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USC Sumter to Host 18th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Walk 2018
USC Sumter will host the 18th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Walk on Monday, January 15, 2018. The Dream Walk is a community effort created to acknowledge and celebrate the meaning and purpose of the holiday. Dream Walk 2018 is a 3-mile walk ...
Jan 3, 2018, 9:00am EST
Ante Up for Fire Ant Athletics
On Friday, February 16, the USC Sumter Nettles Gymnasium will be transformed into a Las Vegas style casino and attendees will be playing for wonderful prizes donated by area businesses. The Ante Up Casino Night sign-in will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the...
Dec 15, 2017, 2:14pm EST
USC Sumter Ranked #2 Community College in South Carolina by Niche
Niche released its 2018 College Rankings, including updated rankings and Niche Grades for both 4-year and 2-year colleges nationwide. The University of South Carolina Sumter was named the #2 Best Community College in South Carolina and the #23 Best Com...
Nov 9, 2017, 1:36pm EST
Farmers Market at USC Sumter Supports Local Growers
A farmers market made up of several local farmers and artisans will be hosted weekly at the University of South Carolina Sumter starting Friday, September 22, 2017. The market will begin at 1:00 p.m. in the parking area behind the USC Sumter Arts and L...
Sep 22, 2017, 9:22am EDT
USC Sumter Partners with American Heart Association to Raise Funds
The University of South Carolina Sumter Athletics Department has partnered with the American Heart Association to host a golf tournament Friday, September 29, 2017 at Beech Creek Golf Course in Sumter, South Carolina. The shotgun start will begin at 8:...
Sep 18, 2017, 8:43am EDT
New York Times Best Selling Author Tom Franklin featured at USC Sumter's Writer Series
The Center for Oral Narrative at the University of South Carolina Sumter is proud to present a reading and discussion with Tom Franklin about his book Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter on Wedensday, October 4, 2017 in the Arts and Letters Lecture Hall at ...
Sep 13, 2017, 9:00am EDT
USC Sumter to Host Congressman Jim Clyburn for Annual Constitution Day Lecture
Assistant Democratic Leader in the United States House of Representatives James E. (Jim) Clyburn will present the annual Constitution Day lecture at the University of South Carolina Sumter on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. The lecture will begin at 7:...
Aug 30, 2017, 9:00am EDT
University of South Carolina Sumter impact tops $40 million annually, new study shows
The annual statewide economic impact of the University of South Carolina system now totals $5.5 billion, with USC Sumter contributing more than $40 million to that total. According to a new study by the Darla Moore School of Business, the University...
Aug 16, 2017, 3:15pm EDT
USC Sumter Professor Publishes Book on Autobiographical Comics
SUMTER, SC - In a newly published book about autobiographical comics, University of South Carolina Sumter Professor of English Dr. Andrew Kunka provides a complete guide to the history, form and contexts of the genre. Kunka's "Autobiographical Comi...
Aug 3, 2017, 9:00am EDT
USC Sumter Receives $1.3 Million Grant
U.S. Congressman Tim Scott announced recently that the Department of Education has awarded the University of South Carolina Sumter a $1.3 million grant for the next five years to begin an Upward Bound (UB) program geared toward Clarendon County Distric...
Jun 13, 2017, 10:47am EDT