USC Upstate News

FEMA Grants Assist with SpartAlert Improvements

April 30, 2018 at 9:55 am

Grant money will assist USC Upstate in upgrading the University’s existing SpartAlert Emergency Notification System. A grant totaling $ 144,340 awarded through FEMA will help with the implementation of an automated/integrated system called Alertus that will notify students, faculty and […]

USC Upstate Department of Public Safety Awarded for DUI Enforcement

April 30, 2018 at 9:54 am

Congratulations to the USC Upstate Department of Public Safety who received a bronze award from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety for its efforts and participation in the DUI Challenge and Enforcement Recognition Campaign for 2017. Our officers are […]

ASUN Softball Championship Begins May 9

April 27, 2018 at 9:16 am

The USC Upstate Softball team will return to action from May 9-12 as they play in the ASUN Softball Championships in Deland, Fla.

Pan Paksanont Earns Second Consecutive ASUN All-Conference Selection

April 23, 2018 at 4:32 pm

Braselton, Ga. – For the second straight season, Pan Paksanont has been named ASUN Second Team All-Conference as the league announced its women’s golf postseason awards during a ceremony held at the Legends Course at Chateau Elan on Saturday evening. […]

Christina Biggerstaff Named ASUN Pitcher of the Week for Third Time this Season

April 23, 2018 at 1:41 pm

USC Upstate junior Christina Biggerstaff has been honored by the ASUN Conference for the third time this season as its Pitcher of the Week after the league announced its weekly award winners on Monday afternoon. Biggerstaff was previously named ASUN […]

CETL Presents Student Anxiety: Challenges and Support

April 23, 2018 at 1:28 pm

The last Teaching and Learning Conversation with the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 24 in Media 238. The topic will be “Student Anxiety: Challenges and Support.” Did you know that […]

Chris Bender Receives Volunteer of the Year Award

April 20, 2018 at 6:01 pm

Chris Bender, associate professor of chemistry, received the American Chemical Society (ACS) Local Section Volunteer of the Year award for the Western Carolinas ACS Section. Bender has been active in the local section since arriving in the Upstate 19 years […]

Six Criminal Justice Students Inducted Into Alpha Phi Sigma

April 20, 2018 at 4:40 pm

The University of South Carolina Upstate’s Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Women’s Studies inducted six new members into Alpha Phi Sigma, the national criminal justice honor society that recognizes academic excellence by undergraduates, as well as graduate students, of […]

USC Upstate Celebrates Arbor Day, 10 Years as Tree Campus USA

April 12, 2018 at 12:50 pm

The University of South Carolina Upstate will celebrate Arbor Day and the University’s 10th year as Tree Campus USA with a tree-planting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Students will plant three flowering apricot trees at the […]

Kelley, Carpenter Named Coca-Cola Student-Athletes of the Year at The Sparty’s 2018 Awards Banquet

April 20, 2018 at 1:40 pm

The USC Upstate Athletics Department held its annual The Sparty’s Awards Banquet presented by Coca-Cola on Thursday evening and gave out 80 awards to celebrate the accomplishments of the department and its student-athletes in 2017-18. Kaleigh Kelley (volleyball) and Charlie […]