Volume 14 | Issue 9
November 22, 2022
November 2022 News and Notes
School counselors, parents, family members, and friends - It's college decision time!

The NEW SCICU College Guide is the BEST online tool for making the college decision EASY!

The 2022 College Guide is the best ONE-STOP resource for campus tours, admissions, scholarships, campus life, sports, and more at SCICU's 21 member colleges and universities.

Click here to download your copy of the 2022 SCICU College Guide today! Please share it with friends and family, too!
SCICU Legislative Spotlight - Sen. John L. Scott, Jr.
Senator John L. Scott, Jr.
Senator John L. Scott, Jr.
Democrat - Richland County
First elected to the S.C. Senate in 2009

Senate Committee Assignments:
Banking and Insurance, Education, Finance (Higher Education Budget Subcommittee), Labor, Commerce and Industry, Legislative Oversight, and Medical Affairs

Previously served in the S.C. House 1990-2008

2017 SCICU Legislative Champion

President - C&S Consulting Group, Inc.
Broker-in-charge - J. L. Scott Realty Company, Inc.
We are honored to feature Senator Scott in this month's SCICU Legislative Spotlight. We asked Senator Scott seven questions about himself, his career, and the role higher education played in it.
Liberal arts and fishing
Message from SCICU President and CEO Jeff Perez
Jeff Perez, Ph.D.
SCICU President and CEO

Maybe you’ve heard the old saying: “Give a person a fish and they’ll eat for a day. Teach them to fish and they’ll eat for a lifetime.” I don’t think it’s right.


South Carolina legislative update
The red wave may not have materialized nationally, but it certainly washed over South Carolina.
Federal update
Capitol Dome
Election results - You'll be hearing the word "narrow" a lot in upcoming descriptions of Congressional races.

Student debt cancellation hits multiple judicial speed bumps.

Sports teams at SCICU member schools are winning back-to-back national championships and setting records
SEVEN consecutive national championships are in the books for the Bob Jones University men's cross country team!
Seven back-to-back national championships? Check!
Setting records? Check check!
Coaches winning national honors? Check check check!
SCICU College/University Campus News 

SCICU presents news from its 21 member colleges and universities. Click here to read college news in the newsroom on the SCICU website.

The following is a sampling of recent news from SCICU campuses:

Allen University, Benedict College, Claflin University, Morris College, and Voorhees University

Allen University

Anderson University

Benedict College

Bob Jones University

Charleston Southern University

Claflin University

Coker University

Columbia College

Columbia International University

Converse University

Erskine College

Furman University

Limestone University

Morris College

Newberry College

North Greenville University

Presbyterian College

Southern Wesleyan University

Spartanburg Methodist College

Voorhees University

Wofford College

Click below to access important information from each of the SCICU member colleges and universities:
Craig Gaulden Davis has a vibrant history focusing on architecture, planning and interior design for the arts, government, ministry, libraries and education, including work on 36 college and university campuses.




Secure Futures combines state-of-the-art solar technology with an innovative business model to make commercial-scale solar power readily affordable in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, helping customers to realize the economic, environmental and community benefits of solar energy.
Largest privately-held retailer headquartered in South Carolina. Family-owned and operated convenience retailing business with more than 14,000 employees and more than 80 locations, primarily in South Carolina.





The SCICU Business Partners program provides a convenient marketplace in which SCICU member colleges and universities can preview offerings tailored to the needs of the higher education community in South Carolina.

SCICU welcomes the following new business partner:

Centrica Business Solutions - Sustainable energy solutions for colleges and universities

Directory - Click here for a complete list of Business Partners, or access information on individual Business Partners via the links shown below.

Affinity LTC, LLC (Genworth Financial) | Allegiance Industries | Aramark Higher Education | Blackbaud | Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC | Brown Edwards CPA | Brown & Brown South Carolina | Buffkin / Baker | CampusLogic | Cantey Tech Consulting | CapinCrouse LLP | CBIZ | Cengage | Centrica Business Solutions | Charles Schwab | Cherry Bekaert, LLC | CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP |Coleman Lew Canny Brown | Colonial Life | Coursedog | Craig Gaulden Davis | Design Collaborative | Diligence, LLC | Dominion Energy | Duke Energy | Elliott Davis | Enterprise Holdings | Equidox | Find Great People, LLC | First American Education Finance | FORVIS | Gillis Specialty Advertising | Giraffe Web Design | GMK Associates | Granite Government Solutions | Gravity Diagnostics LLC | Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA | Hallmark Management Service | HRP Associates, Inc. | Hypersign, LLC | Immedion LLC | Jenzabar | Kognito | Lower Cost Models Consortium | Lockstep Technology Group | MB Kahn Construction Company, Inc. | McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture | Metz Culinary Management | Mindstream | Nephron Pharmaceuticals | NFP | P2Ops, LLC | Path | Paymerang (fka AP Advantage) | Pharos Resources, LLC Pioneer College Caterers | Pollock Company | Purple Briefcase | PVC Fittings Online | Regions Bank | Resource Financial Services | S2K Group, Inc. | Salesforce | Schneider Electric | Schooley Mitchell | SC Student Loan Corporation | ScholarBuys | Secure Futures Solar | SEGRA (formerly Spirit Communications) | SeKON | Sodexo | Spinx Company | Synergi Partners | Tallo (formerly STEM Premier) | Timely MD | TKC Management Services | Total Comfort Solutions | Transact Campus | UnitedHealthcare Student Resources | VEMO Education | Varsity Health | The Virtual Care Group | Vulcan Materials Company | Walsh Consulting Group LLC | Williams & Fudge | Wyche, PA | 
SCICU is a member of the Coalition for College Cost Savings (CCCS). This organization, comprised of 35 member organizations in 33 states, serves more than 1,000 higher education institutions and over 3 million students across the United States. The organization and staff are dedicated to helping private higher education institutions improve processes and reduce costs through collaboration.

All SCICU member colleges and universities have access to CCCS's national contracts and services. More information on this important benefit may be found here.
News & Notes is published by the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. Please send all comments or questions to SCICU President & CEO Jeff Perez at [email protected] or 803-799-7122. Mailing address: PO Box 12007, Columbia, SC 29211.