2022 Archive

Some university staff work like dogs

December 05, 2022, Rebekah Friedman

“Arf woof bark, bark bark bark woof,” says George, who works at the University of South Carolina Honors College. “Woof woof, woof woof, woof woof woof woof.” George is referring, of course, to the impact he has had on students as a registered therapy dog. And across campus, other canines are logging long hours, too. Their goal? To do what dogs do best: spread paw-sitivity. (Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves.) These good boys and girls work like dogs. We met with four of them — and their people — to get a ruff idea of how they’re improving life on campus.

Topics: Faculty, Service, Leadership, South Carolina Honors College

Circuit Court Judge J. Michelle Childs is more than a trailblazer

November 16, 2022, Craig Brandhorst

School of Law alumna J. Michelle Childs was appointed circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit this summer. Carolinian sat down with her to discuss her time at USC and her career on the bench.

Topics: Alumni, Graduate Studies, Carolinian, Service, Leadership, Careers, Darla Moore School of Business, Joseph F. Rice School of Law

Dennis takes the Cake

November 15, 2022, Chris Horn

A lot can change in four decades. Having served six presidents and shepherded more than 160,000 Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials and Gen Zers to graduation, the longest-serving VP for student affairs in school history is calling it a career.

Topics: Faculty, University Leadership, Academics, Carolinian, Service, Leadership, Careers

Former Gamecocks tackle life, literacy beyond football

November 15, 2022, Craig Brandhorst

Langston Moore and Preston Thorne made a big impact on the football field at Williams-Brice. Now the former Gamecock defensive lineman make their impact writing children’s books and visiting schools.

Topics: Alumni, Experiential Learning, Carolinian, Service, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Careers, College of Education

USC, West Columbia police continue to see success in social work outreach program

November 14, 2022, Kyndel Lee

The West Columbia Outreach Program allows social work graduate students to complete field hours in the law enforcement field, giving them hands-on experience with case file management.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Experiential Learning, Graduate Studies, Safety, Economic Engagement, Partnerships, Service, Entrepreneurship, Careers, College of Social Work

History professor's new book looks at cross-cultural ties created by slavery in the U.S. Colonies

November 14, 2022, Laura Erskine

Nicole Maskiell is an associate professor of history and affiliate faculty in African American studies at the University of South Carolina. Her book, “Bound by Bondage: Slavery and the Creation of a Northern Gentry” (2022 Cornell University Press), examines the institution of slavery in the early American Colonies and how it created lasting ties between families of the elite classes, even across cultural lines, as well as ties among the enslaved people.

Topics: Faculty, Research, Diversity, Service, Leadership, Careers, College of Arts and Sciences

Honors alumna fights to save endangered species

October 19, 2022, Aïda Rogers

Honors college and Marine Sciences alumna Ana Bishop’s senior thesis and passion for protecting marine ecosystems grew into a two-year project and a mission to save endangered whales.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Academics, Research, Experiential Learning, Initiatives, Recognition, Philanthropy, Service, Leadership, Student Voices, College of Arts and Sciences, South Carolina Honors College

NIH funding will support diversity initiative

October 12, 2022, Communications and Marketing

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the university $13.2 million to attract and retain diverse, early stage faculty.

Topics: Students, Faculty, University Leadership, Academics, Research, Experiential Learning, Initiatives, Diversity, Partnerships, Service, Leadership, College of Nursing, Arnold School of Public Health

An anonymous Gamecock brightens the mood on campus, one daisy at a time

October 05, 2022, CJ Tamasco and Michaela Taylor

Inspired by the popular photography social media app VSCO, the student uses her own money to purchase buckets of flowers, which she then “drops” around campus, inviting passersby to take one for themselves or pass one along to someone else.

Topics: Students, Service, Student Voices, College of Engineering and Computing

Start the semester cocky

August 11, 2022, Sophie Karapatakis

Whether it’s your first time on UofSC’s campus or you’re an old pro, the first week back in August can give you butterflies. Luckily, the university offers a plethora of events and activities that week to help welcome students and boost their cocky spirits.

Topics: Students, Diversity, Healthy Carolina, Service

SC 7 Expedition aims to protect beautiful places in Palmetto State

August 02, 2022, By Alexis Watts

Despite the brutal heat enveloping Congaree National Park, hikers smiled and chatted as they trekked several miles through the old growth bottomland hardwood forest — stop No. 4 on a monthlong, 350-mile tour of seven of South Carolina’s natural wonders.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Experiential Learning, Service, Student Voices, College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management

Royal Roots: Former Miss Gamecock competes for Miss USA Crown

July 29, 2022, Alexis Watts

School of Journalism and Mass Communications graduate and former Miss Gamecock, Meera Bhonslé will compete for the title of Miss USA on Oct. 3.

Topics: Alumni, Faculty, Experiential Learning, Undergraduate Admissions, Diversity, Recognition, Philanthropy, Service, Leadership, Careers, College of Information and Communications

Mountains to coast: Experience the Seven Wonders of South Carolina

June 29, 2022, Alexis Watts

Professor and ecotourism expert Tom Mullikin is leading a 30-day trek from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Lowcountry to spotlight South Carolina’s natural marvels, a journey that invites the public to explore the state through hiking, rafting, kayaking and diving.

Topics: Alumni, Faculty, Experiential Learning, Service, College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management

Gamecock alumna helps spearhead South Carolina's attack on Alzheimer's

June 28, 2022, Kyndel Lee

UofSC alumna Taylor Wilson is playing a major role in advancing South Carolina's efforts in advocacy for support of the Alzheimer's cause at both the state and federal levels.

Topics: Alumni, Research, Initiatives, Diversity, Philanthropy, Health Sciences, Service, Leadership, Careers, Darla Moore School of Business

First-year Gamecocks find their new home through Pillars for Carolina

May 24, 2022, Carol J.G. Ward

Katie Slick and Cody Markow, student co-directors of Pillars for Carolina, say the program builds community and confidence among incoming first-year Gamecocks. The student-led program offers extended orientation sessions focused on leadership, self-discovery, service and engagement on campus.

Topics: Students, Service, Leadership, Student Voices, Darla Moore School of Business, Arnold School of Public Health, College of Social Work

Students, alumni work to transform health care in rural Guatemala

May 20, 2022, Alexis Watts

Spring break normally means a time for University of South Carolina students to say goodbye to hard work and relax for a week, but for the past 10 years, hundreds of students from the Capstone Scholars program have chosen to challenge themselves culturally.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Faculty, Experiential Learning, Health Sciences, Service, Leadership, Student Voices, College of Nursing, Arnold School of Public Health

Nursing alumnus, medical grad student honored for work on suicide prevention

May 12, 2022, Mollie Roe and Emily Miles

During his sophomore year, nursing student Bradley Quarles lost a family member to suicide. That experience, combined with the medical knowledge he learned in his studies, spurred Quarles to look for ways to prevent suicide and promote mental health on campus.

Topics: Students, Alumni, Initiatives, Recognition, Service, Leadership, Student Voices, College of Nursing

After son's diagnosis, alumna becomes leading advocate for families affected by autism

April 25, 2022, Carol J.G. Ward

Alumna Lorri Unumb's journey to becoming an advocate for families affected by autism began when she and her husband Dan noticed their son Ryan wasn’t behaving and developing like other children. Ryan was diagnosed with autism shortly before his second birthday. Today, Unumb is internationally known for her advocacy.

Topics: Alumni, Faculty, Diversity, Health Sciences, Service, Leadership, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Information and Communications, Joseph F. Rice School of Law

Swanger Award winner serves fellow students, community in variety of roles

April 21, 2022, Communications and Marketing

An Honors College student from Lexington, South Carolina, Laura-Louise Rice is earning her Bachelor of Arts and Science (BARSC) in medical humanities and public policy. She has served in many capacities in Student Government, been an orientation and peer leader as well as taken on leadership roles in her business fraternity and social sorority. For her efforts over four years at the University of South Carolina, Rice received the 2022 Steven N. Swanger Award, the university’s second-highest undergraduate honor

Topics: Students, Academics, Experiential Learning, Recognition, Health Sciences, Service, Leadership, South Carolina Honors College

Top leadership award winner puts education to use serving others

April 21, 2022, Communications and Marketing

Mechanical engineering major Gabriel Nossar Carrilho is using what he’s learned at the University of South Carolina to serve the campus community, the Latinx community and even people in his native South America in need of clean water. For his efforts, Carrilho has been awarded the university’s top leadership award — the 2022 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.

Topics: Students, Academics, Experiential Learning, Recognition, Signature Events, Service, Leadership, College of Engineering and Computing

Student organizes event to share joy of music with Deaf community

April 18, 2022, Carol J.G. Ward

An interactive, multisensory Music Field Day organized by School of Music senior Madie Willard will offer children who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families an opportunity to experience music through the senses. Headlining the event will be DEAFinitely Dope, an internationally recognized deaf hip hop (dip hop) artist based in the Atlanta area.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Experiential Learning, Diversity, Service, Student Voices, School of Music, Arnold School of Public Health

Dance Marathon raises $931,016

April 12, 2022, Allen Wallace

On April 9, nearly 2,000 University of South Carolina students spent the day dancing together, closing more than a year of work with a huge success as they raised $931,016 to support the Child Life program at Prisma Health Children's Hospital.

Topics: Students, Philanthropy, Service, Leadership, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering and Computing, College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management, Arnold School of Public Health

Professor helps turn youth lives around through art education

March 29, 2022, Megan Sexton

Art education professor Olga Ivashkevich oversees workshops for adolescent girls in the Juvenile Arbitration Program of Lexington County, using art to help keep them out of the formal criminal justice system.

Topics: Faculty, Academics, Experiential Learning, Initiatives, Service, Leadership, College of Arts and Sciences

Carolina Survivor Clinic helps traumatized refugees

February 02, 2022, Page Ivey

Founded in 2015 by School of Medicine Columbia faculty member Dr. Rajeev Bais, the Carolina Survivor Clinic provides medical care and emotional support for traumatized refugees from violence in countries around the world.

Topics: Faculty, Experiential Learning, Health Sciences, Service, Careers, Medicine (Columbia)

Essay collection sheds light on the largely unknown history of Black people at UofSC

January 31, 2022, Chris Horn

The University of South Carolina desegregated in 1963, but the history of Black people on campus extends back to the university’s beginning in the early 19th century. In 10 illuminating essays edited by Robert Greene II and Tyler Parry, Invisible No More (USC Press 2021) tells that story.

Topics: Alumni, Faculty, Academics, Scholarships, Initiatives, History, Service, Leadership, Careers, College of Arts and Sciences

UofSC physics graduate leads American Medical Association through the pandemic with optimism

January 18, 2022, Bryan Gentry

As president of the American Medical Association, Gerald Harmon, a University of South Carolina physics graduate, sees a path to progress as he leads America’s medical community through a pandemic.

Topics: Alumni, Health Sciences, Service, Leadership, College of Arts and Sciences

Social justice award winners work hard for diversity, equity, inclusion

January 10, 2022, Page Ivey

Two faculty members and a student have been recognized for their social justice efforts on campus and in the larger community as 2022 Social Justice Award winners.

Topics: Students, Faculty, Diversity, Recognition, Signature Events, Service, Leadership, College of Education, College of Information and Communications, Joseph F. Rice School of Law