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Dustin Kerns, who just completed his second season as head men’s basketball coach at Presbyterian College, has accepted the same position at Appalachian State. The 18th coach in PC men’s basketball history, Kerns becomes App State’s 22nd. A national search for PC’s next head coach will begin immediately. “I’ll be forever grateful and indebted to Presbyterian

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Two hundred admitted students and more than 400 parents and guests enjoyed beautiful weather and great food while learning about Presbyterian College during Accepted Students Day on Saturday, March 23. “Accepted Students Day is a wonderful platform that allows us to create excitement and build memories among newly minted friends who may be bound together

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The Economics and Business Administration Department held its annual Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM) banquet on Monday, March 25 in the Mabry-Smith-Yonce Center. The banquet honors seniors, SAM members, and scholarship recipients and celebrates the closing of the academic year. Margaret Ellen Pender ’97, chief operating officer at Anchor Investment Management, provided the

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Ludlamshöhle (Dr. James Buckland, guitar, and Dr. Karen Buckland, piano) will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4 in Edmunds Hall on the Presbyterian College campus. The performance will feature works by Giuliani, Hummel and Rossini. Admission is free, and the recital is open to the public. In 1817, a group of musicians

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Jeff Scaccia has been named vice president for finance and administration for Presbyterian College, President Bob Staton announced today. Scaccia comes to PC from the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Ark., where he served as vice president for finance and administration since 2013. Scaccia served as chief financial officer at the University of the

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An exhibit featuring the artwork of senior art major Lauren Adkins, of Simpsonville, S.C., is now on display at the Elizabeth Stone Harper Gallery. The exhibit will run until Saturday, April 27. Adkins, who was diagnosed with depression and anxiety when she was younger, uses art as a way to cope with the conditions. She

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“Building Trust…..from my Foxhole” is the title of this year’s Robert M. Vance Lecture on Business Ethics. Retired Brigadier General E. Eric (Rick) Porter will deliver the lecture on Thursday, April 4 at 11 a.m. in Edmunds Hall. Born in Columbus, Ga., and raised in Columbia, S.C., Porter retired as a brigadier general in the

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The Ravens and three-time Pro Bowl special teamer/cornerback Justin Bethel have agreed to terms on a two-year contract, pending the passing of a physical, Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta announced Friday night. Bethel, 28, played with the Atlanta Falcons last season, after spending the first six years of his career with the Arizona Cardinals. He

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Fourteen of Presbyterian College’s most generous donors will be honored at the Poinsett Club in Greenville, S.C., on Friday, April 5. The supporters are the 2019 new and distinguished members of the William Plumer Jacobs Society. The giving society is composed of individuals, churches, foundations and corporations whose lifetime giving exceeds $100,000 in support of

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For five decades, Special Olympics has encouraged people with intellectual disabilities and built relationships in communities through its programming and annual games. Just last year, the organization celebrated its 50th anniversary. Presbyterian College has served as host of the Area 5 Special Olympics, which includes Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick and Newberry counties, for more than

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