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Announcing University of South Carolina Beaufort's Spring 2021 Academic Honor Lists!

Congratulations to our TV Studio Production II students who have won a Communicator Award for their episode of the much-loved Sand Shark Show!

As the academic year draws to a close, USCB upholds a tradition of reaffirming our commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, learning, and service. In a virtual ceremony on the Bluffton Campus, we recognized the members of our academic community who have achieved excellence. Congratulations!

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.

In a virtual event on January 27, 2021, Chancellor Panu congratulated each of the 41 students chosen as Standout Students at USCB. Click their names below for the full story!

The university is employing new, interactive technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, gaming and 360-degree photography to tell the story of the first self-governed town of formerly enslaved people in the United States and to dynamically present Harriett Tubman, Robert Smalls and other historical figures, places and events in the Lowcountry. Click the student names below for the full story!

Announcing University of South Carolina Beaufort's Fall 2020 Academic Honor List!

Life coaches and other experts agree: Once you find something that ignites your passion, follow it! Recent USCB graduate Khadashia McMillian found she loved working with youth, and her passion recently landed her a job helping at-risk kids rise above their circumstances.

Three USCB Communication Studies Majors spent last week gaining valuable broadcasting experience with local TV station WHHI. Seniors Makayla Bing and Julia Flemming and junior Nicholas Milhan learned about working on air and behind the camera, producing, editing, and day-to-day operations of the TV station.

Most of us aren't destined to catch a 2,500-lb. shark using just a rod and reel, but watching USCB graduate Taylor Horton's documentary "Passion Led Me Here" is the next best thing.

The University of South Carolina Beaufort is celebrating the success of Theodora (Tedi) Light, who is the first USCB student to receive a Fulbright Student Award. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study and research projects abroad. Light (Class of 2020, B.A. in History and Spanish) will spend five to seven months in Spain researching the enslavement of indigenous people along the coast of La Florida in the 16th century.

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

Two USCB English majors and recent graduates have been accepted into Converse College's prestigious M.A.T. program to pursue their dreams of becoming English teachers. Christopher Hunt and Leah Nixon, both members of USCB's Class of 2020, began their graduate studies in Secondary English Education this month. Click their names 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.

Alexis Henderson, who graduated from USCB in 2017 with a B.A. in English, is celebrating the release of her first novel. "The Year of the Witching" was published by Penguin/Random House and debuted last month. The book is a major achievement - it would be for any novelist, but a two-book contract with a major publisher just three years after graduation is almost unheard of.

What's your new favorite show? If it's not The Sand Shark Show, you're missing out! Click a student's name below for the full story.

Announcing University of South Carolina Beaufort's Spring 2020 Academic Honors List!

Mentored by Dr. Lynn McGee, the USCB Sales Team competed in the 2020 Parker Regional Sales Competition (PRSC) in Statesboro. The PRSC is a great place for students to mesh their classroom-based knowledge of sales with real-world applications. Individual feedback, networking, and even recruiting for future opportunities often occurs as the PRSC.

"By the River," a University of South Carolina Beaufort (USCB) and South Carolina ETV (SCETV) collaboration, has been honored with a bronze Telly Award in the category of Set Design for Season 2. This season features interviews with prominent Southern authors. Click the names 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!

Josh Bing's script for a feature film, "Wait for Me," won the Gordon K. Haist Award for excellence in Interdisciplinary Studies. Click his name below for Josh's full story, written by him!

As the academic year draws to a close, USCB upholds a tradition of reaffirming our commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, learning, and service. And even though our world is experiencing uncertainty and we cannot be together, it will not prevent us from recognizing the members of our academic community who have achieved excellence. Congratulations!

Daniel Conrad, USCB Class of 2020, has been an exceptional student at USCB. His interests are vast, which led him to our Interdisciplinary Studies program where he was able to creatively mesh all of them into one program of study. His beautifully written statement about his time at USCB is inspirational. Click his name below to enjoy!

Melissa Milligan, USCB Human Services Class of 2020, has a fascinating life and inspiring story. We originally planned on writing an article about her, but her written responses were so eloquent that we couldn't do it better ourselves - literally! Please enjoy our interview with Melissa below.

USCB's Education Class of 2020 is the largest graduating class in the department's history with 26 graduates! The majority have accepted teaching positions for the 2020-2021 academic year with Beaufort County School District. Congrats, grads! We are so proud of you!

USCB Early Childhood Education grad, Stephanie Moldenhauer, has been named Red Cedar Elementary's 2020 Teacher of the Year. Click her name below for the full story!

Taylor Cauley, USCB Class of 2019, credits USCB for equipping her to adapt to new teaching dynamics, even amidst unforeseen challenges. Click her name below for the full story!

Logan Smith, USCB Class of 2020 Early Childhood Education graduate, recently completed her student-teaching at Red Cedar Elementary amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and has recently been offered a teaching position in Beaufort County next year! Click her name below for the full story.

Hannah Parrott, senior USCB Elementary Education major and student teacher at Red Cedar Elementary, is adapting well to her 3rd grade virtual classroom. Not surprisingly, her practicum experience changed drastically when her class moved online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hannah acknowledges that as an educator, adapting to this new 'normal' is essential. "We owe it our students to provide them with quality education, no matter the circumstances." Click 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.