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Moving Forward Together Update

A message on the Moving Forward Together initiatives sent to students, faculty and staff on Monday, August 31. Dear students, faculty, and staff: As we enter our third week of classes, I want to thank everyone for all you have done to enable us to be on campus this fall and to adhere to our

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PA Studies Resumes On Campus, Online

The first-ever cohort of Physician Assistant Studies students, a full class of 32 students, returned to class on August 17. The second-ever cohort, a full class of 34 students, will begin on October 5. Because of the pandemic, both cohorts will spend half of their time in the classroom and half of their time learning

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Art Exhibit Laments, Celebrates That Nothing Lasts Forever

“Everything That Was Forever,” featuring work by South Carolina artist Christopher Rico, will be on exhibition online from September 3 to November 20. The art exhibit includes Rico’s recent abstract paintings. “The person who stands in front of one of my paintings brings their own stories,” Rico said. “It’s an exchange and a sharing. When

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Greek life director begins volunteer roles, assists students with virtual recruitment

When the traditional college environment changed during the second half of last semester, Marissa Buck, PC’s Greek Life director, says staff tried to intentionally program for student connection—gathering virtually and replicating interactions like lunches over Zoom calls. The fall, she said, is “the opportunity for us to innovate.” Greek Life this year is transitioning to

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Biology and pharmacy professors awarded research grants

Two Presbyterian College faculty members have been awarded grants for their research on the undergraduate campus and at the PC School of Pharmacy. Dr. Austin Shull ’11, assistant professor of biology, and Dr. Wei Lei, assistant professor of pharmaceutical and administrative sciences, were announced among the Developmental Research Project (DRP) Program grant 2020-21 recipients this

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Homecoming 2020 Events canceled at PC

Events and activities for Homecoming 2020 at PC have been canceled, the Alumni Relations Office has announced. The announcement follows the postponement of fall sports at PC and other schools. The Big South Conference last week announced the delay of its fall sports seasons with the intent of playing in the spring, calling the health

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Fall sports seasons delayed, suspended

The Big South Conference announced today that it is delaying its fall sports seasons with the intent of playing in the spring. Fall sports at PC affected by the conference’s decision include men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, and volleyball. Additionally, fall competitions in the sports of football, men’s and women’s golf,

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Fall semester begins on campus

Some students will make face coverings to donate to organizations near the PC campus. Others will create hand sanitizer to use across campus. In the past, students volunteered at various organizations across Laurens County on Service Day. Due to the pandemic, service opportunities, like the ones designed to help stop the spread of the coronavirus,

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Important Actions and Next Steps: Moving Forward Together

From the Office of the President August 6, 2020 To the PC Community: This week, the Board of Trustees of Presbyterian College and I have unanimously endorsed the below statement of accountability and apology, which is also found on the PC webpage: Statement of Accountability and Apology History is full of watershed moments – moments

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New Student Involvement assistant directors help students stay connected

For Taylor Dement and Mitchell Plumer, their experiences and campus involvement as undergraduate students helped shape their future work in higher education and new roles at PC. They both joined the Student Involvement staff shortly before the pandemic and have spent the past semester and summer adjusting and transitioning their programming to help students stay

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