Matthew Ellenburg’s dream of helping people comes full circle

For more information contact:Christen Engel, (803) 641-2825, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Communication major Matthew Ellenburg's path to the University of South Carolina Aiken has been a winding one, but he's grateful for the journey that led him here. An online student from Traveler's Rest, he previously earned an associate's degree in criminal justic...

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USC Aiken professor discusses South Carolina’s efforts to make Juneteenth a paid holiday

Dr. Sarah Young, assistant professor in the Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy at the University of South Carolina Aiken, provided insight to the Aiken Standard on efforts in South Carolina to make Juneteenth -- a federal holiday that commemorates the effective end of slavery in the U.S. – a paid holiday. "Recognition of offici...

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SGA President Judson Pickett discovers love of leadership at USC Aiken

For more information contact:Christen Engel, (803) 641-2825, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Exercise and sports science major Judson Pickett didn't find student leadership; rather, it found him. A transfer student from Augusta, he first majored in chemical engineering at Georgia Tech but soon realized it wasn't for him. He tried biology, but that, too, wa...

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USC Aiken’s Pacer Center serves local business community while preparing students for a competitive workforce

For more information contact:Christen Engel, (803) 641-2825, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. In March 2022, the University of South Carolina Aiken launched a hub for supporting the area's business community and growing workforce with the opening of the Pacer Center for Excellence in Business Research and Entrepreneurship (Pacer Center). The purpose of the ...

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Soccer player Abelardo Rodriguez widens his horizons through exchange program

For more information contact:Christen Engel, (803) 641-2825, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. University of South Carolina Aiken graduate Abelardo Rodriguez hopes to channel his love for soccer into a sports management career. The international student from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico played soccer and studied as a Pacer for four years, spending his fi...

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Senior Nathan Garner prepares for a career in foreign relations through the Saxion Exchange Program

For more information contact:Christen Engel, (803) 641-2825, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Political science major Nathan Garner has been studying in The Netherlands since February, hoping to gain experience that will benefit a future career in foreign relations. He is living and taking courses in Deventer, near Amsterdam, through an exchange program wit...

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Timmons tapped for new role at Savannah River National Laboratory

USC Aiken provost to lead SRNL office dedicated to industrial and strategic partnerships For more information contact:Christen Engel, (803) 641-2825, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Aiken, SC (06/05/2023) — Dr. Daren Timmons, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina Aiken, has accepted an offer of emplo...

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Pacers on the Podium: University of South Carolina - Aiken Claims 2023 USEA Intercollegiate Championship

By: Shelby Allen Mill Spring, N.C. (05/31/2023) — The final tally for the seventh annual USEA Intercollegiate Championships came down to the wire, with the show jumping phase proving influential. After the very last fence was cleared, the small but mighty contingent from the University of South Carolina - Aiken came out on the top of the podiu...

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USC Aiken's Dr. Sanela Porca to deliver Mead Hall graduation address

Porca will speak during graduation exercises on May 26 For more information contact:Christen Engel, (803) 641-2825, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Aiken, SC (05/25/2023) — Dr. Sanela Porca, professor of economics and international business at the University of South Carolina Aiken and executive director of the Pacer Center for Excellence in Business Resea...

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USC Aiken receives $830,000 to bolster STEM education infrastructure

The funds will support university engineering, computer science and communication programs For more information contact:Christen Engel, (803) 641-2825, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Aiken, SC (05/25/2023) — The University of South Carolina Aiken ("USC Aiken") has received $830,000 in Congressionally Directed Community Project Funds ("CDCPF") for the purc...

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