August/September 2021 Issue |
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Benedict Scholars Selected to be the First Interns at Chernoff Newman |
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Along with one-on-one meetings with agency leadership to learn about different aspects of the industry, Chernoff Newman's interns spend the rest of their time completing hands-on work with each discipline within the agency: public relations/social media, creative/graphic design, interactive/web, paid media and account service. Read more at www.benedict.edu.
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SIAC Announces 2021 ESPN Game Schedule;
Tigers To Appear 3 Times
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ESPN's expanded relationship with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) will feature 22 football games this fall aired exclusively across ESPN platforms including, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN+ announced Tuesday by the league office. Benedict College will appear three times, including twice at home. Read more.
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It's Official! ESports is the Newest Major at Benedict College |
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Students at Benedict College can earn a bachelor’s degree in Esports Administration this fall. The new major consists of required core classes in Esports and Sports Management. Esports is a part of the Health and Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Department in the School of Education, Health, and Human Services.
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Benedict Baseball Team Leads Nation in Stolen Bases Again
The Benedict College baseball team continued its stolen base dominance, as the NCAA recently released the final Division II baseball stats and statistical... Read more.
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Benedict Softball Team Named National Stolen Base Champions
The Benedict College softball team continued its stolen base dominance, as the NCAA recently released the final Division II softball stats and statistical... Read more.
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Benedict College is Awarded One Million Dollars in Grants from National Park Service
Benedict College is the recipient of two National Park Service grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities totaling $1M. The awarded projects are the Antisdel Chapel Renovation Project in the amount of $500,000 and the Duckett Hall Preservation Project in the amount of $500,000. The Antisdel Chapel Project will preserve the edifice’s pews and stained-glass windows. The Duckett Hall Preservation Project will repair the building’s plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems. As a result of NPS funding over the last three years totaling $2.5M, all five buildings in the Benedict College Historic District will be architecturally and structurally preserved. Benedict College has five (5) buildings in its Historic District: Antisdel Chapel ($500,000), Pratt Hall ($500,000), Starks Center ($500,000), and Duckett Hall ($500,00), and Antisdel Chapel ($500,000).
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BC's Meatless Monday Leads the City in Healthy Options |
On August 16th BC students joined the Meatless Monday
global initiative, which was launched in 2003. The initiative encourages people to cut out meat once a week in order to improve health, save money and heal the planet. Sue Doran, CEO of Let's Meat Less has been leading the charge in Columbia. She and her associates sponsor the launched party which included a variety of grilled meatless delectables. The festive event was featured on WIS TV.
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Benedict Receives $35,615 for the
Duckett Hall Window Restoration Project
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The third oldest building in the Benedict College Historic District, Duckett Hall has received $35,615.00 for the Window Restoration Project for preservation activities. The project will refurbish several windows on the second and third floors with the grant from the Richland County Conservation Commission. The historic building currently has single-pane windows.
Duckett Hall was identified as one of eight community sites recognized as a part of the newly established Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. The Network provides education, interpretation, and research of the Reconstruction period in the city of Columbia. Benedict College has received $1.5 million in grants from the National Park Service since 2018. Funded projects include the Morgan Hall Renovation Project, 2018 ($500,000); the Pratt Hall Preservation Project, 2020 ($500,000); and the Starks Center Preservation Project, 2020 ($500,000). The College’s current renovation efforts in the Historic District speak highly to the institution’s stance on preservation and beautification of the 151-year-old campus.
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Benedict College was Selected as one of the
2021 Environmental Health Information Partnership
Outreach and Engagement Awardees
The College’s Environmental Health and Science Program Received $21,000 Grant
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Benedict College has been selected as one of the 2021 Environmental Health Information Partnership (EnHIP) Outreach and Engagement Awardees. The Oak Ridge Associated Universities in support of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) chose the Benedict College Environmental Information COVID-19 proposal because of its unique outreach project. The project will partner Benedict College with the Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) to help educate some of Columbia’s at-risk communities. |
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“Since Covid-19 and other zoonotic pathogens are known to have disproportionately negatively impacted communities of color, we chose to partner with the Columbia Housing Authority,” said Dr. Milton Morris, EmHIP Project Director, and Environmental Health Science Program Director. “Minority communities often have fewer options for either avoiding the pathogen or seeking remedies from illness it causes.”
The Benedict College Student Environmental Health Association (SEHA) will work together better inform the CHA community about COVID-19 and other emerging zoonotic diseases. Students will have access NLM database to assist with their research.
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Anthony Broughton, Class of 2009, Selected as one of The State's 20 Under 40 Winner |
Educator, author, and motivational speaker, Dr. Anthony Broughton, Class of 2009, was recently selected as one of The State Newspaper’s 20 under 40. The class members work in a variety of professions, from law and education to business and government. They grew up in different communities, and their paths to the Midlands were varied. Some were born here; others arrived to attend college or for other reasons and stayed. All indicate pride in calling South Carolina home.
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Benedict Alumna, Felicia Clark of Blythewood, SC becomes first African American Mrs. South Carolina America |
Benedict Alumna, Felicia Clark of Blythewood, SC has been crowned Mrs. South Carolina 2021. Clark competed as Mrs. Columbia America in the pageant and was crowned Ms. Palmetto Capital City Classic. Clark is the first African American to win the title of Mrs. South Carolina.
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