U.S. News and World Report (2021): #1 Regional Comprehensive Public College in the South. This 2021 distinction marks USC Aiken’s 23rd consecutive ranking among the top three in this category. The university has won the first place ranking fifteen times.
(see more)U.S. News and World Report (2021): #1 Regional Comprehensive Public College in the South. This 2021 distinction marks USC Aiken’s 23rd consecutive ranking among the top three in this category. The university has won the first place ranking fifteen times.
Corporate Partner Caps off Students' Experiences
Savannah River Remediation helped Pacers with their seminal research projects that wrapped up the students' educational experiences at the University of South Carolina Aiken.
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2019 Jul 1
USC Aiken Housing Staff Honors Student-Leaders
The University of South Carolina Aiken Housing Office recognized student-leaders.
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2019 Jul 1
USC Aiken Housing Staff Honors Student-Leaders
The University of South Carolina Aiken Housing Staff recognized student-leaders.
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2019 Jul 1
Pacers Welcome Freshmen, Families
This summer, the University of South Carolina Aiken is teeming with new students and their families who are on campus for orientation. Whether they're freshmen who are stepping into college courses for the first time or transfer students joining the USC Aiken student body, an energetic group of student-leaders is welcoming them to the university. Pacesetters help guide the new Pacers through the transition to USC Aiken. The theme for this year's orientation is Pace Jam, based on the 1996 movie "Space Jam." The university's mascot, Ace, was also on hand for the festivities.
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2019 Jul 1
Pacers Welcome Freshmen, Families
This summer, the University of South Carolina Aiken is teeming with new students and their families who are on campus for orientation. Whether they're freshmen who are stepping into college courses for the first time or transfer students joining the USC Aiken student body, an energetic group of student-leaders is welcoming them to the university. Pacesetters help guide the new Pacers through the transition to USC Aiken.
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2019 Jul 1
USC Aiken Choral Group Performs in Italy
Members of the University of South Carolina Aiken's Women's Vocal Ensemble started their summer break performing all over Italy.
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2019 Jul 1
USC Aiken Researcher Featured in Preeminent Journal
The latest edition of the Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface features a University of South Carolina Aiken professor and her co-researchers from the Columbia campus and the Savannah River National Laboratory. Dr. Jessica Chassereau Sullivan and her colleagues -- Raymond Torres, from the department of earth and ocean science at UofSC and Alfred Garrett, from the Savannah River Site - explored the role of intertidal creek networks in overmarsh circulation and tracer residence times, as they are ubiquitous features of salt marsh landscapes. The result was their article: "Intertidal Creeks and Overmarsh Circulation in a Small Salt Marsh Basin."
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2019 Jul 1
USC Aiken Announces Students Named to Spring 2019 Dean's List
The University of South Carolina Aiken congratulates those students who made the Dean's List for Spring 2019. To earn this distinction, students must be enrolled full-time and maintain a GPA of at least 3.5.
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2019 Jun 27
National Lab, Others May Benefit from USC Aiken Prof's Research
After sticking with an idea conceived while in grad school, one chemistry professor's research now appears in Inorganic Chemistry, a flagship publication of the American Chemical Society.
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2019 Jul 1

USC Aiken Announces Students Named to Spring 2019 President's List
The University of South Carolina Aiken congratulates those students who made the President's List for Spring 2019. To earn this distinction, students must be enrolled full-time and maintain a GPA of at least 4.0.
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2019 Jun 27
Newest Educators Celebrate Classroom Experiences
Just before they earned their degrees, University of South Carolina Aiken education majors joined their families, friends and networks of mentors, professors and educators in the field to celebrate their accomplishments and receive their educator's pins during the annual School of Education Intern Banquet.
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2019 Jun 20
Education Majors School Lawmakers on the Importance of Federal Aid for Teachers
Students and faculty from the University of South Carolina Aiken headed to Washington to meet with legislators and learn about trends in education policy from leaders in the field, all as part of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's annual Washington Week.
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2019 Jun 20
Students Unite to Support Fellow Pacers
Unity, a student group at the University of South Carolina Aiken recently announced its officers for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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2019 Jun 17
Students Receive Awards During Annual Leadership Banquet
During its annual Leadership Banquet, the University of South Carolina Aiken Office of Student Life and Services recognized leaders from across campus who were nominated by their peers, professors and supervisors.
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2019 Jun 17
Students Gain Insight to EM Cleanup Through SRS-University Project
A first-time collaboration involving data analysis between Department of Energy Environmental Management's Savannah River Site (SRS) and the University of South Carolina Aiken has proven successful as four computer science students recently presented their work in a final step toward graduation.
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2019 Jun 17
USC Aiken May Graduates Announced
The University of South Carolina Aiken releases the list of graduates for May 2019.
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2019 Jun 17
Student Newspaper Recognized by SC Press Association
The University of South Carolina Aiken's student newspaper, Pacer Times, earned five awards from the South Carolina Press Association.
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2019 Jun 4
Student Newspaper Recognized by SC Press Association
The University of South Carolina Aiken's student newspaper, Pacer Times, earned five awards from the South Carolina Press Association.
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2019 Jun 4
Resident Mentors Named
The University of South Carolina Aiken named its team of resident mentors for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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2019 May 31
Horticulture President Gives USC First Lady Tour of Garden
Before a reception honoring her and her husband, the first lady of the University of South Carolina System toured USC Aiken's community garden, located in the heart of the on-campus housing complex.
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2019 May 31
USC Discovers Aiken's Top Student-Researchers
Several University of South Carolina Aiken student-researchers participated in the third annual Discover USC in Columbia just before the end of the spring semester.
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2019 Jun 4
United Way Honors USC Aiken Students
During its annual meeting and campaign awards celebration, the United Way of Aiken County recognized a professor and students from the University of South Carolina Aiken.
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2019 May 31
United Way Honors USC Aiken Professor
During its annual meeting and campaign awards celebration, the United Way of Aiken County recognized a professor and students from the University of South Carolina Aiken. United Way presented the Philanthropist of the Year award to Dr. Sanela Porca who currently teaches in the USC Aiken School of Business Administration.
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2019 May 31
USC Aiken Professor Earns Service Award from Columbia
A University of South Carolina Aiken professor and academic leader earned a coveted award from the Office of Research at USC in Columbia. Dr. Timothy Linter, assistant vice chancellor of academic affairs and professor in the USC Aiken School of Education, received a 2019 Distinguished Research Service Award.
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2019 May 31
USC Aiken Nursing Students Provide Free Health Screenings
The University of South Carolina Aiken School of Nursing has partnered with Christ Central to provide free health screenings.
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2019 May 31
Student Leaders Mean the World to Children
Student leaders from the University of South Carolina Aiken traveled to Orlando, Fla., for spring break, but they spent their time there goofing off - in a therapeutic way.
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2019 May 31
USC Aiken Professor Earns Teaching Excellence Award
The South Carolina Association of Middle Level Education, or SCAMLE, awarded Dr. Gary Senn the Dr. Jennifer L. Wilson Teaching Excellence Award.
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2019 May 31
USC Aiken Professor Elected VP of State's Historical Association
Members of the South Carolina Historical Association recently elected a University of South Carolina Aiken history professor as its vice president. Dr. Elizabeth Georgian, an associate professor of history and member of the SCHA board, assumed the position during the organization's annual meeting, held on the USC Aiken campus.
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2019 May 31
Pacer Entrepreneur Busy as Bee
One business management major at the University of South Carolina Aiken decided to get to work long before graduation. Brooke Thomas, a junior at USC Aiken, started her own jewelry company - Ginger Bee - almost two years ago in response to friends who loved the pieces she wore.
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2019 May 31
USC Aiken English Professor Publishes Two New Books
Over the course of this academic year, University of South Carolina Aiken English Professor Dr. Andrew Geyer added two new books to his repertoire of published works.
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2019 May 28