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2020 News Archive

UofSC earns top ranking for first-year experience

The University of South Carolina is once again recognized for offering the best first-year experience of any public college in the nation by U.S. News and World Report’s annual undergraduate rankings released Monday (Sept. 14).

ESSAY FEATURE: Citizenship in Action

A conversation with the Leadership and Service Center's Ambra Hiott, director, and Carly Zerr, leadership coach

ESSAY FEATURE: A Legacy of Service

Established by the late Robert "Bobby" Dobson III ('60, '62 J.D.), the Dobson Volunteer Service Program has touched lives on campus and around the world for more than 20 years. Since funding its first student trip in 1999, the program has supported more than 1,300 student trips to 60 countries on five continents.

ESSAY FEATURE: Real Opportunities

The University of South Carolina strives to be an environment where all students can flourish and succeed, regardless of their backgrounds. Essay sat down over coffee to discuss the programs and support that South Carolina offers first-generation and low-income students with three champions of these inclusive efforts: Althea Counts, director of TRIO programs; Joey Derrick, director of student financial aid and scholarships; and Dana Talbert, director of the Student Success Center.

Inspired

Junior Andee Poulos's battle with a life-threatening injury sparked an organization dedicated to helping families facing the same hardships.

STUDENT PROFILE: Haleema Adly

Haleema Adly, a freshman nursing major from Columbia, has used her life experiences to become an educator and advocate for multicultural people.

STUDENT PROFILE: Anna Book

Anna Book, a senior public health major from Charleston, has found community at South Carolina by leading the Homecoming Commission as its president.

STUDENT PROFILE: James "Davis" Hayman

James "Davis" Hayman, an international business and finance major from Johnson City, Tennessee, has created a platform to advocate for the disabled community.

STUDENT PROFILE: Ryleigh Waiters

Ryleigh Waiters, a senior University Ambassador and exercise science major from Lancaster, South Carolina, has turned giving back to the university into her passion

STUDENT PROFILE: Uriah Chapman

Uriah Chapman uses his Magellan Guarantee Research Grant to study the disparities between police interactions with people of different races

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