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State Tipoffs Involving South Carolina Newsletter for Tuesday August 06, 2024 ( 3 items )  

College Launches Cybersecurity & Information Technology
NEWBERRY, South Carolina, Aug. 6 -- Newberry College issued the following news: Newberry College is working to meet ever-growing demand for technological professionals with two innovative new majors: cybersecurity and information technology. The programs are set to launch this fall. The majors are hybrid programs, with core education courses offered on-campus and major curriculum available online from experts in the fields. The programs build on top of a strong liberal arts foundation in Newbe  more

Gov. McMaster Declares State of Emergency for South Carolina
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, issued the following news on Aug. 4, 2024: * * * Order Issued to Prepare for Potential Effects from Tropical Storm Debby * * * Governor Henry McMaster today issued Executive Order 2024-16, declaring a State of Emergency in preparation for the potential effects of Tropical Storm Debby, and asks South Carolinians to monitor local forecasts and to begin taking proper precautions. The executive order activates the South C  more

UNCF Recognized Benedict College With the 2024 UNCF Institutional Excellence Award
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Benedict College issued the following news release: * * * The Award is given by UNCF's Institute for Capacity Building Program in celebration of an HBCU that achieved next-level performance * * * The 2024 UNITE: UNCF Summit for Black Education recently held in Atlanta, GA included more than 75 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The conference was the largest and most impactful Summit to date according to Ed Smith-Lewis, UNCF's S  more