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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Flo McNeill Named Manager of Student Accounts at Christ Church Episcopal School
August 13, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 13, 2010 – Doug Qualls, Christ Church Episcopal School Vice President of Finance and Operations, announced the appointment of Flo McNeill to the position of Manager…
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Furman’s Connie Carson Given Award For Leadership In Collegiate Housing
August 13, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 13, 2010 – Connie Carson, Furman University’s vice president for Student Life, recently was honored for superior work in the collegiate housing profession. Carson received the…
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Nanomaterials Environmental Impact Conference to be at Clemson
August 12, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 12, 2010 – The next huge advance in technology will be really, really small. Nanotechnology – the manipulation of materials and processes at the atomic level…
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Oscar winner to direct Digital Production Arts at Clemson
August 11, 2010CLEMSON, SC – August 10, 2010 – Jerry Tessendorf, winner of the Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2008, has been named director of the Digital Production Arts program at…
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Registration for Fall 2010 Classes Underway at Spartanburg Community College
August 10, 2010SPARTANBURG, SC – August 9, 2010 – Spartanburg Community College is now holding open registration for the 2010 fall semester at the SCC central campus. Students can register online through the…
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PASS scores show increases for most subjects, most grades second time around
August 6, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – August 6, 2010 – – The percentage of publicschool students meeting or exceeding state standards increased in amajority of subjects in four of six grades tested on…
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Christ Church Episcopal hires new Director of Summer & Afternoon Activities
August 6, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 2010 – Christ Church Episcopal School welcomes Sarah Bell as new Director of Summer & Afternoon Encounters. She comes to the school from Sylvan Learning Center,…
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Christ Church Episcopal physics teacher receive Daniel-Mickel Foundation Master Teacher Award
August 6, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 2010 – CCES physics teacher Dr. Rodney Sullivan received the 2010-11 Daniel-Mickel Foundation Master Teacher Award. His AP physics classes consistently post a 100 percent pass…
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Google's Digitization Efforts Building On Work Of Furman Classics Professor
August 4, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 4, 2010 – When Google recently touted its digitization efforts involving millions of books in hundreds of languages, it made reference to a project that Furman…
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Furman Named a Top 10 Small College Workplace For Second Year In A Row
August 4, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – August 2, 2010 – The Chronicle of Higher Education has designated Furman University one of the best universities for employment in the nation as a result of…
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