Clemson students create new campus tour 'app'
March 31, 2010CLEMSON, SC – March 31, 2010 – Prospective students and their parents can now tour Clemson University’s campus with an iPhone as their guide. The image on the right shows…
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Clemson University posts food recalls affecting South Carolina on Web site
March 29, 2010CLEMSON, SC – March 29, 2010 – The Clemson University Home and Garden Information Center is helping South Carolinians keep up with food recall advisories from government and companies on…
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South Carolina's Clinton Elementary School Showcases Best Practices for Teacher Effectiveness Developed Using 100 Book Challenge, a Stimulus-Funded Reading Initiative
March 25, 2010LANCASTER, SC – March 25, 2010 – When educational leaders from across South Carolina visited Clinton Elementary School on March 1, 2010, they witnessed an entire school community transformed by…
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SC Technical College System’s Foundation Receives $100,000 Grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation
March 25, 2010Funds will assist students with textbooks and instructional supplies during economically challenging times COLUMBIA, SC – March 25, 2010 – SC Technical College System’s Foundation today announced a $100,000 grant from…
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Student Committee Receives Outstanding Delegation Award
March 19, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – March 19, 2010 – Greenville Technical College students Zach Carlin and Scott Tennant received an outstanding delegation award for their committee at the Model Arab League conference…
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Diversity Initiatives Leader Juan Johnson to Speak at Furman Founders Convocation
March 18, 2010Johnson and geneticist Roger Stevenson to receive honorary degrees GREENVILLE, SC – March 18, 2010 – Diversity leadership expert Juan Johnson will speak and receive one of two honorary degrees…
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Robots rule as Clemson hosts Palmetto Regional FIRST Robotics Competition
March 18, 2010CLEMSON, SC – March 18, 2010 – More than 700 high school students will converge on Clemson University’s Littlejohn Coliseum for the annual Palmetto Regional FIRST Robotics Competition March 25-27. Thirty-four…
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Erskine Seminary Columbia site to award degrees
March 18, 2010DUE WEST, SC – March 18, 2010 – The Columbia extension site of Erskine Theological Seminary has been awarded degree-granting status by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). The ATS…
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South Carolina team interviewed by judges in tight Race to the Top grant competition
March 17, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – March 17, 2010 – A five-member team from South Carolina was interviewed today by a panel of judges in the hotly contested national competition for $4.3 billion…
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Furman Named to President's Honor Roll for Community Service Efforts
March 17, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – March 17, 2010 – Furman University has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university…
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Furman Mentoring Program Garners Award from S.C. Higher Ed Commission
March 17, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – March 17, 2010 – The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education has given Furman University an award for a program involving Furman students in mentoring and outreach…
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Greenville Tech’s Paralegal program holds Career Night
March 17, 2010April 12th – The Paralegal program at Greenville Tech will hold a Career Night for people interested in the field on Monday, April 12 at 6 p.m. in the Administration…
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SC Technical College System to honor Phi Theta Kappa All-State Academic Team Members
March 16, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – March 16, 2010 – The SC Technical College System will recognize 18 students enrolled at colleges within the South Carolina Technical College System who have been named…
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Career Poetry, Poster Contest State Winners
March 10, 2010National Career Development Month poetry, poster competition winners announced COLUMBIA, SC – March 10, 2010 – Forty-six South Carolina students have been named winners in a poetry and poster contest held…
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College of Business and Behavioral Science announces new appointments
March 10, 2010CLEMSON, SC – March 10, 2010 – Raju Balakrishnan has been named senior associate dean for academic programs and administrative services in the College of Business and Behavioral Science at…
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Furman University creates new process for campus energy and climate action
March 6, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – March 5, 2010 – Across the country, colleges and universities are leading the way in taking up solutions to global warming, from reducing energy use and educating tomorrow’s…
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State Department of Education staff member recognized for advancing dropout prevention
March 6, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – March 5, 2010 – Dr. Sabrina Moore, Director of the Office of Regional Services at the South Carolina Department of Education, has received the Governor and Mrs. Richard…
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Simer Named Greenville Tech¹s Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
March 4, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – March 4, 2010 – Lauren Simer has joined the staff at Greenville Technical College as vice president for institutional effectiveness. Simer comes to Greenville Tech from Black Hawk…
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Aircraft Maintenance Technology Student Receives Horizon Air Technical Training Scholarship
March 4, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – March 4, 2010 – Kierre Whitty, a student in Greenville Technical College’s Aircraft Maintenance Technology program, has received the Horizon Air Technical Training Scholarship awarded by the…
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Five outstanding teachers named finalists in South Carolina Teacher of the Year program
March 1, 2010GREENVILLE & SPARTANBURG, SC – March 1, 2010 – Five outstanding classroom teachers were named today as finalists in South Carolina’s State Teacher of the Year Program. State Superintendent of…
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Innovation center construction to begin at Clemson University Advanced Materials Center
February 25, 2010CLEMSON, SC – February 25, 2010 – Clemson University and the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) are scheduled to begin construction in mid-March on the approximately 43,000 square-foot innovation center complex…
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Arbor Day Foundation Designates Furman Tree Campus USA for Second Straight Year
February 24, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – February 23, 2010 – For the second year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Furman University as a Tree Campus USA University for its…
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Clemson to offer new environmental engineering undergraduate degree
February 24, 2010CLEMSON, SC – February 22, 2010 – Clemson University will offer a new bachelor of science degree in environmental engineering, the first of its kind in South Carolina, this fall. Tanju…
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Donors, State of South Carolina invest $4 million to fund Clemson Cyber-Institute Center of Economic Excellence
February 24, 2010CLEMSON, SC – February 23, 2010 – Investments by C. Tycho Howle of Atlanta and an anonymous private sector partner, along with a state match, total $4 million to support an…
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Clemson celebrates alumni entrepreneurs
February 24, 2010By Mark Sublette CLEMSON, SC – February 23, 2010 – Clemson University will honor two of its alumni at the fifth annual Clemson Celebration of Alumni Entrepreneurs at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,…
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South Carolina ranks second in the nation in school breakfast participation rates
February 24, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – February 24, 2010 – Two-thirds of South Carolina children who are served free or reduced-price lunches also eat breakfast at school, the second-highest participation rate in the…
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Sixty-eight South Carolina seniors identified as 2010 Presidential Scholar candidates
February 24, 2010WASHINGTON, DC & SOUTH CAROLINA – February 24, 2010 – Sixty-eight South Carolina high school seniors have been identified as candidates for the 2010 Presidential Scholars program that honors young people for…
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School nurses, PE teacher recognized for service to public school students, staff
February 23, 2010HORRY COUNTY, SC – February 18, 2010 – Two school nurses have been recognized for their professionalism and service to South Carolina’s public schools. Pamela Allsbrook, a registered nurse serving students in…
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Clemson professor recognized for dedication to manufacturing industry
February 22, 2010CLEMSON, SC – February 18, 2010 – Two prestigious manufacturing organizations have recognized Clemson University professor Thomas Kurfess for his outstanding contributions to the profession. The Society for Manufacturing Engineers will…
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Clemson researchers develop hands-free texting application
February 17, 2010CLEMSON, SC – February 16, 2010 – Clemson University researchers have developed a hands-free alternative to cell phone texting while driving. “If you can’t keep people from doing it, make it…
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Clemson-based US Play Coalition steps forward to support First Lady’s Let’s Move Campaign
February 17, 2010CLEMSON, SC – February 17, 2010 – The US Play Coalition, a partnership to promote the value of play throughout life, has been among the first to step forward in support…
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Restoration Institute to represent South Carolina at Washington offshore wind meeting
February 17, 2010NORTH CHARLESTON, SC – February 17, 2010 – Clemson University Restoration Institute’s Nick Rigas will represent South Carolina Feb. 19 in Washington at a special meeting of Atlantic coast states on…
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Two South Carolina middle schools selected for national Schools to Watch recognition
February 15, 2010ANDERSON, SC – February 15, 2010 – Two South Carolina middle schools have joined the ranks of the prestigious national Schools to Watch recognition program. Southwood Middle School in Anderson District Five…
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Clemson bioengineering lab named for Greenville orthopaedic pioneers
February 14, 2010CLEMSON, SC – February 12, 2010 – Anonymous donors have invested $250,000 to fund a new lab in the Clemson University Biomedical and Bioengineering Translational Research Facility at the Greenville…
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Clemson trustees hold quarterly meetings at Sandhill REC
February 12, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – February 11, 2010 – Clemson University trustees held their quarterly meetings at the Sandhill Research and Education Center in Columbia this week to see firsthand some of the…
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Clemson University board selects two life trustees
February 10, 2010CLEMSON, SC – February 10, 2010 – William C. “Bill” Smith Jr. of Columbia and Kim A. Wilkerson of Cayce have been selected to serve as life members of Clemson University…
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SC Technical College System Awarded Federal Grant to Expand Broadband Access and Use in South Carolina
February 8, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – February 8, 2010 – The SC Technical College System has been awarded a grant for $5.9M by the US Department of Commerce – National Telecommunications and Information…
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Erskine Students Named to Fall 09 Dean's List
February 8, 2010DUE WEST, SC – February 8, 2010 – One hundred twenty-two students have been named to the Erskine College Fall 2009 Dean’s List announced by Interim Vice President and Dean…
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Baseline PASS scores in English language arts, social studies show familiar pattern
February 6, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – February 5, 2010 – The test may have changed, but the scoring patterns remain mostly the same. That’s a quick summary of results from the initial 2009…
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Rex proposes higher cigarette tax as alternative to teacher furloughs
February 2, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – February 1, 2010 – State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex today proposed a plan that would raise South Carolina’s lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax to the national average, improve…
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National Transportation Research Center Inc. recognizes two Clemson engineers
January 28, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 28, 2010 – Two Clemson University researchers have been recognized by the National Transportation Research Center Inc. (NTRCI) for being among the top in the nation.…
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Clemson collects more than $6,100 in donations for Haiti Relief Fund
January 28, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 28, 2010 – Students and fans at last Saturday’s Clemson vs. Duke men’s basketball game donated more than $6,100 to the Haiti Relief Fund. The athletic department,…
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Clemson national conference to focus on black student achievement
January 26, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 22, 2010 – Clemson University’s Eighth National Conference on Best Practices in Black Student Achievement will feature Belle Wheelan, president of the Southern Association of Colleges…
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Architecture firm donates $75,000 to Clemson building renovation
January 21, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 21, 2010 – A $75,000 gift from two Clemson University alumni will support the expansion, renovation and restoration of Rudolph E. Lee Hall, where they studied architecture.…
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S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Awarded Federal Funds for New Readiness Initiative
January 21, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – January 20, 2010 – The S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) has been awarded $275,000 in federally appropriated funds to expand its outreach program through the…
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Clemson changing student lending program
January 20, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 20, 2010 – Students attending Clemson in the 2010-2011 academic year will see a significant change in the student loan program for federal loans. Clemson will participate…
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GSSM Celebrates $200,000 Gift from BB&T Charitable Foundation
January 19, 2010HARTSVILLE, SC – January 19, 2010 – In an effort to help launch its new Economics and Finance Institute, the S.C. Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) announced it has…
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Greenville Tech Foundation announces new members and officers
January 17, 2010GREENVILLE, SC – January 14, 2010 – Greenville Tech Foundation announces new members and officersThe Greenville Tech Foundation, Inc. recently elected new board members: Matt Shouse, Rowena Buffett -Timms ,…
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Rex launches teacher education project aimed at reducing levels of family, dating violence
January 13, 2010COLUMBIA, SC – January 13, 2010 – State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex today announced a new teacher education initiative aimed at reducing family and dating violence in South Carolina. Teachers…
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Annual Study Shows Decline in Number of Teacher Positions, Fewer Vacancies for 2009-2010 School Year
January 13, 2010ROCK HILL, SC – January 13, 2009 – As temperatures—and K-12 funding—drop South Carolina school districts continue to weather the storm. They’re doing so this year with fewer teachers in…
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