USC may seek $1 billion from donors
By Ryan Quinn | Aug. 12, 2011Campaign has raised $463 million so far
Campaign has raised $463 million so far
Coalition of student leaders make concerns heard Following a 74-26 Senate vote today, President Barack Obama signed a bill to raise the nation’s debt ceiling — putting an end to what has been long-drawn-out debate, and steering America away from what would be an unprecedented default on U.S. debt. USC Student Body President Joe Wright, who is one of 120 student leaders behind the “Do We Have a Deal Yet?” movement that urged leaders in Washington, D.C., to reach a bipartisan deal to raise the debt limit, said the deal is about what he expected.
Graduate climbs tallest mountain of every continent, founds clean water initiative Many people don’t accomplish any of their dreams during their lifetimes. James Wilde, a 1996 International Master of Business Administration graduate of USC’s Darla Moore School of Business, has already achieved three.
Clemson English professor first holder of endowed chair Michelle Martin, a Clemson University English professor who specializes in children’s literature and African-American children’s literature and community literacy programs, has been named the first holder of the Augusta Baker Chair in Childhood Literacy.
Teachers learn how to serve on accreditation teams This week, USC’s College of Education helped teach teachers to grade how other teachers teach their students how to teach. Around 80 preschool to college educators visited Columbia Sunday through Tuesday to learn how to serve on accreditation teams that evaluate colleges of education around the country. On Monday, they visited with more than 70 members of USC’s professional education community, including faculty and students, and conducted interviews and evaluations as part of a hands-on training experience.
Industry professionals speak on experience, tricks of trade The Midlands Center for Expressive Arts is hosting a series of workshops aimed at providing tricks of the trade to aspiring artists of all ages and skill levels in the local area. The MCEA Artist Roundtable Workshop Series highlights individuals in such fields as writing, theater and music, and the gatherings feature speakers at the professional level.
G.A. Mangus arrested for nuisance conduct in Greenville South Carolina quarterbacks coach G.A. Mangus has been suspended indefinitely after being arrested for nuisance conduct early Tuesday morning in Greenville, S.C.
Bryarly Bishop also discovers new career choice while abroad in Wales While studying abroad in Wales this spring semester, USC student Bryarly Bishop not only found a career she now wishes to pursue, but she also took part in the unexpected opportunity to sing on a British rock band’s new album.
Office helps with $1.3 million in awards for academia The Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs (OFSP) helped 48 students receive awards this year for national fellowships.
USC’s Student Ticketing has announced the sale of tickets for away games of the 2011 football season. According to Adrienne White, the coordinator of Student Ticketing, students may purchase tickets to any or all of the five away games on Friday, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the box office of the Colonial Life Arena.
New members plan to strengthen network of graduated students The Young Alumni Council (YAC) welcomes John C. Boykin, Thomas Crawford, Jaime Cuellar, Becca Floyd and Kevin White as the five newest executive board members. The Carolina Alumni Association's YAC is a 16-member board comprised of USC graduates under the age of 35.
DinoBrite Productions sets eyes on national attention The founders of DinoBrite Productions are once again grabbing the attention of “Tosh.0” fans, this time through the show’s competition among colleges nationwide.
AudioVault improves student radio station’s programming This fall USC professor Lara Lomicka Anderson will be knighted by the French government for her work with social media and the French language. “What I wanted to do is establish a personal experience between my students and the students in France,” said Anderson of her project that has been in existence for five years in her French Communication and Culture class.
AudioVault improves student radio station’s programming. WUSC is installing new software aimed at streamlining its electronic libraries. On Monday, WUSC began the installation of the new AudioVault system, AV Flex.
Texan-based retailer Whole Foods will anchor a 74,326-square-foot shopping destination set to open in October 2012. Developer Edens & Avant announced Friday that in January 2012 it would begin construction on Cross Hill Market to be anchored by Columbia’s first Whole Foods Market. The natural and organic food chain will occupy about 37,876-square-feet, over half, of the retail space in the new district. The $23 million project will renovate the now defunct Kroger building as well as the space around it near the intersection of Devine Street and Fort Jackson Boulevard. In addition to Whole Foods, the developers plan to add 12 to 15 retail spaces, some of which will be national shops, brought by leveraging on the part of Whole Foods, and others that will be local and regional shops. During the construction phase, which is slated to last from January until October, the project is expected to bring 100 temporary construction jobs. In addition, 180 full-time and 120 part-time jobs are expected to be brought to the area. Whole Foods will provide direct competition to other organic food stores like EarthFare, but aims to form relationships with local organic farmers.
Action would honor USC baseball coach Ray Tanner After two consecutive national baseball titles, lawmakers have proposed a stadium field name change. State Sens. Courson, Lourie, Land, Setzler, Leventis, Knotts, Malloy, Cromer and Gregory all collaborated on a resolution to name the field of the baseball stadium after USC’s head coach Ray Tanner. The resulting name, Tanner Field at Carolina Stadium, would be aimed at honoring Tanner for his work with the team in his past 15 seasons. Since Tanner’s arrival, the team has won two national championships (making it the first sport at the university to do so), three SEC Championships, five SEC Eastern Division titles and one SEC Tournament title. He also has a 689-296 win-to-loss record in the 15 seasons he has been at USC, giving the team a .699 winning percentage. The percentage is the second highest all-time among SEC coaches. The team also has won 16 consecutive NCAA tournament games and 11 consecutive College World Series games, which makes the Gamecocks record holders for both.
A parted sea of garnet and black lined the sides of Main Street Friday afternoon as a parade honoring USC’s baseball team marched south toward the Statehouse grounds.