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USC Sumter Generates $88.8M in Economic Impact as USC's Statewide Contributions Grow, New Study Finds
The University of South Carolina Sumter generates $88.8 million in statewide economic impact, a new study found. The university is responsible, directly or indirectly, for 668 jobs and $33.9 million in labor income across South Carolina, according to...
May 13, 2025, 11:37am EDT
University of South Carolina Sumter Earns 2025-2026 Military Friendly School Designation
The University of South Carolina Sumter announced today that it has earned the 2025-2026 Silver Military Friendly School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and respo...
May 6, 2025, 10:58am EDT
Opera at USC to Bring Free Performance to USC Sumter
The University of South Carolina Sumter is excited to announce an upcoming performance from the Opera at USC on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 pm in the Dr. C. Leslie Carpenter Auditorium in the Nettles Building on the USC Sumter campus. The opera will be Gi...
Mar 25, 2025, 2:43pm EDT
Suspense Podcast to Perform Live at USC Sumter
The University of South Carolina Sumter announced the guests who will be featured in their Visiting Writer Series. This spring's presentation will feature two live performances of the podcast "Palimpsest". The events will take place on Wednesday, Marc...
Mar 21, 2025, 1:23pm EDT
Call Me MISTER Recruitment Showcase Seeks to Increase the Number of SC Teachers from Diverse Backgrounds
The University of South Carolina Sumter will host the Call Me MiSTER Recruitment Showcase on Friday, March 7 at USC Sumter. The event will welcome over 300 high school attendees from Sumter, Kershaw, Clarendon, Lee, and Williamsburg school districts wh...
Mar 4, 2025, 1:48pm EST
From Fire Ant to Fulbright
Denzyl Josh Lastimoso, 2021 USC Sumter alumni, was recently awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study Master of Research in Cardiovascular Sciences at Newcastle University, UK. Lastimoso was born in the Philippines, but his family immigrated to the Un...
Jan 21, 2025, 11:31am EST
Morris College President, Dr. Said Sewell Named Grand Marshal of the 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Walk
The University of South Carolina Sumter has announced the Grand Marshal for the 25th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Walk will be Morris College President, Dr. Said Sewell. Said Sewell, Ph.D., CFRM is the eleventh president of Morris College...
Jan 13, 2025, 7:00am EST
USC Sumter to Host Community Event: First-Generation Block Party
The University of South Carolina Sumter will join campuses across the United States to celebrate National First-Generation Day on November 8. The day honors students who are categorized first-generation or are the first in their families to attend coll...
Oct 31, 2024, 10:13am EDT
USC Sumter Named #2 Best Two-Year College in South Carolina
The University of South Carolina Sumter is pleased to announce that USC Sumter was named the #2 Best Two-Year College in South Carolina and #27 in the United States. This is the eigth year in a row that the campus has ranked within the top five in the ...
Sep 12, 2024, 3:39pm EDT
Summer Camps Hosted at USC Sumter
The University of South Carolina Sumter is offering two summer camp options for students entering grades 5 - 8. SLED'ing into Summer is a camp led by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and Write On! is a camp focusing on creative writin...
Jun 11, 2024, 9:50am EDT