Recent News
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/rm3.attachments.prod.readmedia.com/files/24077/news/Lisa_Rosdail.jpg?1497365114)
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
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/rm3.attachments.prod.readmedia.com/files/22373/news/Fireant_Golf_cmyk.jpg?1493820567)
Fire Ant Athletics Hires New Head Women's Golf Coach
The University of South Carolina Sumter is proud to announce the hiring of Hope Giordano as the new Head Women's Golf Coach for the Fall 2017 season. A native of Buck County, Pennsylvania, this is Giordano's first season as Head Women's Golf Coach a...
May 8, 2017, 5:00am EDT
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/rm3.attachments.prod.readmedia.com/files/22374/news/Fireant_Soccer_cmyk.jpg?1493820867)
Fire Ant Athletics Hires New Head Men's Soccer Coach
The University of South Carolina Sumter is proud to announce the hiring of Joel Bristol as the new Head Men's Soccer Coach for the Fall 2017 season. Bristol, a Florida native, graduated from Coker College in December 2014 with a Bachelor's Degree in...
May 4, 2017, 5:00am EDT
Guiding Students to Graduation
Whoever said college was easy was lying! No one can make it on their post-high school academic journey alone, but programs like the Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP) at USC Sumter ensures that students who need extra help receive it. As the semeste...
May 2, 2017, 1:25pm EDT
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/rm3.attachments.prod.readmedia.com/files/22119/news/USCSumterScienceBldg_Combined_Page_1.jpg?1493389739)
USC Sumter Receives Multiple Private Gifts for Science Building
The University of South Carolina Sumter is making strides toward a thirty-year goal with the help of strong community partnerships. New gifts totaling $225,000 have been committed to the university from local businesses who truly care for its succes...
May 1, 2017, 5:00am EDT
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/rm3.attachments.prod.readmedia.com/files/22073/news/Christie_Stutz_1.jpg?1493321965)
Fire Ant Athletics Hires Fundraising Coordinator
After a series of recent collegiate national championships, it is no secret that the state of South Carolina has a unique ability to mold high-performing athletes in a multitude of sports. These student athletes start playing at a young age, spending e...
Apr 28, 2017, 5:00am EDT
Teens Earn High School Diplomas and Associate's Degrees
More than one-third of Americans have earned a postsecondary degree. Few obtain one as a teenager. But when high school senior Noah Bittinger crosses the stage as Salutatorian at the Crestwood High School graduation, he will be a few months away fro...
Apr 27, 2017, 10:06am EDT
USC Sumter Earns Gold Award
The University of South Carolina Sumter's Office of Marketing and Public Relations earned a Gold award in the 32nd Annual Educational Advertising Awards competition for the Public Relations Plan and Promotion of the 50th Anniversary. The 50th Anniv...
Apr 25, 2017, 6:00am EDT
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/rm3.attachments.prod.readmedia.com/files/21770/news/Christie_Stutz_1.jpg?1492713915)
USC Sumter Fire Ant Athletics Hires Fundraising Coordinator
After a series of recent collegiate national championships, it is no secret that the state of South Carolina has a unique ability to mold high-performing athletes in a multitude of sports. These student athletes start playing at a young age, spending e...
Apr 24, 2017, 5:00am EDT
![](https://s3.amazonaws.com/rm3.attachments.prod.readmedia.com/files/21766/news/BeverlyHeadshot.jpg?1492712123)
Gagne to Address USC Sumter Graduates
USC Sumter's annual Commencement ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the USC Sumter Nettles Building Auditorium. Beverly Gagne will address the graduates. A Native of Sumter, Gagne appeared in the register of Who's Who a...
Apr 20, 2017, 2:16pm EDT