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College Guide Promotes Opportunities for Excellence
SCICU’s 2010-2011 College Guide has been distributed to members schools and made available to the public. Published annually, the College Guide is designed to assist students and their parents choose the college or university that meets each student’...
Full Story >>Scholarship Winners Named
Amber Giles, a rising senior at Presbyterian College, has been named the J. Lacy McLean Independent College Student of the Year. Giles, from Rock Hill, SC, will receive a $2000 scholarship for the 2010-11 academic year in recognition of her academic ...
Full Story >>South Carolina Gubernatorial Appointments Project
SCICU is a member of the SC GAP coalition, a project of the non-partisan Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics, a 501(c)(3) organization.
Full Story >>Counselors Complete Tour of 10 SCICU Campuses
Without fail the hottest week of the summer is the week that high school counselors and teachers tour 10 SCICU campuses. The week of June 14-18 was no exception as temperatures consistently reached into the upper 90’s as this year’s group of 34 m...
Full Story >>Career Directors Adapt to Changing Economy
For sixteen years, SCICU Career Directors planned and conducted an interview day where seniors at SCICU colleges and universities met face-to-face with recruiters from some of the nation’s top businesses. Two years ago, more than 40 employers and 2...
Full Story >>Dunlap to Receive Governor's Award
The Humanities Council SC is pleased to announce that three extraordinary South Carolina individuals will be recipients of this year’s annual Governor’s Awards in the Humanities, presented at a luncheon to be held September 30, 2010 at the Columbia...
Full Story >>Furman's New Leader Has Vision for Future
Furman University's new president comes to the job with a vested interest in the quality of its programs.
Rod Smolla is not only a nationally known lawyer, author and dean of the Washington and Lee School of Law - he's also the father of a Furman fres...
Full Story >>Anderson University moves up in U.S. News Top Tier for 5th consecutive year
ANDERSON, SC – Anderson University jumped four spots to #21 in the top tier of the southern region for 2011 according to the just-released rankings from U.S. News & World Report. In addition, Anderson University was ranked the #1 “Up and Coming...
Full Story >>Furman Named a Top 10 Small College Workplace for Second Year in a Row
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Chronicle of Higher Education has designated Furman University one of the best universities for employment in the nation as a result of the publication’s annual Great Colleges survey.
Furman was one of 77 four-year institution...
Full Story >>Wofford Creates New Center for Professional Excellence
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – In today’s business world, it takes more than professional skills to succeed. It takes professional behavior – critical thinking, problem-solving and good communications, for example.
Wofford College has created The Center for...
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