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Scott Husson Honored With Professorship Named For Bill And Martha Beth Sturgis

Dec 24, 2018 10:41AM ● By Kathleen Maris

Husson said funds that come with the professorship will open new avenues for exploratory research and for students to travel to conferences. He plans to direct some of the funds to help students learn about entrepreneurship.

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USC Upstate To Expand Biomedical Research Program With Membership In SC INBRE

Dec 18, 2018 11:30AM ● By Kathleen Maris

If South Carolina is renewed as an IDeA state in 2020, Upstate will receive $500,000 to fund the summer program that they call ER(Up)T (Engaged Research and Training at Upstate) from 2020-2025.

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Clemson Explores New Opportunities For Engineering Students To Study Abroad

Dec 17, 2018 03:39PM ● By Kathleen Maris

The program has primarily served undergraduates since it was founded as part of the Institute of International Education, headquartered at United Nations Plaza in New York.

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Furman Receives $6 Million Bequest From Estate Of Alumnus Thomas Farmer

Dec 17, 2018 02:50PM ● By Kathleen Maris

Farmer, who died in 2014 at the age of 90, gave Furman a total of $3.8 million during his lifetime. The bequest from his estate brings his total giving to the university to nearly $10 million.

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BMW, the Commerce Department, and the Greenville County Library join forces to offer free lessons in computer coding statewide

Dec 07, 2018 09:52AM ● By Kathleen Maris

At this moment in South Carolina, the only thing you need to receive an education in computer coding is access to the internet and a desire to learn.

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Dick Riley says education is the backbone of democracy—and business

Dec 07, 2018 09:45AM ● By Kathleen Maris

Of all his accomplishments as governor, it’s the Education Improvement Act of 1984—which used a one-cent sales tax increase to raise student performance and elevate the teaching profession, among other reforms—that he is most proud of. Riley also feels it’s the one accomplishment that brought the most change to the state—not just in schools, but in the business sector as well.

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GTC Alumna Gifts $2 Million To Create Student Success Center

Dec 05, 2018 11:53AM ● By Kathleen Maris

The Dreisbach/Anderson Student Success Center is intended to welcome and support people and provide tools to help transform their lives through education.

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Statistics Spark New Effort To Recruit Chemical Engineers

Nov 27, 2018 11:38AM ● By Kathleen Maris

The idea behind the program is to create a new generation of professors to serve as role models for women and other students from groups underrepresented in engineering.

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Erwin Center Announces 2019 Summer Scholars Branding Camp

Nov 27, 2018 10:52AM ● By Kathleen Maris

The Summer Scholars program was created in 2018 by the Erwin Center in the College of Business to advance diversity in brand communications.

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Greenville Technical College Receives LERN Award

Nov 26, 2018 12:11PM ● By Kathleen Maris

The award recognized three of the division’s initiatives.

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USC Upstate Announces $1.6 Million Philanthropic Gift

Nov 19, 2018 12:03PM ● By Kathleen Maris

Proceeds from the endowment will fund international travel and study abroad experiences for USC Upstate students, as well as support an endowed position focused on international business.

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American Enterprise Institute President To Deliver Lecture At Furman

Nov 16, 2018 10:35AM ● By Kathleen Maris

His talk, “Bringing America Together,” is free and open to the public. The lecture is the second in the five-part Tocqueville series, “Love, Friendship and Politics.”

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GHS Announces Lominack Family Scholarship For USC School Of Medicine Greenville

Nov 14, 2018 10:20AM ● By Kathleen Maris

The Lominack Family Scholarship will be initially awarded to a medical student entering medical school in 2020.

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Clemson Names New VP Of Office Of Corporate Partnerships And Strategic Initiatives

Nov 09, 2018 11:43AM ● By Kathleen Maris

David W. Clayton will be based at CU-ICAR and will work to develop and manage business development strategies and grow corporate partnerships for the university.

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TD Charitable Foundation Gifts $15,000 To Greenville Technical College

Nov 08, 2018 10:16AM ● By Kathleen Maris

The gift has allowed the college’s Financial Education Center to celebrate Financial Literacy Week with a roster of activities and events aimed at improving students’ financial knowledge and health.

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BJU Partners With Southeast Center For Photography

Nov 05, 2018 10:00AM ● By Kathleen Maris

Photography students will have the opportunity to gain internship experience and observe the behind the scenes operations of a successful gallery.

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Clemson Plans Center For Recruitment And Retention Of Diverse Educators

Oct 18, 2018 10:24AM ● By Kathleen Maris

The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education recently approved plans for the center, which will initially focus its efforts in Spartanburg, Cherokee, Orangeburg, and Charleston.

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SCHA Awards Grants To Clemson, USC Health Programs

Oct 18, 2018 09:16AM ● By Kathleen Maris

The South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) has awarded Clemson University and the University of South Carolina $25,000 each to support the development of a high-quality healthcare workforce.

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Anderson School District 2 Establishes Introduction To Manufacturing Course

Oct 15, 2018 09:29AM ● By Kathleen Maris

Students at Belton Honea-Path High School will graduate high school with skills most businesses are teaching upon employment.

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AU Signs Agreement With GTC To Create Bridge Program

Oct 10, 2018 11:20AM ● By Kathleen Maris

The Anderson University Bridge Program is intended for Greenville Technical College students who complete an associate degree and who wish to transfer to Anderson to complete a bachelor’s program.

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