News & Notes 
Information for South Carolina's 
Independent Colleges & Universities  
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Volume 7 Issue 10                                                      November 2014

In This Issue
Nugent to Keynote at Retreat
Reynolds Named CIO
Conflict of Interest Forms Due
CSU, Furman Host Debates
Mike Wilson Moves to Furman
Member College News
SCICU Business Partners
Events Calendar
2014  

November 11
Public Policy Committee Mtg
SCICU, 10 - 11am

December 4
Development Committee Mtg
SCICU, 10:30 - 11:30am

December 5
Legislative Coord. Lunch
Capital City Club, Columbia
11:30am - 2pm


Plan Ahead:
Events Calendar 2015

 

January 26, 2015

Career Connections

Columbia Metropolitan Cntr

8am - 5pm   

 

January 28, 2015

Finance Committee Mtg

SCICU, 10 - 11am 

 

February 12, 2015 

Research Symposium  

Milliken Center, Spartanburg

8:30am - 4:30pm

 

February 20, 2015 

IR Directors Meeting

CIU, 11am - 2pm 

 

March 5-6, 2015 

Trustees Biennial Retreat

Westin Poinsett, Greenville

 

March 24, 2015

Public Policy Meeting

SCICU, 10- 11am 

 

April 14, 2015

Excellence in Teaching Dinner

Columbia Metropolitan Cntr.

6pm - 9pm 

 

April 15, 2015  

State House Day  

Trinity Episcopal/State House 8am - 1pm 

 

April 27, 2015

Teacher Recruitment Fair

Presbyterian College, Clinton 

 

June 15 - 19, 2015 

Campus Tour - Summer 2015 

 

To view more info about these meetings and events,   click here.  

Our Colleges:
Business Partners:

   

401(k) 403(b) Advisors

ABM Building Services, LLC

Affinity LTC, LLC

American Student Assistance

Aramark

Blackboard, Inc. 

CapinCrouse LLP  

Casagrande Consulting, LLC

Club Colors

Coleman Lew & Associates 

CSI Leasing, Inc. 

Elliott Davis, PLLC 

e-Procurement Services, LLC

First American Education Finance (FAEF)
Genworth Financial 

Gillis Specialty Advertising
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd 
HRP Associates    

McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture 

Myers McRae Exec. Search

Pollock Company

Professional Insurance & Investment Associates 

SallieMae

Sammy Butler Printing & Graphics

ScholarBuys

School Dude

Sodexo  

STEMPremier 

The Payments Company

The Walker Company 

Total Comfort Solutions

UnitedHealthcare Student Solutions

VeriStor Systems, Inc.

Vulcan Materials

Walsh Consulting Group, LLC
Wyche Law Firm

 

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Nugent to Keynote at  

Biennial Board Retreat

Dr. Georgia Nugent will give the keynote address at SCICU's Board of Trustees Biennial Retreat. The Retreat will begin with a reception and dinner on March 5, 2015, and conclude with a luncheon the next day. The Westin Poinsett Hotel in downtown Greenville will serve as the Retreat's venue.

 

Georgia Nugent, Senior Fellow at the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), served as the president of Kenyon College from 2003-2013.  Before Kenyon's presidency, she held several administrative roles at Princeton University, including assistant to the president.  Prior to her administrative roles, Nugent was a professor of Classics on the faculties of Swarthmore College, Princeton University, and Brown University.  A member of the first class of women to graduate from Princeton, she later became the first alumna appointed to Princeton's faculty. She took her Ph.D. in Classics at Cornell University.  Nugent has received numerous teaching awards and was among the earliest lecturers included in the nationally distributed "Superstar Teachers" series of audio and videotapes. 

 

Dr. Nugent leads the Council on Independent Colleges' Securing America's Future: The Power of Liberal Arts Education campaign.   

Hits on Digital Guide Take Off  

Since its launch last month, the number of visitors accessing the digital edition of the 2014 SCICU College Guide has exceeded all previous efforts. Hits in all categories have spiked in recent weeks indicating that the Guide is fast becoming the "go to" media for information about South Carolina's independent colleges and universities.

 

This year's edition features walk-on actor, Jed, who introduces the Guide with a concise statement on the benefits of a liberal arts education and the cost of attendance as a real value proposition. The publication features 2-page profiles of the member colleges and universities, a list of visitation days, and detailed information on federal and state student financial assistance. To emphasize the core principles of teaching and learning on our members' wonderfully diverse campuses, the Guide features the 20 recipients of SCICU's 2014 Excellent in Teaching Award.

 

In addition to hot links, page-flippers, enhanced navigation tools, and campus videos, the new digital edition is formatted for iPhones, iPads, Androids, and other Smart (HTML5) platforms-the social media world of today's students and a growing number of their parents.  

 

SCICU is grateful for this year's sponsors: American Student Assistance, Slice Media, and Wells Fargo.
Reynolds Named Chief Integrity Officer

 

SCICU Board of Trustees Chair Kathy McKinney named Jim Reynolds as the organization's chief integrity officer. This position was created when the Board adopted a Policy for Reporting Improper Conduct in 2010. Mr. Reynolds, CEO and Partner with Total Comfort Solutions in Columbia, is the chair-elect of the SCICU Board of Trustees.

 

According to the policy, the chief integrity officer is a person appointed by the chair of the SCICU Board of Trustees who can assure that there will be a fair and impartial investigation of any allegation of improper conduct and that the outcome of the investigation will be based on the merits. The chief integrity officer reports directly to the Board of Trustees. Allegations of improper conduct may be reported to the CIO at jim.reynolds@totalcomfortsolutions.com

Conflict of Interest Statements Due

 

SCICU's Conflict of Interest Policy requires that all members of the Board of Trustees file a Conflict of Interest Statement annually. The COI statement and accompanying policy were sent to all current trustees last month. Trustees may scan and e-mail the signed form to Stephenie Helland at Stephenie@scicu.org, fax the signed form to 803-254-7504, or mail it to P.O. Box 12007, Columbia, SC 29211.  

 

Questions with respect to understanding the policy or determining potential conflicts may be addressed to Mike LeFever

Charleston Southern, Furman Host Gubernatorial Debates

Five candidates for South Carolina Governor participated in two televised debates leading up to the November 4 general election. And both debates took place on the campuses of SCICU members.

 

The October 14 debate took place on the campus of Charleston Southern University in North Charleston while the October 21 debate was held on the campus of Furman University in Greenville. These were the only debates involving all the candidates for governor held during the 2014 campaign.

 

Participating in the debates were incumbent Governor Nikki Haley (R), State Senator Vincent Sheheen (D), Tom Ervin (I), Steve French (L), and Morgan Reeves (UC). 

Trustee Mike Wilson Moves to Furman

 

Mike Wilson, Duke Energy's District Manager, Government and Community Relations, is leaving his corporate position to become the Executive Director of Alumni and Parent Engagement at Furman University. Mike has been a member of the SCICU Board of Trustees and Public Policy Committee since 2009. During that time, Duke Energy increased its support for South Carolina's independent colleges and universities to become one of SCICU's most prominent corporate sponsors.

              

A native of Iva, Mike attended Furman on a football scholarship and graduated with a BA in political science in 1988. He also holds an MBA from Winthrop University. SCICU will miss Mike's contributions as a member of the Board, but is pleased that he will be staying in the family. 

Member College News
We would like to post accomplishments of our members on our Member College News section of our website and feature a few of the outstanding links in our monthly newsletter.Here are some of the articles we featured this month: 

Let us share your news and celebrate your successes. Send your releases to Stephenie Helland at Stephenie@scicu.org 

 

To see all of our Member College News, please click here

SCICU Business Partners

We are pleased to announce the following company  

has renewed its partnership 

 

Walsh Consulting Group, LLC

  A complete listing of all the Business Partners may be found in the left margin of News & Notes or by clicking here
News & Notes is published by the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. Please send all comments or questions to SCICU President & CEO Mike LeFever at mike@scicu.org or 803-799-7122. Mailing address: P.O. Box 12007, Columbia, SC 29211