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USC Upstate Officially Introduces New Basketball Coach Thursday, April 5

March 30, 2018 at 11:00 am

The University of South Carolina Upstate announced this morning that Dave Dickerson will join the university as head coach of the men’s basketball team. Dickerson, who is currently employed with the NBA’s Utah Jazz, spent seven years on the sidelines […]

USC Upstate Vocal Ensemble to Perform on Friday, April 6

March 26, 2018 at 8:30 am

The University of South Carolina Upstate is pleased to present the Upstate Vocal Ensemble’s Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 6, 2018 in the Humanities and Performing Arts Center Studio Theatre, located at 170 Gramling Drive, on the […]

Oracle’s Global Strategist Talks Success through Information Leadership

March 23, 2018 at 11:06 am

The George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics at the University of South Carolina Upstate welcomes Kimberly N. Ellison-Taylor, CPA, CGMA, to its Wells Fargo Speaker Series on Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Ellison-Taylor, currently the global accounting strategy […]

Spartan Rec Center Partners with Spartanburg Humane Society for Run, Walk Event

March 26, 2018 at 11:35 am

On April 7, 2018, the Spartan Rec Center is partnering up with the Spartanburg Humane Society for the “Race for Rescues!” Registration/ Check In will begin at 10:30 a.m., and the race will start at 11 a.m. Participants may choose the […]

Jessica Blais to Lead Marketing, Communications at USC Upstate

March 25, 2018 at 8:57 pm

Jessica Blais joins the staff of the University of South Carolina Upstate on March 26, 2018 as associate vice chancellor for strategic communications and marketing. Blais will provide strategic leadership, oversight and tactical and technical direction to the institutional marketing […]

USC Upstate Holds Fresh Check Day, Thursday, March 29

March 12, 2018 at 9:19 am

The University of South Carolina Upstate will hold Fresh Check Day from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Thursday, March 29, 2018 on the patio outside the Sansbury Campus Life Center. “The goal of Fresh Check Day is to ‘check-in’ with […]

USC Upstate Presents The Global South: A Summit on the Changing Face of the Upstate

March 19, 2018 at 3:43 pm

The Upstate region is becoming increasingly diverse and the University of South Carolina Upstate is committed to explore and celebrate the ways our local lives intersect with the wider world. USC Upstate will present “The New Global South: A Summit […]

Alumna Lisa Hemond Named Breakfast BPW Woman of Accomplishment

March 19, 2018 at 10:08 am

Lisa Hemond has been named Woman of Accomplishment by the Breakfast Business and Professional Women (BBPW) of Spartanburg, an award which recognizes successful women who have distinguished themselves in their careers and through community services, by serving as outstanding role […]

Alumnus Travis Jenkins Named Journalist of the Year, Weekly Division, by South Carolina Press Association

March 19, 2018 at 9:53 am

Congratulations to alumnus Travis Jenkins who was named Journalist of the Year, Weekly Division, by the South Carolina Press Association on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Jenkins is the general manager and editor of The News and Reporter in Chester.  He […]

Dorian Jones Named to ASUN Indoor Track All-Academic Team

March 14, 2018 at 2:40 pm

LakePoint, Ga. – USC Upstate junior Dorian Jones has been named to the 2018 ASUN Men’s Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team, conference officials announced this afternoon. Jones is a History Education major from West Columbia, S.C. with a 3.55 […]