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Though she won't board the plane for South Africa until today, Cleveland Elementary School teacher Vanessa Anderson's bags have been packed for days. Anderson is one of a group of 11 going on an "educational tourism trip" to South Africa. York Bradshaw, dean of the University of South Carolina Upstate's College of Arts and Sciences and director of the school's outreach partnership center, and Theresa Ricke-Kiely, director of USC Upstate's nonprofit leadership program, will lead the trip.
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees unanimously elected Dr. Harris Pastides on Friday, July 11 to become the university's 28th president. The selection of Pastides, 54, who has served as the university's vice president for research and health sciences and executive director of the South Carolina Research Foundation since 2003, followed a national search that drew some of the nation's most talented and promising academic leaders.
Developed by Dr. Ron Fulbright, the "Scentinel" device, which delivers atmospheric sensors that can detect thousands of airborne chemical compounds and elements, has won the grand prize in the 2008 New Ideas for A New Carolina Contest, a statewide business innovation competition sponsored by South Carolina’s Council on Competitiveness.
Interesting things have been happening on the University of South Carolina Upstate campus this week as young children, ages 7 to 11, have made things that blow, explode, bubble, and slime.
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved the 2008-2009 operating budget on June 27, which includes tuition and required-fee increases for all campuses to address each campus’s student needs and strategic priorities and to support campus operations.
The Center for Nonprofit Leadership at the University of South Carolina Upstate will continue its monthly nonprofit information lunch series “Friday Focus” with guest speaker Dr. John Long on July 18 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
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- Trident County Tech Talent Search
- A group from Trident County Tech Talent Search program will be visiting the campus. Name of Contact: Janet Searcey
Email of Contact: jsearcey@uscupstate.edu
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- Hub City Writers Project @ Wofford College
- The Hub City conference is a hands-on, intensive writing experience, designed to help both beginners and professionals develop the craft of creative writing.
The cost of the conference is $160. Lodging is available at Wofford College for $15 a night. For more information, call 864-577-9349 or visit www.hubcity.org.
Contact: Betsy Teter
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- Alumni Board Meeting
- Contact Bea Smith 503-5235
bwsmith@uscupstate.edu
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- Family Fund Luncheon- Athletics
- Contact Bea Smith 503-5235
bwsmith@uscupstate.edu
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- “Friday Focus” with guest speaker Elaine Marshall
- The Center for Nonprofit Leadership at the University of South Carolina Upstate will continue its monthly nonprofit information lunch series “Friday Focus” with guest speaker Elaine Marshall on August 15 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Anyone with an interest in nonprofit organizations, including board members, volunteers, employees and other interested parties, is invited to attend. Participants are asked to bring their own bag lunch to the event, to be held at the Community Education and Outreach Center, 325 S. Church St. in Spartanburg. Reservations are not necessary. Starting at noon, Marshall, director of sponsored awards with USC Upstate, will discuss seeking and securing grants. “The session will address the three main components of grants work: research, preparing proposals and successful submission,” says Marshall. She adds that because more and more of the grants process is going online, she will discuss Internet resources for the three components of the process. In addition to providing monthly educational programs and networking opportunities for area nonprofits, USC Upstate’s Center for Nonprofit Leadership offers a Bachelor of Arts in Nonprofit Administration, the only university or college in South Carolina offering this degree. The degree prepares graduates for careers in management and administrative positions within a wide variety of nonprofit organizations such as social services, youth activities, health, the environment and the arts. Contact Dr. Theresa Ricke-Kiely, director of USC Upstate’s Center for Nonprofit Leadership, for further information at tricke-kiely@uscupstate.edu or by calling (864) 503-5754.
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- Freshman Student's Move-in Day
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- Rock the Block
- Starts at 6:00pm
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- Stadium Party featuring Comedian Johnny Walker and Hypnotist Dale K.
- 5:00 Cookout and 6:00 Program
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- University Day- Family Fund Kick Off
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