Volume 10 | Issue 8 October 2018
October 2018 News and Notes

October 2018 news highlights include:
  • SCICU Names Dr. Jeffrey Perez New President & CEO
  • 2018-19 SCICU College Guide Now Available Online
  • SCICU Colleges to be Featured at Four Upcoming College Fairs
  • Presbyterian College Senior Clay Wright Named SCICU Student of the Year
  • SCICU Names Nine SC Business Leaders to Board of Trustees
  • Order of the Palmetto Awarded to Mike LeFever, Former SCICU President & CEO
  • A Final Word from Mike LeFever
  • SCICU Member Colleges Selected for SC Biomedical Research Network (SC INBRE)
  • Member College News
  • Upcoming Events
  • Business Partners
S CICU Names Dr. Jeffrey Perez New President & CEO
Dr. Jeffrey Perez, an accomplished higher education leader and public affairs strategist, has been named the seventh president and CEO of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU).

Russell Cook, chair of the SCICU Board of Trustees, announced the appointment at SCICU’s Fall Board Meeting hosted by Presbyterian College on September 26, 2018.

Perez will begin his leadership with SCICU on Oct. 29.


2 018-19 SCICU College Guide Now Available Online
SCICU’s 2018-19 College Guide is now available online for students and parents to use in making the best decisions regarding the numerous opportunities available at South Carolina’s leading independent colleges and universities.

The digital version of the SCICU College Guide is designed for easy viewing and reading on smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers. It can also be easily downloaded and shared with family and friends.

S CICU Colleges to be Featured at Four Upcoming College Fairs
SCICU member colleges and universities will be featured at four upcoming college fairs in South Carolina over the next two weeks.

All 20 member institutions will participate in the Greenville County College Fair Oct 18-19. Six SCICU colleges and universities will be represented at Christian college fairs in Charleston (Oct. 29), Columbia (Oct. 30) and Spartanburg (Nov. 1).

PC Senior Clay Wright Named SCICU Student of the Year
The 2018 McLean-Smith SCICU Student of the Year award was presented to Clay Wright, a PC senior, at SCICU’s board meeting on Sept. 26 at Presbyterian College. The award includes a $3,000 scholarship.

S CICU Names Nine SC Business Leaders to Board of Trustees
Nine new trustees – 4 Upstate business leaders and 5 Columbia-area leaders – were named to the SC Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU) Board at the advocacy organization’s Sept. 26 meeting hosted by Presbyterian College.

These trustees will serve a three-year term (through August 31, 2021), and will participate in advocacy efforts that support the 33,000+ students at SCICU’s twenty (20) member colleges and universities.



Order of Palmetto Awarded to Mike LeFever, Former SCICU President & CEO
The Order of the Palmetto was presented to Mike LeFever, former president & CEO of SC Independent Colleges and Universities, Inc. (SCICU), at the advocacy organization’s board meeting hosted by Presbyterian College on Sept. 26.

Virginia Crocker, former SC Representative and former SCICU trustee, presented LeFever with South Carolina’s highest civilian honor. The award recognizes lifetime achievements and contributions to the state and citizens of South Carolina.

A Final Word From Mike LeFever
After leading SCICU for more than 10 years, Mike LeFever retired as President and CEO on August 31, 2018.

Because of SCICU’s extensive statewide network of members, I have not been able to visit each campus this summer to personally say goodbye and thank everyone for their support and their commitment to independent higher education. Regretfully, I have not been able to visit each of our 42 community trustees to thank them for their support, advice and guidance.

7 SCICU Colleges Selected for SC Biomedical Research Network
Seven SCICU member institutions are joining other SC colleges and universities in the National Institutes of Health-funded biomedical college research network in South Carolina. SC INBRE (SC IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence) promotes research collaboration among South Carolina’s comprehensive research universities (Clemson, USC, and MUSC) and predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs).
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Member College News  

SCICU curates news from its twenty member colleges and universities. Click  here  to read college news in the Newsroom on the SCICU website.

The following is a sampling of recent member college / university news:

Benedict College and Voorhees College

Anderson University

Coker College

Furman University

Click below to access important information on each of the SCICU member colleges and universities:


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 welcome the following new Business Partners:


SCICU recognizes the following Business Partners for their renewals:


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

ABM Building Solutions, LLC  |  Acumen IT, LLC  |  Affinity LTC, LLC (Genworth Financial)  |  Aramark Higher Education  |  Argent Financial Group | Blackboard   |  Cantey Tech Consulting  |  CapinCrouse LLP  |  Church Mutual Insurance Company  |  Coleman Lew + Associates  |  Collegiate Financial Services (IOA)  |  Craig Gaulden Davis  |  CSI Leasing, Inc.  |  Dominion Energy |  Elliott Davis  |  Find Great People, LLC  |  First American Education Finance  | Gillis Specialty Adverstising  |  Giraffe Web Design  |  Harper Corporation General Contractors  |  Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA  |  HillSouth iT Solutions  |  Howard Technology Solutions  |  HRP Associates, Inc.  |  Hypersign, LLC  | Immedion LLC  |   The LearningHouse, Inc.  |  MB Kahn Construction Company, Inc.  |  McAllister & Quinn  |   McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture  | Met@data IT LLC  |  Metz Culinary Management  |  Myers McRae Executive Search and Consulting  |  National Management Resources Corporation  | P2Ops, LLC  |  Paymerang (fka AP Advantage)  |  Pioneer College Caterers |  Pollock Company  |  Purple Briefcase  |  S2K Group, Inc.  |  SC Student Loan Corporation  |  ScholarBuys  |  Sodexo  |  Spirit Communications  |  STEM Premier |  Stroz Friedberg  |  Thompson & Little  |  Total Comfort Solutions  | UnitedHealthcare Student Resources  |  USI Insurance Services, LLC | VEMO Education | Vulcan Materials Company  |  Walsh Consulting Group LLC  |   Wyche, PA  | 


SCICU is a member of the Coalition for College Cost Savings (CCCS). This organization, comprised of 33 member organizations in 30 states, serves more than 900 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 Mike LeFever at [email protected] or 803-799-7122. Mailing address: PO Box 12007, Columbia, SC 29211.