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A space beside a Pickens County library will soon be home to a Bell OH-58D Keowa helicopter, a model identical to one flown by an Easley woman who was the first American female pilot to die in combat. The hunt for that particular model of helicopter has taken nearly five years for Upstate resident Jim Garrison, local

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President Bob Staton and program director Dr. Joseph Weber learned today that the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to the Presbyterian College Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Presbyterian College. Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditation status granted when the plans and resource allocation, if fully implemented as planned,

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by Zoe Montague ’20 Teaching history was always the plan for PC professor Dr. William Harris. The process of getting there, however, took longer than expected. Harris lived all over the country in his childhood. Harris’ dad was a historian as well, so he grew up in academics, moving to whatever town housed the university

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This summer, you can find Adrianna Cody, of Enoree, S.C., and Sharmila Samuel, of Greenville, S.C., either outside coring trees or in one of the labs of Lassiter Hall. They’re two of 19 PC students who are spending the summer months researching while regular classes aren’t in session. Cody and Samuel are working with biology

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Nationally, less than 2.5% of foster children who turn 18 and “age out of the system” will graduate from a four-year college or university. Less than 2% of those complete a bachelor’s degree before they turn 25. Compare that with 24% of the general population. Husband and wife Chad and Pam Prashad, both from the

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David Sellman ’14 fondly remembers his family practitioner growing up, so much so he looked forward to going to the doctor, even when he wasn’t feeling well. “When we got sick,” Sellman said, “we weren’t afraid of going to the doctor because he’d make you feel at home. I decided that’s what I’d like to

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Intern Bridge, a national college recruiting, consulting and research firm, is hosting a one-day workshop at Presbyterian College on Friday, August 9. From 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., you can earn six CEU credits as you learn how to: Implement an internship program Identify future hires through a no-strings-attached 12-week interview Create and maintain a pipeline of

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Because she interned in an ER, Natalie Barnett couldn’t be so involved that she provided care to patients. There are laws against what medical interns can do. But that didn’t stop her from making the most of the opportunity to learn all she could about emergency medicine. For her efforts, Barnett was one of eleven

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CHAMPS students are getting a taste of college life for three weeks this summer. Seventh through 10th grade Laurens County students are taking classes on the PC campus as part of CHAMPS summer program, while high school juniors and seniors take trips to colleges. All in all, 128 students are participating in the program that

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Nearly 100 Scotsman Club Invitational participants laced up their cleats to show their support for Blue Hose student-athletes this year. All told, they raised $26,000 in scholarship funds for student-athletes in the annual event in May. “What a great day for Blue Hose student-athletes,” said Scotsman Club Coordinator Katharine Anne Ashmore ’14. “It’s always good

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