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Spring into Health: COVID-19 and the Student Experience
A panel of student leaders will discuss their experiences during the pandemic in a virtual event hosted by the UofSC Alumni Association and Primsa Health on March 9.
Dance Marathon registration now open
University of South Carolina Dance Marathon registration is now open.
Dates and Deadlines
Independence Day Holiday (no classes)
Monday, Jul. 5, 2021
Faculty Reporting Date
Monday, Aug. 16, 2021
New Student Convocation
Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021
Classes Begin
Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021
Last day to change/drop a course without a grade of 'W' being recorded (part of term 30)
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021
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Stories for Parents
'Lady of Guadalupe' avoids tough truths
The film “Lady of Guadalupe” available on many streaming services, mixes a fictional retelling of the 16th-century appearance of the Virgin Mary to a Mexican peasant named Juan Diego with the tale of a wholly fictional 21st-century reporter. Professor of Spanish and comparative literature Rebecca Janzen writes in The Conversation although the film portrays the story of the Virgin of Guadalupe for a broad audience, ultimately itsanitizes the real-life brutality of the Church toward Indigenous peoples in the 16th century.
High-flying photography
When Van Kornegay earned his pilot’s license last year, his feet never left the ground, but he paved a runway for students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Kornegay’s FAA drone license opens the door for him to teach a new visual communications course in which students will learn to fly camera-equipped drones that have become a go-to tool in documentary making, news gathering, infrastructure inspection, real estate marketing and more.
UofSC, Greystar break ground on Campus Village construction project
A project years in the making, Campus Village construction began officially on Wednesday (May 26) as the University of South Carolina hosted a groundbreaking ceremony along with development partner Greystar Real Estate Partners.