September 2019

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Critical Issues Explored at HBCU Convening

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education ATLANTA— Critical topics that focused on how historically Black colleges and universities can forge public/private partnerships to how they can enhance their narrative, was front and center at the second annual National Summit for Sustainability of HBCUs. Co-chaired by Dr. Roselyn Clark Artis, President of Benedict College and Thomas W. […]

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City of Columbia and Benedict College Host Inaugural Carolinas Classic

The City of Columbia and Benedict College hosted the Inaugural Carolinas Classic, Saturday, September 14th. The events included the Inaugural Mayor’s Breakfast hosted by Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin. Also included in the Carolinas Classic festivities were a Pitch Contest and Debate sponsored by Vulcan Materials and The Yard. Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, President and CEO

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Benedict College Tigers Hosts Neighboring Allen University Yellow Jackets, Increasing the Gridiron Presence in Columbia

COLUMBIA, SC – September 11, 2019 — As college and university football fans across the country enjoy competitive collegiate divisional football games, Benedict College (BC), in the spirit of sportsmanship and teamwork, agreed to share the BC Tigers’ Charlie W. Johnson stadium with its HBCU neighbor, Allen University, for the Yellow Jackets inaugural football season.

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Annual Alumni Career Day

The Benedict College Career Pathways Initiative and Service-Learning Program invite alumni to register to participate in the Annual Alumni Career Day on Friday, October 11, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the David H. Swinton Campus Center.  The event begins with Tiger Talk: Meet the Doctors from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. immediately followed by the Alumni Career

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The U.S. Small Business Administration HBCU Entrepreneurship Summit

The U.S. Small Business Administration will be hosting a HBCU Entrepreneurship Summit on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 from 9PM-12PM at the Benedict College Swinton Center. Learn about the SBA’s Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program and the many opportunities it provides to small businesses, HBCUs and students.  Join us at this no-cost event to hear

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2020 hopeful Kamala Harris to return to Columbia to visit historically black college

By Emily Bohatch | The State U.S. senator and presidential hopeful Kamala Harris will return to South Carolina next month to participate in a forum held at Benedict College, a historically black college in Columbia. The California Democrat is expected to speak at the Second Step Presidential Justice Forum on Oct. 26 and 27. Columbia

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Benedict College to Makes a Historic Announcement Regarding  An Addition to the Tiger Athletics Program

Contacts: Dennis Swittzer, Sports Information Director, 803-705-4346, dennis.switzer@benedict.edu  Wade Garard, First Point Volleyball Foundation 317-418-8967 wade@firstpointvolleyball.com Bill Kauffman, USA Volleyball, Senior Manager of Communications, 719-228-6800, bill.kauffman@usav.org Tyler Williams, Director of Communications, SIAC 404-221-1041 williams@thesiac.com MEDIA ADVISORY Atlanta, GA – History will be made this September as the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), an NCAA Division II conference consisting primarily

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