USC Aiken December 2021 Graduates

Aiken, SC (01/20/2022) — The University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken) celebrated its newest alumni during December commencement on December 9, 2021.

During the ceremony held at the USC Aiken Convocation Center, graduates received Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees across various disciplines and Master of Business Administration and Master of Science degrees.

Dr. Daniel Heimmermann, chancellor, presided over the ceremony. Jaliyah T. Collins, a junior music major, sang the national anthem and the alma mater. Graduating senior Justin Richburg, an exercise and sports science major, delivered the invocation. Kyle Ready, a graduating nursing major, gave the benediction. Blake Leaphart, president of the USC Aiken Alumni Association, presented the Outstanding Senior Student Award to Mosope Onifade.

Captain Isaiah Hines, an officer training instructor with the 217th Training Squadron, Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, delivered the commencement address.

A native of Philadelphia, PA, Hines is a 2016 graduate of USC Aiken and earned his commission through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 775, graduating with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He was commissioned as a contracting officer and has currently been selected to train and develop the next generation of Air Force officers.

In addition to his military duties, Hines is the founder of the nonprofit organization Higher Level Leadership, dedicated to developing the next generation of minority leaders.

A recording of the ceremony can be viewed at USC Aiken December 2021 Convocation

The December Class of 2021 Includes:

Number of degrees awarded: 304

Number of Graduates: 112

Number of Undergraduates: 192

Number of graduates from Aiken: 42

Number of graduates from South Carolina: 245

Number by degree and major:

Master of Science in Applied Clinical Psychology: 1

Master of Business Administration: 111

Bachelor of Arts: 27

Art: 2

Communication:6

Emerging Media: 3

English: 3

Fine Arts: 5

History: 1

Political Science: 1

Sociology: 6

Bachelor of Arts in Education: 22

Early Childhood Education: 10

Elementary Education: 6

Middle Level Education: 4

Secondary Education: 2

Bachelor of Arts in Special Education: 1

Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies: 1

Bachelor of Science: 30

Applied Computer Science: 3

Biology: 5

Chemistry: 1

Exercise and Sports Science: 8

Math and Computer Science: 1

Psychology: 12

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: 46

Bachelor of Science in Education: 1

Secondary Education: 1

Bachelor of Science in Nursing: 64

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