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As students at Presbyterian College return to campus, they will notice many new enhancements to the dining program. Presbyterian College/Aramark Dining is excited to introduce the newly renovated Greenville Dining Hall. “We are pleased to offer students more variety, convenience, and value,” said David Ledbetter, with Aramark/Presbyterian College “All of the enhancements we made to

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At the annual convention of the National Association of Campus Safety Administrators, Larry Mulhall, director of safety and risk management and campus police, and Captain Jon Baker, campus police officer were recognized. Mulhall received the NASCA Medal of Excellence in Campus Law Enforcement. This award recognizes a campus law enforcement leader based on his or her leadership, experience,

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Presbyterian College has been featured in “Fiske Guide to Colleges 2018.” Compiled by former “New York Times” education editor Edward B. Fiske, among the top independent voices in college admissions, “Fiske Guide to Colleges 2018 is a selective, subjective, and systematic look at three-hundred-plus colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, and the UK.”

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Jarred Brown, a junior biochemistry major from St. Stephen, S.C., is working with his advisor Dr. Evelyn Swain, associate professor of chemistry to expand her research on type 2 diabetes. Brown is using the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as a model for type 2 diabetes because the proteins that transport glucose in human cells are similar

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Presbyterian College students Andrew Rhodes, a junior physics major, from Lugoff, S.C., and Anna Crosby a junior physics major, from Camden, S.C., are spending the summer researching high-functioning, low-cost 3D printed prosthetics. “The loss of a limb can be a traumatic experience for a person,” they said. “Prosthetics restore functionality and confidence to the user.

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E.G. Lassiter ’69 and Justin Cooper ’17, were recognized at the Alpha Sigma Phi International Fraternity Elevate. Lassiter was awarded Delta Beta XI, the oldest award the fraternity bestows. Delta Beta XI was established in 1938 to honor fraternity alumni for outstanding service to the fraternity. Recipients are judged by years of service, type of

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As students and faculty prepare for classes to begin next month in the newly renovated Neville Hall at Presbyterian College, the finishing touches are being made to the building. One of these touches is a unique, handcrafted chandelier to be placed this Friday, July 21 in the building’s newly opened rotunda. “We wanted something unique

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Under the advisement of Dr. Craig Vondergeest, associate professor of religion, Summer Fellow Joseph Kovas is spending the summer researching a continuation of the Methodist tradition, the revived Methodist class meetings. Kovas is a senior religion major. Kovas’ asks the question of if the modern day small group meetings in Methodist churches a continuation of

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Ashley Wren, a senior psychology major from Murfreesboro, Tenn., is using data collected from CHAMPS students to help the PC community learn more about the future generation of Laurens county—and how to most effectively discover ways to capitalize on these students’ strengths. Wren’s research is supervised by Dr. Brooke Spatta, associate professor of psychology and

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Ashlee Anderson, a senior psychology major from Chapin, S.C., is studying wilderness therapy as a part of her Summer Fellow research. Her research looks to see how wilderness therapy works and is different from traditional indoor therapy. “I hope to find ways that we can better improve psychotherapy and make it more available to people

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