USC UPSTATE

USC Upstate will hosts its inaugural QEP Technology Symposium, entitled “Stepping Up: Meeting the Challenges and Opportunities of the Digital Classroom, on May 14-15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the University’s Health Education Complex.

A Spartanburg native, Irwin is a Washington Post columnist and the economics editor of Wonkblog, The Post’s site for policy news and analysis. He is the author of “The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire” a book about the efforts of the world’s central banks to combat the financial crisis and its aftermath.

The College of Arts and Sciences invites all students, faculty and staff to the End of the Semester Celebration on Thursday, April 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the Quad outside the CAS building.

Aspiring young actors and actresses at USC Upstate will present the popular children’s story of “Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type” on April 20 at 11 a.m. in the Studio Theatre.

Students who are employees of USC Upstate are invited to attend the “Spring Fever”-themed Student Employee Appreciation Day on Monday, April 22 in the CLC Ballroom. Drop in between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for free food and games.

Join the University Singers and Chamber Choir this Thursday, April 18 for a performance called “100 Years of Broadway.” This free program includes the Schubert Mass in G, as well as a set of Cole Porter songs. The main part of the program is an extended medley of 100 Years of Broadway, with a live band.

The Division of Natural Science and Engineering invites the campus community to attend several afternoon events planned in celebration of Earth Day.

The campus is invited to attend an ASL (American Sign Language) awareness event featuring ASL-themed giveaways, Annabelle, a deaf puppy who has been trained using sign language, an ASL-themed sheetcake, and snowcones for those who learn to fingerspell their names.

Join us on April 24 to learn how you can connect with other faculty from across campus and from the community to explore ideas and practices that unite our disciplines and initiate research projects that lead to publication and generate communities of inquiry.

This group meets three times per semester for topical discussions, community building, and professional networking. The upcoming meeting will focus on selections from Lifting a Ton of Feathers: A Woman’s Guide to Surviving in the Academic World, by Paula Caplan.