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My first year

Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez - October 29th will mark my first year as President & CEO of SCICU. I used my president’s report at the SCICU board meeting earlier this month to reflect on that year. I talked about where we were, … [Full Story...]

Federal update

NACAC agreement - The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) voted late last month to remove provisions from its “Code of Ethics and Professional Practices” in the hope of ending an investigation by the U.S. Department of … [Full Story...]

SCICU elects Sonoco VP as board chair and taps six new trustees

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) is proud to announce the election of Jerry Cheatham, a long-time advocate for education in South Carolina, as its new chair of the board of trustees. Cheatham succeeds … [Full Story...]

SCICU celebrates two 50-year donors

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Long-term relationships with donors have helped SCICU provide scholarships and financial aid to students at member colleges and universities since its inception in 1953. In 2019, SCICU is honored to recognize 50-year donor … [Full Story...]

Newberry College senior named SCICU Student of the Year

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Andrea Getz, an outstanding Newberry College student and accomplished community volunteer, is SCICU’s 2019 Student of the Year. She was recognized at SCICU’s board of trustees awards luncheon on October 8th at Coker University … [Full Story...]

Allen University Homecoming highlighted by Oct. 26 football matchup vs. Columbus State

COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy auyellowjackets.com and allenuniversity.edu) - Allen football will return to action in a homecoming matchup against the Columbus State Cougars on Saturday, Oct. 26. "Homecoming is an exciting time for the university," … [Full Story...]

Anderson University moving forward with plan to launch football program

ANDERSON, S.C. (courtesy andersonuniversity.edu) -- Anderson University intends to add football as its next intercollegiate athletic program, having secured a $3 million challenge gift to raise an additional $3 million needed to field a team, … [Full Story...]

Charleston Southern computer science graduate comes full circle

CHARLESTON, S.C. (courtesy charlestonsouthern.edu) -- As an undergraduate student at Charleston Southern University, Napiya Nubuya was taken aback by the lack of women, and especially women of color, in the computer science program. Once she was in … [Full Story...]

Claflin partners in campaign to get minority males to teach

COLUMBIA, S.C. (courtesy thetandd.com) – South Carolina is one of only four states to participate in Project Pipeline Repair, an exclusive initiative of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) utilizing collaborative … [Full Story...]

Coker student shares summer research experiences at Univ. of South Florida

HARTSVILLE, S.C. (courtesy coker.edu) -- This past summer, four Coker students participated in an REU, or Research Experiences for Undergraduates. One of those students is Ashley Hogg (December ‘19). REUs are competitive research programs for … [Full Story...]