Colleges across the country are recognizing students from St. James High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from St. James High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
(see more)Colleges across the country are recognizing students from St. James High School for their on-campus success. Click any achievement to discover alumni from St. James High School, view their personalized Merit pages, and learn about what they are accomplishing.
More than 700 graduate from Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University held two commencement ceremonies on Dec. 14, and more than 700 students were eligible to participate. Ceremonies were held at 2 and 6 p.m. in the HTC Student Recreation and Convocation Center. Barbara Blain-Bellamy, mayor of Conway, S.C., was the speaker.
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2018 Dec 17
Wofford students study abroad during Interim 2019
Wofford's Interim is a time for exploration and experiential learning outside of the traditional classroom. Students may choose from a variety of on-campus courses, professional internships and research projects, study abroad opportunities or their own independent study project, approved and guided by a faculty adviser. More than 250 students chose to study abroad during Interim 2019.
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2019 Jan 29
17 CCU students perform in the CCU Percussion Ensemble concert
The seventeen members of the CCU Percussion Ensemble performed a variety of music on Nov. 13, 2018, in Coastal Carolina University's Wheelwright Auditorium.
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2018 Nov 26
CalypSamba and the CCU Jazz Ensemble perform cross-cultural music
CalypSamba, the Coastal Carolina University World Percussion Ensemble, presented an evening of cross-cultural fusion music featuring percussionist Scott Kettner on Nov. 7 in CCU's Wheelwright Auditorium.
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2018 Nov 19
CCU Wind Ensemble performs classic river songs
Forty Coastal Carolina University students will perform in the Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Garrett Griffin, assistant professor and director of bands for the Department of Music. The performance is on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Wheelwright Auditorium. The concert includes six pieces, including traditional American river songs like "Shenandoah" and "Down the River."
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2018 Nov 13
CCU students bring Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Our Town' to the stage
Twenty-two Coastal Carolina University students will bring to life Thornton Wilder's timeless, Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "Our Town," on Wednesday, Nov. 7, through Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Edwards Theatre at CCU. The landmark American drama tells the story of a small community that represents every town the world over. Wilder delivers universal truths on what it means to be human.
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2018 Nov 12
Baldwin Wallace University awards merit scholarships to accomplished first-year students
Nearly 600 first-year students welcomed to the Baldwin Wallace University campus this fall earned $7.7 million in merit scholarships for their outstanding high school achievements. BW grants a wide range of scholarships to current students each year. Including merit and need-based scholarships, BW students received over $48 million in financial support from the University for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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2018 Oct 19
Newly established Honors College at CCU has more than 700 students
The HTC Honors College and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies was established at Coastal Carolina University on Oct. 12, and the 700 students who had been accepted into the University's honors program are now the first students housed in the new college. The HTC Honors College and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies will feature many new initiatives and a revised curriculum. It will support students who have ties to majors and departments across campus: from honors students to interdisciplinary studies students, who build their own, innovative academic majors. In addition, the college will continue to support and advise undeclared first-year students as they select and transition into their major.
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2018 Oct 15
Students accepted into highly competitive theater program at CCU
Forty-five Coastal Carolina University students were accepted into Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) theatre program at Coastal this fall. The four-year course of study is highly competitive and recruits high school students from across the country.
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2018 Oct 23
CCU names Jackson Center Scholars for 2018-2020
Three Coastal Carolina University students were selected as scholars for the Jackson Family Center for Ethics and Values. The Jackson Center aims to cultivate ethical awareness within the university and surrounding community. The scholars will take part in the program through 2020.
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2018 Oct 8
CCU names Jackson Center Scholars for 2017-2019
Three Coastal Carolina University students have been selected as scholars for the Jackson Family Center for Ethics and Values. The Jackson Center aims to cultivate ethical awareness within the university and surrounding community. The scholars will take part in the program through 2019.
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2018 Oct 8
Solar Ambassadors program at Coastal Carolina University continues with 2018-19 cohort
Thirteen Coastal Carolina University students have been accepted as Solar Ambassadors for 2018-2019 in a program that partners with a nonprofit organization called RE-volv, which focuses on creating sustainable development teams at universities across the country.
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2018 Oct 4
CCU welcomes 21 freshmen as the 2018 Teaching Fellows cohort
Twenty-one Coastal Carolina University freshmen have been named South Carolina Teaching Fellows for 2018-2019.
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2018 Oct 2
UA Students Participate in Summer 2018 Cooperative Education
More than 250 University of Alabama students are receiving hands-on, innovative and advanced educational experience with dozens of companies and organizations across the United States through UA's Cooperative Education Program for fall 2018. In the Cooperative Education Program, students alternate periods of full-time study with periods of full-time employment. This program offers work related to the academic major or career interests of each student, experience that enhances the students' employment prospects after graduation. While in school, students carry regular course schedules. While on co-op, they work with professionals in their fields who supervise their training and work. At work, co-op students earn competitive salaries and may receive benefit packages in addition to valuable job experience. Participants maintain their full-time student status while at work and have priority registration status each semester through graduation.
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2018 Aug 27
Northampton Community College Announces Enrolled Students
Northampton Community College is excited to welcome new and returning students to campus for the Fall 2018 semester.
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2018 Aug 20
Coastal Carolina University welcomes new and transfer students for the Fall 2018 semester
Coastal Carolina University welcomes more than 3,000 new and transfer students for the Fall 2018 semester.
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2018 Aug 13
Coastal Carolina University welcomes new and transfer students for the Fall 2018 semester
Coastal Carolina University welcomes more than 3,000 new and transfer students to campus for the Fall 2018 semester.
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2018 Aug 13
More than 380 graduate from CCU during summer commencement
More than 380 students were eligible to participate in commencement ceremonies at Coastal Carolina University on Aug. 3, 2018. English professor Jen E. Boyle, Ph.D., was the commencement speaker.
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2018 Aug 7
Wofford College announces Spring 2018 Dean's List
Dr. Michael J. Sosulski, provost of Wofford College, has announced Dean's List students for the Spring 2018 semester.
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2018 Jul 9
USC Aiken Announces Students Named to Spring 2018 President's List
The University of South Carolina Aiken congratulates those students who made the President's List for Spring 2018. To earn this distinction, students must be enrolled full-time and maintain a GPA of at least 4.0.
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2018 Jun 21
USC Aiken Spring Graduates Announced
The University of South Carolina Aiken releases the list of graduates for Spring 2018.
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2018 Aug 2
More than 2,000 students named to Dean's List at CCU for the Spring 2018 semester
More than 2,000 Coastal Carolina University students were named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2018 semester. Students who make the Dean's List have achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher during the semester. CCU has a student population of 10,600.
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2018 Jun 5
Wofford College confers degrees to 394 graduates
Wofford College conferred 418 degrees on 394 graduates during the 2018 Commencement exercies on Sunday, May 20.
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2018 Jun 4
From student to alumni: More than 1,100 CCU students graduate
Approximately 1,183 students were eligible to walk in Coastal Carolina University's graduation exercises, held on campus at the HTC Student Recreation Center and Convocation Center in three separate ceremonies May 4-5.
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2018 May 7
CCU's Honors Program graduates its largest class in program history
Eighty-one Coastal Carolina University students are graduating from the institution's Honors Program. Each graduate has completed a rigorous curriculum composed of at least 24 hours of honors work, including a final honors thesis/project achieving a cumulating grade point average of at least 3.50. The cumulative GPA of the spring graduating class is 3.79. Students presented their work in public forums more than 75 times at conferences or research competitions and have earned numerous awards.
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2018 May 4
CCU students inducted into chapter of Lambda Pi Eta
Twenty-three Coastal Carolina University students have been inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the honor society for the National Communication Association. It has more than 500 active chapters at colleges nationwide.
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2018 May 3
CCU students perform alongside Carl Payne Big Band to kick off statewide Jazz Day celebration
The Coastal Carolina University Department of Music, in partnership with the Skipp Pearson Jazz Legacy Foundation, presented "Come Let Freedom Swing," a dual performance by the CCU Jazz Big Band and Carl Payne Big Band presented on Singleton Lawn East on Saturday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m.
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2018 Apr 23
More than 45 CCU students inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma
More than 45 Coastal Carolina University students were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society, on April 4, 2018. Beta Gamma Sigma encourages and honors academic achievement in the study of business, and cultivates and celebrates leadership and professional excellence. In order for a business program to have a BGS chapter, it must be accredited by AACSB International, and undergraduates must be within the top 10 percent of their business program in order to be inducted into the society.
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2018 Apr 10
CCU chapter of Phi Eta Sigma honor society inducts new members
Phi Eta Sigma, a prestigious national honor society for freshmen, inducted 135 Coastal Carolina University students on Tuesday, April 3, in the Johnson Auditorium in the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration. Membership celebrates outstanding academic performance after the completion of one full semester of college work. The society is chartered on 378 different campuses across the nation.
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2018 Apr 3
Coastal Carolina University production of 'Julius Caesar' features all-female cast
The Coastal Carolina University Department of Theatre's production of William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar" featured an all-female cast of more than 25 CCU students.
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2018 Mar 30