Current News and Announcements

• Carolina Nexus Tour: On the Road
  Nearly 40 faculty, staff and students from USC boarded a tour bus Monday morning (May 14), ready to explore and learn about South Carolina. The Carolina Nexus Tour offers a chance to spend five days visiting businesses, schools, military installations, tourism centers and recreation areas.
• Carolina Distinguished Professor Nomination Deadline Extended to June 12, 2012
  The Provost is pleased to extend the nomination process for the availability of two Carolina Distinguished Professors for fall 2012.
• Dr. Lee Walker appointed as Faculty Principal of Carolina International House
  Dr. Lee Walker has been named the faculty principal for the new Carolina International House, a living-learning community that will start this fall in the University of South Carolina’s Maxcy College residence hall.
• Carolina Core Course Designation Forms and 5/21 Training Session
  The electronic approval and review process for Carolina Core Course Designation is now live! The last training session this semester will be held on May 21.
• Distributed Learning Course Dev Grants Announced
  The 2012 awardees for the Distributed Learning Course Development Grant Program have been announced.
• 3/29 Forum on Graduation Planning Services & DegreeWorks
  The Office of the Provost and the Office of the University Registrar are sponsoring a discussion of the University’s forthcoming degree audit and educational planning tool, DegreeWorks, on Thursday, March 29, 2012 in the Russell House Theater from 11:30am to 1:00pm.
• Internal Grants Awardees Announced
  The 2012 awardees for the Humanities, Clinical Incentive, Creative and Performing Arts, and Social Sciences Internal Grant programs have been announced.
• Spring Internal Grant Workshops Announced
  The Office of the Provost will be offering a series of four seminars featuring committee members from the Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Creative & Performing Arts Internal Grant Programs. The committee members will provide tips for improving proposal writing and submission to the internal grant program.
• Back to Carolina Degree Completion Program Launched
  A new program has been launched to offer qualified students who previously attended USC will have the opportunity to complete a baccalaureate degree through an online degree program.
• NSF Advance Seminars on Women Faculty in the STEM Disciplines
  Dr. Virginia Valian, a Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Linguistics at Hunter College, will be coming to campus on March 22nd and 23rd, 2012.
• Feb. 28 Univ Forum on Carolina Core
  A University Forum on Carolina Core updates will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the Russell House Theater on the USC-Columbia campus.
• Faculty Expertise Database – International Activities
  An International Activities Search function has been added to the Faculty Expertise Database in USCeRA. The Database now includes information provided by faculty members responding to a survey about their international activity in the last five years.
• Fulbright Workshop Scheduled for Feb 23
  A Fulbright workshop on international teaching and research opportunities will be offered from 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, in the UTS Auditorium. The workshop will also be webcast live for registrants who request such access during the registration process. Registration deadline: Feb. 16.
• 2012 Leadership Summit
  From January 16 to February 7, USC is holding its 2012 Leadership Summit, a series of events focused on leadership, service, and civic engagement.
• Duke Energy Executives-in-Residence Program "Leadership in Sustainability"
  The Office of the Provost and the Carolina Leadership Initiative are pleased to announce the Duke Energy Executives-in-Residence program with the theme “Leadership in Sustainability.” The next speaker is Duke Energy's Vice President for Energy and Environmental Policy John Stowell on Feb. 7th.
• NEW Integrated Academic Planning Calendar
  The Office of the Provost, in collaboration with the Office of the University Registrar, has published a new integrated academic planning calendar.
• 2011-2012 Distributed Learning Grant Program Announced
  The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the 2011-2012 Distributed Learning Course Development Grant Program.
• WEBCAST POSTED: Fall Forum on Undergraduate Advising
  The webcast from the Undergraduate Advising Forum held on Wednesday,September 28th, has now been posted online.
• 2011-2012 Faculty Replenishment Initiative (FRI)
  The 2011-2012 Faculty Replenishment Hiring Initiative (FRI) will provide funding to hire assistant and associate professors as individual faculty members and as part of inter- or intra-disciplinary clusters of faculty on the USC Columbia campus.
• Fall 2011 Dept Chair & Acad Prog Director Workshops
  The Office of the Provost will be offering three professional development opportunities this fall for Department Chairs and Academic Program Directors on the Columbia campus.
• 2011-2012 Internal Grant Program
  The Office of the Provost and the Office of Research are pleased to announce the availability of institutional grant funds for the 2011-2012 academic year in five programs.
• Fall 2011 Provost's Meeting: MATERIALS POSTED
  The Fall Provost's Meeting was held on August 12, 2011. Meeting presentations materials and an online evaluation form have now been posted.
• Dr. Irma Van Scoy to lead USC Connect
  Dr. Irma Van Scoy, former associate dean for academic and student affairs for the College of Education at USC, has been named executive director of USC Connect, the new university-wide initiative to enhance education at the University of South Carolina.
• Deans named in Social Work, Education, Honors College
  Three new deans have been appointed to lead the colleges of Education, Social Work and the South Carolina Honors College at the University of South Carolina.
• Haupt named interim director of USC Press
  Jonathan Haupt has been named interim director of USC Press, effective June 1. Haupt will fill the position held by Curtis Clark, who has accepted a position as director of the University of Alabama Press, effective May 31.
• Distributed Learning Grant Program Awardees Announced
  The Distributed Learning Grant Program Selection Committee, chaired by Vice Provost Tim Doupnik, has announced the 2011 grant awardees. The grants will provide funding to 16 faculty members on the USC Columbia and Regional campuses to support the development of Distributed Learning courses through instructional design and technological assistance.
• Humanities, Clinical Incentives, Creative and Performing Arts, and Social Sciences Awardees Announced
  The Selection Committees have announced the 2011 awardees for the Humanities, Clinical Incentives, Creative and Performing Arts, and Social Sciences Grant programs.
• OPEN SEARCHES: AUGUST 2011
  There is currently one ongoing search in the Office of the Provost: Vice President for Research (INTERNAL SEARCH).
• Carolina Leadership Initiative
  The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the launch of the Carolina Leadership Initiative, which includes a scholarship program to fund student-led projects during the 2011-2012 academic year.
• Classroom Enhancement and Scheduling Committee (CESC)
  The Office of the Provost has created the Classroom Enhancement and Scheduling Committee (CESC) to guide decision-making with respect to classrooms (enhancements, maintenance, safety, security, capacity) and any implemented class schedule changes (class times, passing times).
• Space Needs and Planning (SNAP)
  The Office of the Provost has created the Space Needs and Planning (SNAP) sub-committee as the central point of contact for units on the Columbia campus to make space requests.
• National Recognition of Carolina Core and QEP Processes
  The November 2010 newsletter of the Association of American Colleges and Universities featured a story about USC’s new Carolina Core and USC Connect , our QEP integrated learning project.
• OCT UPDATE: Blue Ribbon Review Panel and Dean Search Committee Appointed at Law School
  Provost Amiridis appointed a Blue Ribbon Review Panel and a Dean Search Committee for the School of Law. The Review Panel Final Report is now available.
• Faculty Expertise Database now available online
  FacED is a new, searchable Faculty & Research Expertise Database that acquires, maintains, and provides information for and about faculty and investigators. FacED was developed by The Office of Research and Graduate Education and the Office of the Provost.

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