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Hallman to be installed as chancellor at USC Aiken 40th anniversary

USC Aiken will commemorate its 40th anniversary Sept. 10 with a reception at Banksia and the installation of Chancellor Tom Hallman.

The day will begin at 10 a.m. at Banksia, where USC Aiken first opened its doors to students in 1961. Former Director Chris Sharp and former Chancellor Bill Casper will attend, and Banksia alumni, faculty, and staff have been invited. The event will feature a special exhibit, a short ceremony, and refreshments.

The installation ceremony to inaugurate Thomas L. Hallman as the third chancellor of USC Aiken will be held at 2 p.m. in the gymnasium of the Student Activities Center. A dessert social on the quad will follow.

Other inaugural week activities include:

• Social Science and Humanities Day, Sept. 21

12:15 p.m.–Clouds, a short play

12:30—3:30 p.m.–"A Gathering of Writers," featuring poetry, fiction, and non-fiction readings and art exhibits

7 p.m.–Faculty and Friends Concert

• Sciences Day, Sept. 12

Throughout the day–Observatory viewings and planetarium shows, and biology and psychology poster and PowerPoint presentations

6 p.m.–Beans and franks dinner for USC Aiken faculty,staff, and their families, Pickens-Salley House grounds

7 p.m. –Chemistry magic show for families, Etherredge Center

• A Day for the Professions, Sept. 13

School of Nursing:

1 p.m.–"Hormone Replacement Therapy," Ann Drayton-Smith

1:45 p.m.–"Fad Diets," Kristin Jaskulsky

2:30 p.m.–"New Innovations in Cardiology," Gregory Eaves

Other activities will include poster and PowerPoint presentations on "Nursing Education at USC Aiken"; Florence Nightingale; and health care presentations with local physicians in the Miller Nursing Building, Room 140.

School of Business:

9:30-11 a.m.–Panel with local CEOs, faculty, and students, Business and Education Building, Room 122

11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.–International exhibits, Business and Education Building, lobby

School of Education:

Events include poster sessions on teacher education, Children’s Center art, learning center for various disciplines, Reading Partners portfolio displays, pen pal project displays, teaching internship portfolio displays, graduate student presentations, and panels including local teachers who are USC Aiken alumni.

• USC bicentennial events, Sept. 13

2-5 p.m.–Special public sessions of the S.C. Court of Appeals, Etherredge Center

7 p.m.–"In the Shadow of the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow," a lecture by Richard Rhodes