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Presbyterian College alumnus, trustee Steve Smith ’84 made the strong case for being an honest businessman at the 2024-25 Robert M. Vance Lecture on Business Ethics on Sept. 10. Smith, the president and chief executive officer of Swagelok North Carolina/East Tennessee, said ethical behavior is not an innate characteristic. Rather, he argued, it is an

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Blue Hose hearts are heavy following the sad news that a beloved former professor, Dr. Richard E. “Dick” Newman, passed away this month in Lincoln, Neb., at the age of 80. A Professor Emeritus of Physical Education, Newman retired in 2013 after 16 years of dedicated service to the students, coaches, faculty, and staff of

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‘Hometown Heroes’ to be recognized at halftime of Blue Hose game on Sept. 21 Presbyterian College will honor the firefighters and first responders who answered the call to combat a devastating blaze that destroyed or damaged several businesses in downtown Clinton on Aug. 27. Firefighters and first responders from 31 agencies throughout Laurens County and

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Anna Fuller is about to become a double graduate of Presbyterian College, not to mention being a first-generation college student.  Fuller graduated from PC in May 2023 with her bachelor’s degree in biology, minor in psychology. “Going to PC for my undergraduate studies was one of the most rewarding and influential decisions I’ve made,” says

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Dr. Kendra Hamilton’s Romancing the Gullah in the Age of Porgy and Bess is a literary and cultural study of an area known for being a “cradle of Black culture” in the United States. by Sarah Murphy Dr. Kendra Hamilton, an associate professor of English at Presbyterian College, published a new book in June 2024

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Presbyterian College alumnus Steve Smith ‘84 will deliver the 2024-25 Robert M. Vance Lecture on Business Ethics at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, in Edmunds Hall. Smith, a member of the PC Board of Trustees, is the president of Swagelok North Carolina/East Tennessee, a company headquartered in Matthews, N.C., that manufactures fluid system components, such

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Bryant will focus her research on how Moroccan civil institutions build capacity for youth civic engagement, social entrepreneurship and employability. by Sarah Murphy The capital city of Rabat in northern Morocco will be home for Presbyterian College alumna Katherine Bryant ‘07 this fall. The PC history and biology double-major – who, since graduating from PC,

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The Presbyterian College Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program welcomes its newest cohort this month at the 2024 White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2027. Thirty-three new students received their white coats and pins before taking the school’s OTD oath to begin the academic journey towards their professional goals. In her welcome, PC president Dr. Anita

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Presbyterian College is excited to announce that it is combining its art, music, and theater departments into a new Department of Visual and Performing Arts. PC president Dr. Anita Gustafson said the reorganization is designed to strengthen the college’s commitment to the fine arts by uniting them, which will provide opportunities for innovation and growth.

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Presbyterian College formally declared the opening of its 145th academic year Tuesday with a celebration of the Class of 2025. Processing into Belk Auditorium behind the PC faculty and led by a bagpiper to the familiar tune of “Highland Cathedral,” seniors donned their caps and gowns for the first time to kick off the final

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