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State Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Friday April 12, 2024 ( 6 items )  

CCU's Athenaeum Press to Partner With Palmetto Literacy Council on Writing Workshop
CONWAY, South Carolina, April 12 -- Coastal Carolina University issued the following news: Coastal Carolina University's Athenaeum Press and Palmetto Literacy Council are partnering for a morning writing workshop titled "In Your Words." Open to writer of all ages and abilities, the workshop will take place at the Chapin Memorial Library (400 N. 14th Ave., Myrtle Beach), on Saturday, April 27, from 9-11 a.m. The workshop is themed to National Volunteer Week, celebrating each person's power to ma  more

Clemson University: Precision Ag Field Day Sets Technology in Motion for Students
CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 12 (TNSres) -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news: Precision agriculture uses cutting-edge technology to make farms more efficient. With experts predicting technology will brighten farming's future, Clemson University academics, Cooperative Extension Service and research station faculty and staff are joining forces to prepare a skilled workforce for this primary sector of the economy. The Clemson Precision Agriculture Student  more

Conduent Implements Technologies to Help South Carolina EBT Cardholders Protect SNAP and Other Benefits From Fraud
FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, April 12 -- Conduent, a business process services and solutions company, issued the following news release: Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), a global technology-led business solutions and services company, has implemented technologies for the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) to help combat fraud and further enhance the security of the state's Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program. In South Carolina and other states, EBT fraud targeting the  more

Five N.C. A&T Students Awarded Spotify NextGen Scholarships to Grow Podcasts, Creator Culture
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 12 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: Five students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's Journalism and Mass Communications Department have been selected to receive scholarships from Spotify, the global music and podcast streaming platform. The 2024 Spotify NextGen Scholarship has been awarded to Armani Ross, a junior mass media production major from Atlanta; Christen Davis, a j  more

Newberry College: Ringer Earns Excellence in Teaching Award
NEWBERRY, South Carolina, April 11 -- Newberry College issued the following news: Keith W. Ringer '84, professor of practice in political science and public & nonprofit administration, is the College's 2024 SCICU Excellence in Teaching award winner. Ringer was honored April 9 alongside his family at an award banquet given by South Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities. "It is an honor and privilege to work with such a talented and dedicated faculty and staff. I've been very fortunate to  more

Winthrop University to Establish Honors College That Leads With Leadership
ROCK HILL, South Carolina, April 12 -- Winthrop University issued the following news: The Winthrop University Board of Trustees recently gave university administrators the green light to launch by fall 2025 a leadership-focused Honors College at Winthrop. With the aim of producing the next generation of leaders, the college would be a high-impact workforce talent incubator for the region. "Career readiness, mentorship and leadership are inextricably linked through the new Winthrop: United in E  more