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April 1, 2011
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Calendar of EventsApril5 Honors and Awards Convocation15 Army
ROTC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony16 S.C. Academy of Science
Annual Meeting21 Administrative Professionals Recognition28
Dedication and Naming Ceremony of The Leroy Davis, Sr. Hall
(Science and Research Complex)
May5 Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony6 Commencement
Convocation6-8 Alumni Reunion Weekend
General Colin L. Powell to Speak to SC State University
Graduates During Spring Commencement By Ashley Elliott
By Erica Prioleau-Taylor
SC State University Receives Certificate of Achievement for
Excellence in Financial Reporting
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General Colin L. Powell
SC State University’s assistant vice president for
Finance,
Joseph M. Pearman, Jr., was recently notified that SC State had received the Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the sixth year in a row.
“Being named the recipient of
the National Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
Certificate of Achievement
for Excellence in Financial Reporting is an honor for me,” says Pearman. “The award reflects the culmination of
all of the hard work that the Finance Division expends
throughout the year. It also provides a comfort level
to University’s stakeholders that we are fully and properly
reporting the activities of
the University operations,” he continued. (Click here for full
story).
More than 400 SC State University graduates will be addressed by General Colin L. Powell during the 2011 Spring Commencement Ceremony where he will serve as keynote speaker. The ceremony will be held Friday, May 6, 2011 at 7 p.m. in the Oliver C. Dawson Stadium on the campus of
SC State University.
Powell, USA retired, became the 65th Secretary of
State on January 20, 2001. As he stated at his confirmation hearing, the guiding principle of
U.S. foreign policy during his tenure was that “America stands ready to help any country that wishes to join the democratic world.” (Click
here for full story).
Division of Finance
Dr. Reginald Harrison Williams
Dr. Reginald Harrison Williams Named President-Elect of the S.C.
Association for the Education of Young Children
Dr. Reginald Harrison Williams, assistant professor of
Early
Childhood Education at SC State University, recently began a one year term as president–elect of
the South Carolina Association for the Education of
Young Children (SCAEYC). Williams will assume the presidency
this fall. “As president, I would be the voice and the face of
the SCAEYC. I will take the take lead in helping the SCAEYC Board of
Directors guide the organization in continuing to fulfill its mission and vision,” says Williams.
The purpose of the SCAEYC is to serve and act on behalf of
the needs, rights and well-being of
all young children; to encourage the study, interpretation and improvement of
their education and general well-being; to cooperate with other groups having compatible purposes and to support and promote local SCAEYC chapters/clusters. (Click
here for full story).
By Antia Dawkins
The South Carolina State University Speech Pathology &
Audiology’s (SPA) Extended School Year
Program (ESY) obtained the South Carolina Speech and Hearing Association’s
(SCSHA) Program of the Year
award. This prestigious honor was received by SPA instructors, Department
chair, Dr. Gwendolyn Wilson, and
many others during the 2011 SCSHA Annual Convention held recently in Charleston, S.C. (Click
here for full story).
Pictured left to right are: SPA instructors David Simmons,
Lorraine Adcox and Sharon Jenkins; Dr. Harriette Gregg, clinic
director and associate professor; Dr. Gwendolyn Wilson, chair of
the Department of Health Sciences and Frederick Evans, interim dean
for the School of Graduate Studies.
SC State University Speech Pathology and Audiology’s Extended
School Year Program Recognized as South Carolina Program of the
Year
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