Greek life stays connected, gives back amid COVID-19 shutdowns
By Jack Bingham | April 12, 2020As COVID-19 shuts down USC's campus and sends people home, Greek life members and organizations adapt and give back to their communities.
As COVID-19 shuts down USC's campus and sends people home, Greek life members and organizations adapt and give back to their communities.
To get students their items they may have left in residence halls, USC will either ship or store the items for students.
Student senate debated nominations Wednesday, while Student Body President Issy Rushton discussed potential mental health measures for the upcoming year.
Kappa Alpha Order fraternity started a GoFundMe to raise money for Alberta Garcia, who has cleaned the fraternity house for the last three years.
After two weeks of online classes, professors are grappling with how to teach online and how the rest of the semester will go.
USC’s Department of Mechanical Engineering students and faculty are creating 3D-printed, reusable face shields for healthcare professionals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Johnnie McFadden is the first African American full professor at the University of South Carolina, as well as the first African American endowed professor. McFadden was hired in 1979 and currently teaches in the department of neuropsychiatry and behavioral sciences at USC's School of Medicine.
USC has extended online learning through Aug. 1, with no in-person classes or labs happening on campus through the summer II session.
The 112th student senate's first meeting consisted of internal officer votes and a welcome to new senators.
The Faculty Senate approved the pass/fail system to be used for the rest of the spring 2020 semester.
USC will begin to issue refunds for parking, housing and meal plans as the spring semester is cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Faculty and staff asked about refunds, research and pay at a virtual town hall Tuesday. President Bob Caslen also gave coronavirus updates.
The university expects $20 to $40 million in losses due to the coronavirus. The board of trustees discussed this financial impact as well as plans to save money at an ad hoc finance committee meeting Tuesday.
President Caslen and other university officials addressed student concerns at an online town hall Monday.
The faculty senate is considering a pass/fail option for undergraduates this semester, which would allow students to request a pass/fail option after semester grades have been submitted.
The board of trustees hired a new governance consultant and made numerous academic additions and changes.
Dedicated. Goofy. Extroverted. Get to know the personality behind USC's new student body president, Issy Rushton.
