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Presbyterian College alumnus and associate professor of biology Dr. Austin Shull ’11 was honored this year by his graduate school alma mater. The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University presented Shull with its Distinguished Young Alumni Award for his early career in higher education and cancer research after graduating from the school in 2016

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As loved ones gather in Richmond, Va., this week to memorialize the late Jim Shakespeare ‘59, Presbyterian College mourns the loss of a tennis titan whose career as a player and coach was part of the Blue Hose program’s Golden Age. Shakespeare passed away at age 88 on May 11 after a long battle with

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Presbyterian College alumna Kipper Edens Ackerman ’97 will join her alma mater as its new assistant director of admissions for fine arts and choir director. Ackerman, a seasoned musician and music educator with more than 25 years of professional experience, begins her new position on Aug. 1. “I am thrilled to welcome Kipper Ackerman to

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Dr. Barbara Beeks is the new director of Presbyterian College’s Jacobs Scholars Program. Beeks began June 3 as the leader of PC’s signature program for students affected by foster care after serving the last eight years as student services coordinator for Greenville Technical College. Beeks began her career as a program specialist at the Elwyn

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Together with advisors, members of the community and academic partners, a group of students from the PC OTD program added new switches, seat rests, harnesses and lap belts to help give independence to children with limited mobility. by Sarah Murphy There is no denying the power of play in child development. That is exactly what

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Presbyterian College will host the state’s premiere science competition for K-12 students beginning in 2025. The S.C. Science Olympiad will be held on campus next spring, bringing hundreds of young scientists from across the state to compete in a wide variety of team-oriented activities. PC president Dr. Anita Gustafson said the college enthusiastically embraces the

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  A heart-breaking injury in high school ended Amirah Boyd’s career path as a gymnast. But a transformative education from Presbyterian College and four years on the Blue Hose Acrobatics and Tumbling team set her on a new course – as a college coach. Boyd ‘23 got her first post-graduation job as the head acrobatics

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When it comes to medications, there are an endless number of questions that might bubble up in a patient’s mind. Do I need to take this medication with food? Can it be combined with my other medications? How do I need to store it? What are the side effects? Adrianna Cody first found this to

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Two talented members of The Bluestocking staff brought home awards from last spring’s gathering of the S.C. Press Association’s collegiate division. Samantha Hauff, a rising senior from Bethlehem, Ga., won first place in the small college division for her sports article, “Trails Ablaze, Glass Ceilings Shatter: PC Takes Down the First NCAA DI Women’s Wrestling

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ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. – On Thursday night, 2012 Presbyterian College graduate and 12-year National Football League veteran Justin Bethel made Blue Hose history by becoming the first PC athlete to be inducted into the Big South Conference Hall of Fame. Joining Clayton Almeida and Mark Cooke (Winthrop men’s tennis and softball, respectively) in the

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