USC Upstate News

USC Upstate Named Tree Campus USA for 14th Year

March 21, 2023 at 2:36 pm
Trees on campus at USC Upstate

The University of South Carolina Upstate has been recognized as a Tree Campus USA for a 14th consecutive year. The Tree Campus Higher Education program honors colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and engaging staff and students in […]

USC Upstate Graphic Design Students Bring Home 13 Addys

March 6, 2023 at 9:53 am

GREENVILLE, S.C.— University of South Carolina Upstate graphic design students earned 13 awards at the American Advertising Federation Greenville Chapter annual awards ceremony on Saturday, March 4. Bridget Kirkland and Matthew Donaldson, associate professors of graphic design at USC Upstate, […]

USC Upstate Chancellor Harris Garners Urban League of the Upstate Award

February 27, 2023 at 12:04 pm

GREENVILLE, S.C.—The University of South Carolina Upstate’s Chancellor, Bennie L. Harris, Ph.D., received the Xanthene S. Norris Education Award at the Urban League of the Upstate Inc.’s 2023 Whitney M. Young, Jr. awards gala held Thursday, February 23, at the […]

USC Upstate Names Jeffrey Stinson Dean of the JCBE

February 6, 2023 at 11:54 am
Jeffrey Stinson

The University of South Carolina Upstate has hired Jeffrey Stinson, Ph.D., to serve as the next dean of its George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics (JCBE) following a nationwide search. Stinson will oversee the JCBE’s academic programs, […]

USC Upstate Kicks Off First Juried Art Show

February 2, 2023 at 6:34 pm

The University of South Carolina Upstate’s Department of Fine Arts and Communication Studies kicked off its inaugural 2023 Juried Art Show on Thursday, Feb. 2. An opening ceremony was held in the Curtis Harley Art Gallery located in the lobby […]

Andrew Roberts Will Deliver Edmunds Lecture on March 30

January 26, 2023 at 4:20 pm

Renowned Author, Historian Will Discuss “Winston Churchill: Leadership in Peace and War” During USC Upstate’s Eighth Dr. John B. Edmunds, Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series at the Chapman Cultural Center Andrew Roberts, a historian and best-selling author, will be the featured […]

Trustees Approve $21 Million Expansion of USC Upstate’s Library

December 14, 2022 at 2:13 pm

The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Dec. 13, approved USC Upstate moving forward with a $21 million project that will enable the university to continue modernizing its 46-year-old Library and enhance the student experience on campus. […]

USC Upstate Unveils Specialty License Plates

November 16, 2022 at 5:45 pm

Spartanburg, S.C. – It is official, you can now drive with Spartan Pride! The University of South Carolina Upstate and the S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) have unveiled the official USC Upstate-branded license plate available to all residents of […]

Prominent Entrepreneur Lisa Price Speaks at USC Upstate

November 15, 2022 at 3:40 pm

Spartanburg, S.C. – “Follow your instincts.” That’s what one of the country’s most successful minority small business owners recently told a group of local business leaders and University of South Carolina Upstate students, employees, and alumni. “As an entrepreneur, you […]

Speaker Urges USC Upstate Students to Learn from History

October 25, 2022 at 11:48 am

A former rocket scientist who worked on space tech for The Boeing Co. recently shared his personal account of the U.S. government’s incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II with a group of freshmen at the University of […]