USC Upstate News

USC Upstate Watershed Ecology Center Awarded $25,000 Duke Energy Grant

May 16, 2016 at 10:52 am

The University of South Carolina Upstate is pleased to announce that the Watershed Ecology Center has received a $25,000 grant from Duke Energy. The Watershed Ecology Center will use the money to continue its work to enhance and improve the […]

Effecting Change, One Tutoring Session At A Time

May 16, 2016 at 11:34 am

James Parham III of York doesn’t even flinch when he hears the doors lock behind him or the slight clang of the steel bars at the Spartanburg County Detention Center. Each week, he walks through the metal detectors and is […]

Six New Employees Join USC Upstate Staff

May 30, 2016 at 9:01 am

Please welcome the following people to the USC Upstate family: Sarah Emerson (TEMP) — custodian, Facilities Management, 5/9/2016 Andrew Nichols (TEMP) — sports turf technician, Facilities Management, 5/16/2016 Nicole Nicholson (TEMP) — summer conference intern, Housing & Residential Life, 5/16/2016 […]

Dr. Ron Romine’s Death A Tremendous Loss to USC Upstate

June 6, 2016 at 9:21 am

USC Upstate is saddened to share the news that Dr. Ron Romine, distinguished professor emeritus, died June 4, 2016. He taught American Government and Constitutional Law at USC Upstate from 1975 until he retired in 2007. Dr. Romine was a […]

USC Upstate Professor Accepted into Summer NASA Program

June 10, 2016 at 9:13 am

Dr. Edward Donovan, adjunct professor of biology and physical science at the University of South Carolina Upstate, has been accepted into NASA’s “Lunar Workshop for Educators” program being held June 27-July 1, 2016, at the Goddard Space Flight Center in […]

Child Advocacy Studies Program Awarded First CAST Higher Education Program of the Year Award

June 22, 2016 at 10:25 am

The Child Advocacy Studies program at the University of South Carolina Upstate was awarded the first Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) Higher Education Program of the Year Award by the Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Summit […]

USC Upstate, DSS Partner Host Recruitment Event for Foster, Adoptive Families

June 29, 2016 at 8:43 am

The University of South Carolina Upstate Child Protection Training Center in collaboration with the Department of Social Services will host a recruitment event for individuals who are interested in becoming foster or adoptive families from 12 – 1:30 p.m. Saturday, […]

Shoestring Players Sneak Preview Thursday, July 7

July 6, 2016 at 2:14 pm

It’s the opportunity of a lifetime for 10 University of South Carolina Upstate theater students. The students, along with two faculty members, have been invited to travel to London, England, where they will spend eight days participating with the International […]

Brock Adams Wins SC First Novel Prize, Thomas McConnell and Erika Pertell Named Finalists

July 13, 2016 at 8:40 am

Congratulations to USC Upstate’s Brock Adams who was recognized recently by the South Carolina Arts Commission and Hub City Press of Spartanburg as the winner of the 2016 South Carolina First Novel Competition. Named as finalists in the competition were […]

Bridget Kirkland’s “Penny Candy” Selected for SECAC Juried Exhibition

July 18, 2016 at 9:46 am

Bridget Kirkland’s “Penny Candy” is one of 59 works selected for the 2016 SECAC Juried Exhibition September 1 through October 22 at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University. More than 103 arts applied and more than 300 pieces […]