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Calendar of Events
2011-2012
December 23- January 2
Office Closed for Holidays
January 20
Career Services Directors Meeting
10:30 a.m. at SCICU Office
January 20
Career Services Meeting
10:30-12:30 p.m. at SCICU Office
January 24
Finance Committee Meeting
10:00 a.m. at SCICU Office
February 8
Executive Committee Meeting
10-11 a.m. SCICU Office
February 10
Institutional Research Meeting
12-2:30 p.m. Allen University
February 15
HR Directors Meeting
10-2 p.m. Claflin University
February 17
Research Symposium
8-5 p.m. Spartanburg, SCFebruary 24
Career Connections
8-5 p.m. Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
To view more info about these meetings and events, click here
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Business Partners:
Affinity LTC, LLC
Aramark
AT&T
Bank of America
Benefit Controls of the Carolinas
Benefit Controls of the Midlands, Inc.
Blackboard Connect
CapinCrouse LLP
Carroll Campus Development
Chase
Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc.
Daniels Group - Greenville SC Office
Delta Dental
Edvance360 LMS-SN (Formerly Scholar360)
Elliot Davis, LLC
First American Education Finance (FAEF)
Ford & Harrison LLP
Frank A. Casagrande Consulting, LLC
Genworth Financial
Gillis Specialty Advertising
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.
HRP Associates,Inc.
Learning House
Liberty Mutual
Live2Create
MXN Corporation
Myers McRae Executive Search and Consulting
Nelnet Business Solutions
Pollock Company
PrimeTRUST Advisors
Provista
Sallie Mae
ScholarBuys
Sodexo
Total Comfort Soluions
The Wyche Law Frim
Click here to view a full listing of SCICU Business partners...
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Private College Purchasing Coalition:
The Coalition for College Cost Savings is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping SCICU members reduce and contain costs through collaboration. |
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Trustee Meeting Set for March 2
 Dr. Jairy Hunter will host the next meeting of the SCICU Board of Trustees at Charleston Southern University on March 2, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. Overnight accommodations are available at the Wingate Inn, 9280 University Blvd., next to the CSU campus. A special SCICU group rate of $89 per night is available by calling the Wingate at 843-553-4444 before February 1. Additional meeting information will be sent in the coming weeks.
To register for the March 2 meeting and luncheon, contact Tess Miller (phone: 803-799-7122) or register online by clicking here.
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Thanks to the hard work of SCICU Executive Vice President Eddie Shannon, SCICU was awarded 3 separate grants recently. The grants will help SCICU to increase its capacity to raise scholarship funds and to provide additional opportunities for minority students to participate in the Undergraduate Research Program. Look for reports on the progress of each program as we move into 2012.
FIHE CAPACITY BUILDING GRANT
SCICU has secured a $5,000 Capacity Building grant from the Foundation of Independent Higher Education (FIHE). The grant is entitled SCICU Trustee Appreciation/Prospective Donor Receptions designed to provide leverage to secure additional grants from targeted local corporations and foundations. The $5,000 will help with the costs of trustee appreciation/ prospective donor receptions to be held in Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, Charleston, and Myrtle Beach in the Spring/Summer of 2012.
CIC FIRST OPPORTUNITY VENTURE FUND
SCICU has secured a grant for $10,000 from the Council of Independent Colleges First Opportunity Venture Fund to supplement the SCICU Undergraduate Research Program to encourage underserved populations (low income, minority, first-generation students) to participate in the undergraduate research program.
FIHE NATIONAL VENTURE FUND
SCICU is partnering with Illinois, North Carolina, Washington, and Virginia and has received an $11,250 grant through the FIHE National Venture Fund to conduct a one-day seminar following the 2012 FIHE Annual Meeting in Chicago to specifically address the rapidly changing/challenging environment of corporate and foundation fundraising now facing our state organizations and to identify long-term strategies that will continue to keep our organizations responsive to our member colleges well into the future.
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Sellers Elected to NAICU Board
 Voorhees College President Dr. Cleveland L. Sellers, Jr. was elected to a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. NAICU serves as the unified national voice of independent higher education. The association represents private colleges and universities on policy issues with the federal government, such as those affecting student aid, taxation, and government regulation.
Dr. Sellers was named president of Voorhees College in 2008. He will join Dr. Betsy Fleming, president of Converse College, on the NAICU Board in January.
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2011 Annual Report Complete
The Annual Report for SCICU's 2011 fiscal year (September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011) has been printed and mailed to members of the Board of Directors, donors, and others who support independent higher education in South Carolina. The report includes the organization's audited financial statements for FY 2011, donor and business partner recognitions, and a summary of the events and activities of the past year.
In addition to print copies, an on-line edition of the 2011 Annual Report will soon be available in the Publications section of our website.
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Campus Tour Registration Opens
Registration for the 2012 SCICU Campus Tour is now open to high school counselors, career specialists, teachers, and coaches. The event will take place June 18 - 21. The independent colleges and universities on this year's tour include Allen University, Anderson University, Coker College, Columbia International University, Converse College, Limestone College, Morris College, Newberry College, Spartanburg Methodist College, and Wofford College.
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CAM Expands Access and Awareness
Throughout the month of October, high schools across the state hosted College Application Month events to assist students with the college application process. Organized by the Commission on Higher Education, it is estimated that 120 high school programs reached as many as 25,000 students with each student completing as many as four applications to colleges or universities. Community volunteers, including students, staff, and faculty from independent colleges and universities, staffed the events.
The goal of College Application Month is to provide a forum for all South Carolina seniors to complete and file college applications. While much of the focus of College Application Month is geared toward first-generation college students and students who may not otherwise apply to college, the event is open to all students.
A similar program, College Goal SC, is scheduled for February 18. At this event, volunteers will help high school students complete the FASFA application, the first step towards qualifying for scholarships and other student financial aid.
For more information about what South Carolina is doing to promote college access, go to the South Carolina Can Go to College (SC CAN ) website.
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New and Renewed Business Partners
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News & Notes is published by the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. Please send all comments or questions to SCICU President & CEO Mike LeFever at mike@scicu.org or 803-799-7122. Mailing address: P.O. Box 12007, Columbia, SC 29211
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