damaged DNA, which can cause cancer and genetic…
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Ghost Hunting 101 to be Held October 7 – 28
September 19, 2010PENDLETON, SC – October 7 – 28, 2010 – On a regular basis, the Ghost PRO team gets calls or e-mails from strangers, telling them about peculiar and out of…
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S.C. Governor's School for Science and Mathematics Leads State High Schools in ACT, SAT Scores
September 19, 2010HARTSVILLE, SC – September 16, 2010 – The S.C. Governor’s Schoolfor Science and Mathematics (GSSM) had the highest ACT and SAT scoreaverages among the Palmetto State’s 2010 graduates, according torecently…
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Innovate Anderson, Clemson University ready to grow advanced materials industry
September 19, 2010Clemson University Advanced Materials Center master plan completed ANDERSON, SC – September 16, 2010 – Anderson County today announced its strategy to aggressively pursue the advanced materials industry with the…
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Spartanburg Community College Offers Gateway to College Program For High School Dropouts
September 19, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – September 19, 2010 – Spartanburg Community College continues to provide a second chance to high school dropouts and students at risk of dropping out through Gateway to…
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Bing Travel Lists Furman University Among Nation’s Most Beautiful Campuses
September 19, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – September 19, 2010 – Furman University is included among the nation’s 19 most beautiful college campuses in a special slide show on the Bing Travel website. Furman…
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Erskine freshman woman follow tradition and 'Sign the Book'
September 15, 2010DUE WEST, SC – September 14, 2010 – The women of the Erskine College Class of 2014 participated in the annual Signing of the Book on Thursday, Sept. 2. Marking…
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172 high school seniors named semifinalists in 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program
September 15, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 15, 2010 – One hundred seventy-twostudents in 56 public high schools across South Carolina are among the16,000 semifinalists announced today in the 56th annual National MeritScholarship…
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Clemson engineering program ranked 17th by recruiters
September 15, 2010CLEMSON, SC – September 15, 2010 – Clemson University’s engineering program ranks 17th among those at the nation’s colleges in a new study by The Wall Street Journal. The ranking…
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K-12 public schools, technical colleges and state universities form crucial partnership
September 15, 2010K-12 public schools, technical colleges and state universities form crucial partnership CHARLESTON, SC – September 14, 2010 – K-12 public school officials, andpartnering technical college presidents and state university officialssign…
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Clemson professor elected director of Society of Manufacturing Engineers
September 15, 2010CLEMSON, SC – September 15, 2010 – Thomas R. Kurfess, BMW Chair of Manufacturing in the Clemson University automotive engineering department, has been elected a director of the Society of…
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Study reveals possible conflict of interest in industry-funded basic research
September 15, 2010CoEE Endowed Chair Bennett publishes major drug safetystudy revealing industry and academic researchers reached differentconclusions about ESAs and tumor growth; authors call for researchstandardization to protect patients. CHARLESTON, SC –…
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Five South Carolina schools named National Blue Ribbon Award winners
September 15, 2010CHARLESTON, SC – September 13, 2010 – Five South Carolina schoolsare winners of 2010 National Blue Ribbon Schools Awards, U.S. Secretaryof Education Arne Duncan announced. The Palmetto State’s public school…
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Kaplan/Newsweek recognize Clemson in new rankings
September 14, 2010CLEMSON, SC – September 14, 2010 – Clemson University’s academics, location and athletic spirit land it on several ranking lists in the just-released 2010-2011 Kaplan/Newsweek’s “Finding the Right College for…
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Greenwood Genetic Center’s Saul selected for Riley Institute Leadership Program
September 9, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – September 9, 2010 – Dr. Robert A. Saul, Senior Clinical Geneticist at the Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC), has been accepted to the Upstate Diversity Leaders Initiative through…
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New Equipment Can Help Researchers Brew Biofuel
September 9, 2010CLEMSON, SC – September 7, 2010 – A new piece of equipment for the Clemson University biosystems engineering program will help researchers conduct novel research on new biomass sources, such…
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Alexander Named Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
September 9, 2010CLEMSON, SC – September 9, 2010 – Ann Marie Alexander, senior director of development for the College of Engineering and Science at Clemson University, has been promoted to senior director…
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Furman University Listed among Sierra Club’s “Cool Schools”
September 8, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – September 8, 2010 – The Sierra Club has ranked Furman University among the top 50 eco-friendly universities in the country for the second year running. Furman is…
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ACM Chemistries Inc. Makes $100,000 Gift to Clemson
September 8, 2010CLEMSON, SC – September 8, 2010 – Led by a pair of Clemson University civil engineering alumni, a Georgia company has pledged $100,000 to support the expansion and modernization of…
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New Erskine President, Volunteers Help Freshmen Move In
September 7, 2010DUE WEST, SC – September 7, 2010 – Erskine College and Seminary President Dr. David A. Norman joined an enthusiastic group of faculty, staff and upperclassman volunteers Friday to help…
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Tri-County’s Foundation Board Welcomes Five New Members
September 7, 2010PENDLETON, SC – September 7, 2010 – Five community leaders havebeen elected to serve on Tri-County Technical College’s Foundation Boardof Directors. Joining the Board’s current members are Jim Alexander and…
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South Carolina part of two state groups getting $330 million to overhaul testing
September 6, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – September 6, 2010 – SouthCarolina is part of two groups of states that are getting $330 millionin federal grants over the next four years to develop a…
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Tri-County RTV Student Interns at The Bold and the Beautiful
September 1, 2010PENDLETON, SC – September 1, 2010 – Austin Fagan just returned from Los Angeles, California, where she spent the summer as an intern learning the ropes on daytime television’s Emmy-winning…
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Riley Institute’s WhatWorksSC Adds Information on Dropout Prevention
September 1, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – September 1, 2010 – The website of “WhatWorksSC,” the second phase of the Riley Institute at Furman University’s statewide public education project, now features new educational materials…
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Facebook votes pushing S.C. school closer to $500,000 national prize
September 1, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – September 1, 2010 – With only two days to go,the Spartanburg Charter School is one of only 20 public schools in thenation that stand to receive $500,000…
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Spartanburg Community College Receives 2010 Landscape Beautification Award
August 31, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – August 31, 2010 – The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce (SACC) and Spartanburg Men’s Garden Club (SMGC) recently presented Spartanburg Community College (SCC) with an honorable mention…
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Clemson Receives Computer Graphics Research Center Designation
August 31, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 31, 2010 – Clemson University has been designated a Compute Unified Device Architecture Research Center by NVIDIA Corp., an international developer and manufacturer of integrated circuits…
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Imtiaz Haque named founding chairman of new automotive engineering department at Clemson
August 31, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 31, 2010 – Imtiaz Haque has been named founding chairman of Clemson University’s new automotive engineering department, located at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive…
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Erskine graduate selected as top football umpire in South Carolina
August 30, 2010DUE WEST, SC – August 30, 2010 – Matthew “House” Wiggins ’96 is a football official in the South Carolina High School Officials Association. In fact, you could say that…
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Clemson’s Aleda Roth Named to Competitiveness Executive Advisory Board
August 30, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 26, 2010 – Aleda Roth, the Burlington Industries Distinguished Professor in Supply Chain Management at Clemson University, has been named to the executive advisory committee for…
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Covey center's Will Marre to outline leadership tactics at Clemson leadership seminar in Greenville
August 27, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 27, 2010 – Revolutionary practices that lead to billions of dollars in sales will be the topic when Will Marre, co-founder of the Covey Leadership Center,…
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Furman University Ranked Among Top Schools in Washington Monthly College Guide
August 27, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 27, 2010 – According to the 2010 edition of Washington Monthly’s College Guide, Furman University is among the nation’s top liberal arts colleges when it comes…
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WARP University Online, East Coast Hands-On Training Facility, Offers Medical Respiratory Technician Classes
August 27, 2010Medical Robotics Repair Class FORT MILL, SC & CHARLOTTE, NC – August 27, 2010 – Woman-owned WARP University, Founded by Lynn LaRive located in Fort Mill, S.C. introduced today additional…
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Clemson Announces $600 Million Capital Campaign
August 26, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 26, 2010 – Clemson University has kicked off the public phase of a capital campaign to raise $600 million in private gifts by June 30, 2012.…
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Greenville Tech awarded $50,000 gift from Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company
August 25, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 25, 2010 – Greenville Technical College has received $50,000 from the Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation to support Achieving the Dream, a nationwide initiative aimed at helping…
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Furman’s Bridges to a Brighter Future Receives $3.4 Million Gift
August 25, 2010Community-focused program benefits Greenville County high school students GREENVILLE, SC – August 25, 2010 – Furman University has received a $3.4 million gift from an anonymous donor to support the…
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TRIO Student Support Services program receives over $2 million in funding
August 25, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 25, 2010 – Greenville Technical College¹s TRIO Student Support Services program has received funding from the U.S. Department of Education, worth $403,671 annually for the next five…
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Spartanburg Community College’s FlexStart Classes Offer Full Credit in Fewer Weeks
August 25, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – August 25, 2010 – It’s not too late to register for fall classes at Spartanburg Community College. With SCC’s FlexStart fall terms starting on September 20, 21…
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Clemson Graduates Find Jobs at Twice the National Average
August 24, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 24, 2010 – Clemson University graduates are finding jobs at nearly twice the national average of college graduates, and nearly half of them are staying in…
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Spartanburg Community College Receives TRIO Student Support Services Grant
August 23, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – August 23, 2010 – Spartanburg Community College (SCC), has been awarded a TRIO Student Support Services grant in the amount of $285,418 per year from the U.S.…
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Furman University Makes Parade’s “A-List Colleges”
August 23, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 23, 2010 – Parade magazine has named Furman University to its “A-List Colleges,” a group of schools that high school counselors from across the country agreed…
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Southern Wesleyan among best regional universities
August 23, 2010Southern Wesleyan University is listed as one of the best regional universities in the South in the 2011 edition of “America’s Best Colleges,” compiled by U.S. News & World Report.…
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In Difficult Ecomomy Spartanburg Day School Makes Significant Market Impact
August 22, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – August 22, 2010 – During these trying economic times the Spartanburg Day School’s investments of its capital campaign funds are serving as a major contribution to the…
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Kay Rhodes Receives Tri-County’s Staff Excellence Award
August 20, 2010PENDLETON, SC – August 21, 2010 -Kay Rhodes, the admissions liaison for the Nursing department at Tri-County Technical College, was honored Thursday (August 19) with the highest award given for…
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Clemson reports record interest, quality class in new academic year
August 18, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 18, 2010 – The 2010-11 academic year is under way at Clemson University, and nearly 3,000 freshmen were learning the way around campus Wednesday. A record-setting…
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