Recent News
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
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
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
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