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Columbia, Benedict College partnership preparing engineering students for success

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A partnership between the City of Columbia and Benedict College is helping prepare students for careers in engineering. The private college has created an elective course focused on water quality and green infrastructure to teach students how to improve stormwater conditions.Jayla Berry, a May graduate, participated in the program.

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Benedict College celebrates historic win streak, first season ever nationally ranked

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Benedict College is celebrating a historic win streak as Homecoming week is underway. Thursday night six alumni athletes are being inducted into the Benedict College Hall of Fame during a banquet at the Doubletree by Hilton on Bush River Road. Organizers said this year’s Homecoming game against the Clark Atlanta Panthers

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Dr. Verna Orr Named New Chief of Staff at Benedict College

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Columbia, SC, September 15, 2022- Dr. Verna Orr, Special Assistant for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness, has recently been named the new Chief of Staff at Benedict College. As an integral member of the President’s Office, the Chief of Staff reports directly to the President and serves as a member of the President’s Cabinet. Dr. Orr

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WBC Creative Entrepreneur Initiative

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The Creative Entrepreneur Initiative at Benedict College Women’s Business Center is a six-weeks course designed to achieve the following learning outcomes: Define and explain business models for creative entrepreneurs, to include the introduction of a Business Model Canvas as a tool for business planning. Fully develop clients understanding of business concepts and strategies that involve

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Benedict College’s Environmental Engineering program receives accreditation

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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Benedict College has become the 1st HBCU in South Carolina to receive accreditation for its Environmental Engineering program. Clemson University is the only other school in the state to have this accreditation for its Environmental Engineering program. The college received the honor from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, or ABET. “ABET

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Dr. George Devlin, founder of the Harambee Festival talks about its history and what’s new at this year’s event on Soda City LIVE

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Grammy Nominated Gospel Artist Jekalyn Carr and R&B Hip Hop Artist K Camp will Headline Benedict College’s 33rd Annual Harambee Festival on April 22nd and 23rd

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The iconic festival is moving to the bigger more spacious Charlie W. Johnson Football Stadium on Two Notch Road COLUMBIA, SC, April 19, 2022 – Multi-award-winning gospel artist Jekalyn Carr will headline this year’s Harambee Festival along with Atlanta hip hop and rap artist, K Camp, R&B sensation Marcus Allen and Columbia’s own jazz guitarist

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Benedict College Students Participate in an Oral History Project that Captures Black Voices in South Carolina

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The National Trust for Historic Preservation is spotlighting the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission and WeGOJ, a project, Black Carolinians Speak, on which Benedict students collaborated for their service-learning curriculum. The link to the article includes a short documentary, featuring Benedict’s Kenyon Gray and Carter Harris in a discussion titled ” Portraits of the

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Benedict Alumna, Felicia Clark of Blythewood, SC becomes first African American Mrs. South Carolina America

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Benedict Alumna, Felicia Clark of Blythewood, SC has been crowned Mrs. South Carolina 2021. Clark competed as Mrs. Columbia America in the pageant and was crowned Ms. Palmetto Capital City Classic. Clark is the first African American to win the title of Mrs. South Carolina. She is an Administrative Assistant for Fort Jackson’s Child and Youth Service Center

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Columbia Museum of Art’s board of trustees adds eight new members

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Columbia, S.C. – The Columbia Museum of Art announces eight members elected to serve on its board of trustees for the 2021 – 2022 term: Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis, Joseph Bruce, Suzanne Hulst Clawson, Hamilton R. Grant, Therese Griffin, Cathy Love, Darrin Thomas, and Julian R. Williams. Artis has served as president of Benedict College

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