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Colonial Life offers key support for College of Education's CarolinaTIP

February 10, 2023, Page Ivey

CarolinaTIP focuses on teachers in their first three years as they transition from learning how to teach to leading their own classrooms. About half of all South Carolina teachers who leave their jobs each year are in their first five years of working in the classroom. The Carolina Teacher Induction Program has reduced the number of new teachers leaving the profession by offering them coaching support from more experienced classroom leaders — most of whom are retired instructors who want to give back to the profession.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Faculty, Initiatives, Carolinian, Service, Leadership, College of Education

Alumna Hope Rivers inspires a new generation as president of Piedmont Technical College

January 30, 2023, Megan Sexton

Hope Rivers, a first-generation college student who earned three degrees from USC, is inspiring a new generation of students as the president of Piedmont Technical College.

Topics: Alumni, Diversity, Recognition, Carolinian, Leadership, Careers, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education

Ero Aggelopoulou-Amiridis may be new to the President's House, but the university's first lady is no stranger to USC

January 18, 2023, Craig Brandhorst

First Lady Ero Aggelopoulou-Amiridis holds two graduate degrees from USC — a master’s in art history and a Ph.D. in philosophy. Her intellectual curiosity is how she makes sense of the world.

Topics: University Leadership, Academics, Carolinian, Leadership, College of Arts and Sciences

Alumna Caroline Harper works to bring back indigo

January 17, 2023, Rebekah Friedman

Indigo is tightly woven into South Carolina history, but few have worked with the rich natural dye since it fell out of favor nearly 150 years ago. Alumna Caroline Harper is bringing it back.

Topics: Alumni, Research, Experiential Learning, History, Carolinian, Entrepreneurship, Careers, College of Arts and Sciences

USC's women's basketball coach Dawn Staley wins championships, builds champions

January 05, 2023, Page Ivey

Basketball-wise, Dawn Staley has done it all. As a player, she won MVP trophies and gold medals. As a coach, she has won national titles, coach of the year honors and more gold medals. As a mentor, she has watched Gamecock power forward turned WNBA superstar A’ja Wilson win season MVP and a WNBA championship. But Staley also transcends the sport, raising awareness for issues she cares about and money for causes she believes in. At her core, she is an advocate — for her players, first, but also for people whose voices might not be heard.

Topics: Carolinian, Leadership, Careers

Circuit Court Judge J. Michelle Childs is more than a trailblazer

November 16, 2022, Craig Brandhorst

School of Law alumna J. Michelle Childs was appointed circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit this summer. Carolinian sat down with her to discuss her time at USC and her career on the bench.

Topics: Alumni, graduate-studies, Carolinian, Service, Leadership, Careers, Darla Moore School of Business, School of Law

Dennis takes the Cake

November 15, 2022, Chris Horn

A lot can change in four decades. Having served six presidents and shepherded more than 160,000 Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials and Gen Zers to graduation, the longest-serving VP for student affairs in school history is calling it a career.

Topics: Faculty, University Leadership, Academics, Carolinian, Service, Leadership, Careers

Former Gamecocks tackle life, literacy beyond football

November 15, 2022, Craig Brandhorst

Langston Moore and Preston Thorne made a big impact on the football field at Williams-Brice. Now the former Gamecock defensive lineman make their impact writing children’s books and visiting schools.

Topics: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Carolinian, Service, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Careers, College of Education

New student government president has past and present Carolina connections

August 05, 2022, Chris Horn

Reedy Newton is the university’s new student government president. Her mom, Rose Buyck Newton, is on the Board of Trustees. Gamecock leadership is a family tradition.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Recognition, Carolinian, Leadership, Careers, Student Voices, Darla Moore School of Business

Lessons Earned

July 26, 2022, Craig Brandhorst

This summer, the James Beard Foundation honored Chai Pani with its Outstanding Restaurant award. Three decades ago, owner Meherwan Irani was just starting to cook — as a grad student at USC.

Topics: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Carolinian, Darla Moore School of Business

UofSC Anne Frank Center committed to changing the world through education, conversation

June 07, 2022, Craig Brandhorst

The university’s Anne Frank Center is dedicated to the legacy of the famous Holocaust diarist — and is committed to changing the world through education and conversation.

Topics: Faculty, History, Carolinian

Photojournalist alumnus wins Pulitzer Prize

May 09, 2022, Chris Horn

In his nearly 40-year career as a photojournalist, Win McNamee has documented world history and national calamity — and periodically found himself in the thick of the action.

Topics: Alumni, Recognition, Carolinian, Careers, College of Information and Communications

Illustrator Kev Roché brings artistic wit to the world of sports television

May 05, 2022, Craig Brandhorst

Kev Roche has turned his artistic talent and quick wit into a lucrative "hustle" drawing illustrations for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. The 2005 studio art major also has illustrated a book by two former Gamecock football players as well as given UofSC's beloved mascot Cocky a cartoon makeover.

Topics: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Carolinian, Careers, College of Arts and Sciences

Michael Amiridis has many reasons to return to UofSC

May 02, 2022, Craig Brandhorst

Incoming University of South Carolina President Michael Amiridis is going to miss the University of Illinois Chicago, but he has zero misgivings about the new job. In fact, the former UofSC faculty member-turned-administrator is thrilled to return to the campus where he cut his academic teeth.

Topics: University Leadership, University President, Signature Events, Carolinian, Leadership, Careers, College of Engineering and Computing

Young adult novelist and school librarian turns the page on its head

April 11, 2022, Craig Brandhorst

Romance, historical fiction, sci-fi — for young adult novelist Shanna Miles, it’s all fair game. It’s also rocket fuel for the imagination, whether she’s typing up the next interstellar adventure or turning kids on to reading and writing as a virtual school librarian.

Topics: Alumni, Recognition, Carolinian, Entrepreneurship, Careers, College of Information and Communications

For some alums, a day at the office is a walk in the park

February 24, 2022, Craig Brandhorst; Photos by Kim Truett

In the age of digital overload and the COVID-19 pandemic, we need our public parks and gardens more than ever. Alumni Robin Salmon, Tracy Swartout and Karen Kustafik are here to help us escape.

Topics: Alumni, Carolinian, Careers

UofSC alumna Carrie Morey is building a biscuit empire

December 14, 2021, Megan Sexton

Alumna Carrie Morey is the founder and face of Callie’s Hot Little Biscuit, which includes restaurants in three states, a thriving online and grocery store business, a new cookbook and a PBS television show.

Topics: Alumni, Carolinian, Careers, Darla Moore School of Business, College of Education

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