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USC Sumter is located in the heart of the state, about 45 miles east of the capital of Columbia, South Carolina. It is the only campus is the system that began as a Clemson University campus and then later changed to a University of South Carolina campus. USC Sumter became a University campus in 1973 and today has an enrollment of about 1,600 per academic year. USC Sumter confers two-year associate's degrees and offers baccalaureate degree programs in business administration, elementary education, nursing, early childhood education, organizational leadership and interdisciplinary studies through Palmetto College. Learn more visit http www.uscsumter.edu.

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USC Sumter is located in the heart of the state, about 45 miles east of the capital of Columbia, South Carolina. It is the only campus is the system that began as a Clemson University campus and then later changed to a University of South Carolina campus. USC Sumter became a University campus in 1973 and today has an enrollment of about 1,600 per academic year. USC Sumter confers two-year associate's degrees and offers baccalaureate degree programs in business administration, elementary education, nursing, early childhood education, organizational leadership and interdisciplinary studies through Palmetto College. Learn more visit http www.uscsumter.edu.

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Sumter Sunrise Rotary Trash Pickup

USC Sumter Athletes helped pick up roadside trash in their community.
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Community Service - 2017 Oct 30

Purple Pinkie Day Volunteers

USC Sumter athletes help raise awareness about treating and preventing Polio.
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Community Service - 2017 Oct 30

Softball Players Read at Crosswell Elementary

USC Sumter Softball players read to students at Crosswell Elementary.
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Community Service - 2017 Oct 30

OSP Jump Start Students "Feed My Starving Children"

USC Sumter Opportunity Scholars Program (OSP) Jump Start Students volunteered their time to help feed the hungry as part of a larger operation that served nearly 100,000 needy residents. Jump Start students take an intense University 101 course to get ahead of their studies in the fall. Community service projects are a part of the U101 class and a part of OSP.
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Community Service - 2017 Aug 3

Early College Students Keep the Library Gardens Clean

Adrienne Cataldo's Early College University 101 class volunteered their time to clean up the Anderson Library Garden on Wednesday, Augist 1, 2017. Located behind the Library, the garden is a secluded area for students, faculty, staff and the comunity to utilize when studying or taking a break. It is home to various statues, plants and even the university time capsule. Student groups donate their time to maintain the garden by pulling weeds, raking and cleaning up debris. Keeping the garden clean makes it a more enjoyable and usable space.
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Community Service - 2017 Aug 3

Early College Community Service Project

Professor Kris Weissmann's Early College University 101 class volunteered their time to clean up Benton Park on Monday, July 31. Located near the University of South Carolina Sumter, Benton Park is a neighborhood park the university "adopted" several years ago. Student groups donate their time to maintain the park by pulling weeds, raking, cleaning up debris and picking up trash. Keeping the park clean makes it easier and safer for neighborhood children to take advantage of the swings and open green spaces the park has to offer.
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Community Service - 2017 Aug 3

OSP Community Service Project

USC Sumter OSP Students participated in the OSP Community Service Project at Emmanuel United Methodist Church Soup Kitchen in observance of annual National TRiO Day.
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Community Service - 2016 Mar 15

OSP Jump Start Students Help Feed Starving Children

USC Sumter OSP Jump Start Students volunteered their time in August 2015 to help feed the hungry as part of a larger operation that served nearly 100,000 needy residents.
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Community Service - 2016 Jan 11
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