University of South Carolina Beaufort

The University of South Carolina Beaufort celebrated the graduation of 230 students on April 26, 2024, in a ceremony for Spring graduates held on the Bluffton campus.

University of South Carolina Beaufort celebrated the graduation of 104 students on Dec. 16, 2023, in the convocation ceremony for December graduates held on the Bluffton campus.

The President's List recognizes University of South Carolina Beaufort undergraduate degree-seeking students with superb records of academic performance.

The Chancellor's List recognizes University of South Carolina Beaufort undergraduate degree-seeking students with superb records of academic performance.

Each spring University of South Carolina Beaufort honors outstanding students through the University's Spring Academic Awards ceremony. Hannah Merchant is the 2022 Pamela J. Cooper Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the Year.

Nine students from South Carolina colleges and universities won 2021 Tourism Student Awards for outstanding academic achievement in culinary, hospitality, and tourism studies. USCB senior Bethany McDonald, of Charleston, who is majoring in Hospitality, was one of the winners. Click her name below for the full story!

University of South Carolina Beaufort's Jeremy Smalls is one of a select group of student production assistants gaining real-world experience on the television show "By The River." Smalls, who is from Beaufort, will graduate in May 2022 with a B.A. in Communication Studies. As part of this co-production by South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV) and USCB, he has worked as a camera operator.

University of South Carolina Beaufort's Sophia Peach is one of a select group of student production assistants gaining real-world experience on the television show "By The River." Peach, who is from Cumming, Ga., will graduate in May 2022 with a B.A. in Communication Studies. As part of this co-production by South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV) and USCB, she has worked as a content creator.

Sierra Brown, a USCB Nursing student in the Beaufort College Honors program, was awarded the Outstanding First-Year Student of the Year award on April 13.

University of South Carolina Beaufort's Karina Julia Dorris has been selected by the University of South Carolina-Columbia TRIO Department to become a Ronald E. McNair Scholar. Dorris is from Bluffton, SC and graduated from Bluffton High in 2021. She will graduate from USCB in 2025 with a B.S.N. in Nursing.

Moreno Nava, a Nursing major at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, recently won a highly competitive $10,000 scholarship from the National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF). She is one of only two nursing students chosen for this award and the only undergraduate. She will graduate from USCB with a B.S.N. in Nursing in May 2023.

USCB junior Jazmine Prior has revived the university's "Cheer, Dance, Spirit" club, and the group is full speed ahead this year. Click her name below for the full story!

USCB Marine Biology students dominated the virtual stage on October 2-3, 2021, during the 2021 POSea Conference. Click their names below for the full story!

Students look up to Tyron McMillon, Army veteran and USCB Class of 2014, and now teachers and other school staff will as well. When school starts next month, he'll assume his first role as an administrator as he settles in as Assistant Principal at Ridgeland Elementary. Click his name below for the full story!

USCB communication studies students have been hard at work for PGA Live at the Palmetto Championship at Congaree! Click the names below for the full story!

University of South Carolina Beaufort junior Leia Aldrich is going places. This fall, she'll spend four months in the nation's capital as a participant in South Carolina's prestigious Washington Semester program.

USCB alum and author Justin Vaughn champions children in foster care. Click his name below for the full story!

After receiving his undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, Louis Brown, USCB Class of 2018, went on to Full Sail University in Orlando, FL, where he earned his Masters in Fine Arts. He has worked on many projects of note, and even won a Regional Emmy, since graduating from USCB. Click his name below for the full story!

USCB Biology student Lincoln Fuller has embarked on OCEARCH's Massachusetts Expedition! Click his name below for the full story.

Amy Mulnix, a USCB senior Nursing major, works at LifeFit Wellness Center at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (BMH) where she screens every individual who enters the facility. Her screenings ensure the safety of all patients, healthcare professionals, and administrative staff. Click on her name below for the full story!

USCB conducted its first virtual baccalaureate Nursing Pinning Ceremony for 42 graduates. The lapel pin signifies the honor of the nursing profession and serves to designate the school from which the nurse graduated. Although this was the tenth Nursing Pinning Ceremony since the inception of the BSN program at USCB in 2011, it was the first to be held virtually due to COVID-19. We wish our newest nurses the best of luck in their future endeavors and thank them for their service.

The University of South Carolina Beaufort's top academic achievers have been announced.