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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Clemson manufacturing research gets boost with $400,000 NSF CAREER Award
January 13, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 11, 2010 – Clemson assistant professor of mechanical engineering Laine Mears has been awarded a $400,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to research…
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Gift to Clemson to support health, wellness programs for South Carolina school children
January 13, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 12, 2010 – Clemson University President James F. Barker Tuesday announced a major gift that expands the school’s relationship with an Upstate development company to support…
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Princeton Review recognizes Clemson as a best value
January 13, 2010CLEMSON, SC – January 12, 2010 – Clemson University is one of the nation’s 50 best values in public colleges and universities, according to the “The Princeton Review Best Value Colleges…
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SC Superintendent Candidate Mick Zais Visits CERRA
January 4, 2010ROCK HILL, SC – January 4, 2010 – South Carolina citizens will elect a new state superintendent of education in November, and each of the five candidates vying for the…
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Top 10 education stories for 2009
January 1, 2010COLUMBIA – The struggles of local school districts to absorb hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts leads the South Carolina Department of Education’s list of top education stories…
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Nearly 800 teachers achieve National Board certification; state retains third-place ranking
December 16, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – December 16, 2009 – Another 799 South Carolina teachers have joined the ranks of those receiving the highest credential available in the teaching profession, up from 755 teachers…
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799 South Carolina Educators Earn National Board Certification
December 16, 2009ROCK HILL – December 16, 2009 – Seven hundred ninety-nine South Carolina educators representing 62 school districts and 5 special schools earned National Board Certification in 2009, according to data…
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Clemson dean Claude Lilly re-elected to Federal Reserve Board in Charlotte
December 16, 2009CLEMSON, SC – December 15, 2009 – Claude Lilly, dean of the College of Business and Behavioral Science at Clemson University, has been re-elected chairman of the board of the Charlotte…
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Clemson's Jim Pepin named to Premier 100 information-technology leaders list
December 16, 2009CLEMSON, SC – December 15, 2009 – Clemson University’s chief technology officer, Jim Pepin, has been named a 2010 Premier 100 IT Leaders honoree by Computerworld Magazine. This year’s Premier…
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Erskine Graduate is Biologist in Africa
December 11, 2009DUE WEST, SC – December 11, 2009 – “I’ll sleep when I’m dead!” was the joking reply Kimberly Kanapeckas gave a few weeks ago when asked in an e-mail by…
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Clemson names new golf facility after coach Larry Penley
December 11, 2009CLEMSON, SC – December 11, 2009 – Clemson University will name its new golf building for current Tiger golf coach Larry Penley. The surprise announcement was made Thursday, Dec. 10,…
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Clemson awards first automotive-engineering Ph.D. from CU-ICAR
December 11, 2009CLEMSON, SC – December 11, 2009 – John Limroth of Austin, Texas, will graduate Dec. 17 with Clemson University’s first automotive-engineering Ph.D. Clemson launched its automotive-engineering program in 2006 at…
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Judge Anderson to get honorary doctorate at Clemson graduation
December 9, 2009CLEMSON, SC – December 9, 2009 – Clemson University will recognize Judge Joseph Fletcher Anderson Jr. with an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree during the winter graduation ceremony at 11…
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National Wildlife Ferderation Study Praises Furman University Sustainability Projects
December 6, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – December 4, 2009 – Efforts of Furman University students to decrease their carbon footprint are featured in the National Wildlife Federation’s just released study, Generation E: Students…
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General Electric CEO to Address Clemson University Restoration Institute Energy Summit
December 2, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – December 2, 2009 – The Clemson University Restoration Institute will host one of the energy industry’s top executives at a Dec. 8 energy summit that is expected to…
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