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Upward Bound Program Helps Students Raise Scores
Preparing for all of the aspects involved in a college education - such as entrance exams, grade-point averages and financial responsibility - can be overwhelming for students and parents. Representatives of USC Sumter's new Upward Bound (UB) progra...
Sep 24, 2018, 10:11am EDT
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Award Winning Poet Gary Jackson to Speak at USC Sumter on October 3
Prize-winning poet Gary Jackson will be featured as USC Sumter's Fall Writer on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. in the Arts and Letters Building Lecture Hall. Born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, Gary Jackson is the author of the poetry colle...
Sep 20, 2018, 9:00am EDT
USC Sumter to Host Congressman Ralph Norman for Annual Constitution Day Program
Congressman Ralph Norman will speak at the University of South Carolina Sumter's annual Constitution Day program on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Congressman Norman represents South Carolina's Fifth Congressional District in the United States House of...
Sep 4, 2018, 10:00am EDT
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Sumter Utilities Gift Makes It Easier for Veterans to Finish College
Supporting student military members at the University of South Carolina Sumter just got easier thanks to a generous gift from Sumter Utilities. Many people assume that active duty military members and veterans attend college for free with the help o...
Sep 4, 2018, 9:00am EDT
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Gregory's Ply-Wonder, Jacidone's It's All In My Head and Blyth's Indications on display in campus galleries
The University of South Carolina Sumter will feature George Gregory's Ply-Wonder now through October 31, 2018 in the University Gallery. Originally from Virginia, Gregory earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture with a minor in printmaking, mag...
Aug 30, 2018, 9:21am EDT
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Making Our Mark: Climate Leadership Recognizes USC Sumter
The University of South Carolina Sumter is one of 175 signatories that earned Marks of Distinction for the Climate Change Network in the areas of "Carbon Neutral Goal 2025" and "On Track." Marks of Distinction is an initiative that recognizes a sele...
Apr 24, 2018, 11:25am EDT
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USC Sumter Named to Victory Media's 2018 Military Friendly Schools List
The University of South Carolina Sumter announced today that it has been designated a 2018 Bronze Military Friendly® School and a Military Spouse Friendly® by Victory Media, the leader in successfully connecting the military and civilian worlds, and pu...
Apr 4, 2018, 9:00am EDT
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McKinney to Address 2018 USC Sumter Graduates
USC Sumter's annual Commencement ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the USC Sumter Nettles Building Auditorium. Christopher H. McKinney will address the graduates. McKinney is executive director of the Santee-Lynches Re...
Apr 3, 2018, 3:52pm EDT
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Corrected: USC Sumter Summer Camp Options Grow in 2018
SUMTER, SC - The University of South Carolina Sumter is expanding summer camp options again this year for students ages 9-14 beginning June 11 through June 29, 2018. Due to the popularity of last year's new options which included a mock trial camp a...
Apr 2, 2018, 12:13pm EDT
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USC Sumter Students Achieve Success Without the Financial Burden
Nearly 5 million Americans are in default on their federal student loan payments, the Wall Street Journal reported in December 2017. That is nearly double the number of Americans who were severely behind on payments four years ago. The number of borrow...
Feb 7, 2018, 10:50am EST